^ What May 13 conference?

Would it be a fair assessment to say that Hargaysa currently has a more diverse clan composition than Mogadishu? I hear there are tons of koonfurians in Hargaysa who have been welcomed and embraced by the locals.

Haa way haboontahay wallee

lol will do. But hey, y'd u describe Somali society as agrarian when it's for the most part nomadic? There are significant sections of the Somali society who practise farming, but I do believe that they are outnumbered by the geeljire's.

So do u agree with his lastest rant about the diaspora's anshax xumo?

Raamsade;908691 wrote: Words come into existence because there is use for them. You can't expect a society to have words for concepts, practices and objects they never had use for. Suicide in Somali is "is-dil." But it wasn't prevalent. The word euthanasia is a medical/technical term coined in the early 20th century industrail Europe. Euthanasia was never an issue for agrarian society like Somalis, so why would there be a Somali counterpart. But we did have close-enough word to Euthanasia called Qumayo-tuur... that is a tradition where the ugliest and barren Xaliimos were thrown off cliffs leaving behind only the comely and fertile. I'm facinated by this practise of qumayo-tuur. Can u please elaborate on it? How did they select the victims? What regions of Somalia was this practised? Did they bury them once they were thrown off the cliff or were they left to rot and be eaten by scavengers?

I would recommend 'samo-dil', 'raaxo-dil' or 'naxariis-dil' for euthanasia.

AUN. Talow ma Turkaanada ayaa meel cidla ah ke helay.

Alpha Blondy;908677 wrote: your story lacked depth. please don't bother with that nonsense. Y criticize me after my self-deprecation. You'r lack of empathy is telling...no wonder ur maids keep leaving u.

This is true Reeyo, but I do believe that love is definitely over rated. The only people who will love you unconditionaly and remain forever loyal to u are your family members and the rare gem of a friend. Love is a fickle thing, that waxes and wanes and is subject to so much volitilty. Years of co-existence, sacrifices and shared experiences can be thrown away in minutes when lovers clash. Also, the conditionality of the love given by a mate is a turn off to me. Lots of girls will want you when you have your money, looks and status...but what happens when u lose one or more of these things???

Reeyo;908673 wrote: Wadani- How do you get to browse and still be at work? Ingenius. Let's just say waa nicmooyinka Ilaahay. :cool:

Reeyo, what is ur take on love? I assume ur a true romantic.

Alpha Blondy;908664 wrote: excellent. just fantastic sxb. the notoriety, infamy and being a public figure is what love to be associated with. please continue...... a few guidelines: 1. mention a few example of success based on alpha's personal sacrifices 2. the time i was visited by what i thought to be aliens but was really a spiritual figure whose advice catapult alpha to everlasting success. 3. alpha's obsession with power, control and domination 4. the cultural critic years and alpha's profound impact on somali cultural arena. Alpha vs someone else and the intense rivalry. 5. the heartbreak i suffered to NEVER love again by that cow layla (describe her as vicious and evil) 6. the somaliland adventure and its impact on alpha. perhaps you could make some projections of the future too. do carry on sxb. i'd to see this too. LOL I'd love to saaxiib, but i'm at work and plus i'm not much of a writer. Where is Abtigiis when u need him?

That works too Reeyo, didn't think of that. But I don't know if Somalis would want that, since many wanna have picnics and outings to the beach together as a family . I know I would. But I geuss u mean if the woman wanna swim they can go to the seperate beach, while still being allowed to be on the male beach provided they don't swim and are dressed modestly.

Reeyo;908654 wrote: But then do they have a right to 'visit' a majority Muslim country and bring cultural attributes and mind-sets of another? This is the crux of the issue, and the answer is yes they can....but they should not flaunt these foreign cultural attributes and mind-sets in shared public spaces. Like in all countries across the world public spaces are governed by local deceny laws that are borne out of indigenous codes of morality and local cultural norms. As mayor, Tarzan should pass a motion to the legislative council in Banadir and have his concerns legitimately translated into laws, or else his dictatorial edicts are overstepping his political powers as mayor.

This deep emotional void has resulted in deep insecurities which Alpha grapples with on a daily basis, and it was these very same insecurities that led this wayward youth to fully ensconce himself in the degenerate gang subculture of inner city London. But alas, finding meaning and purpose through a life of petty crime, drugs and promiscuity proved to be a futile pursuit that could never salve his deep seated wounds; and besides Alpha always knew he was destined for something far greater than the grimey streets, run down buildings and police brutality that were the only constants in this jungle he called home.......

^ lol Wallee waad iska hadashay. Waaga ay reer waqooyigu (SNM, Khaatumo, Maakhir) u badnaayeen khaliijka sumcad ayay soomaalidu meesha ku lahaayeen. Reer koonfuurta ayaa meesha ku ciyaaray, no offense to my southern borthers

Ur right Oba, basically anyone is at risk. Greed does not understand the notion of tol.

the story above says he was cad cad though.

Well to an athiest ofcourse they r.

Yea I knew it's origin is from the Arabic halaka, but that doesn't mean it's not somali. It's natural for languages to influence each other. Ur title is better and does a good job of removing the confusion.

I didn't understand the intended meaning at first, I had to read on for a bit.

oba hiloowlow;908602 wrote: yeah but your example isn't the same as the headline still it can mean a lot different things depending on the context lol, how is it not the same. They're both examples of ambiguous sentences that can have multiple meanings.

naftii-halaage is suicide i believe. We need Coofle, Abwaan or Taleexi to chime in here. Oba I agree the sentence was ambiguous and could be understood both ways, but every langauge has examples of these. For eg, 'the lady hit the man with the umbrella". So did she use the umbrella to hit the man, or did she hit the man who was holding the umbrella?

How is it poor? What deficiences have u spotted in the article that are a result of limitatons within the language and not the writer?