<cite> @xabad said:</cite> unbelievable! you deciphering gabayo now I doubt whether you were ever a sijuu I wonder where this steroetype that Somalis from NEP can't speak Somali originated from? What do you guys think we speak on a daily basis? English? Swahili? This is a typical reer Gaaris person speaking Somali:

Not exactly related to the topic but I started reading Aw Jaamac Cumar Ciise's excellent biography of the Sayid and the Daraawiish in general. Despite his lofty ambitions and great personal qualities, it seems the Sayid made some blunders that eventually lead to his downfall. A clear example is the Dayax-Weerar battle against the Sand-dwellers. It seems even the Sayid knew this was an error when he later said: Cii.dagale ma daaroo, an danqaabi maayo'e Duubigey calaameyn, Diiriyaana u xididnoo Dayax weear jeer hore rag baa igu dukhuloo I remember speaking to an elderly reer Waqooyi duq a while ago and he mentioned the Sayid would have been successful if it weren't for three xa': 1- Xawda ka jar 2- Ma xujoobo and I forgot the third. It seems this old man was right. (And no, I'm not biased against the Sayid just because my reer were against him).

<cite> @CidanSultan said:</cite> Cali guray is a no body. He doesn't represent anyone he doesn't hold office. I like how these people cling on to any string of hope. Hassan sheik is the same religion as the rest of Somalians it's called munafaqnimo. With bari practising a combo of munafaqnimo and jahilnimo what other reason is there for 20 odd years of chaos. And criminality. Mooge bowing to dead Kenyans is what your kinsmen do in kismayo. What your fish eating for Father's did for the Italians and British and what they did by planting Ethiopian flags in Somalia from day dot to today. Stop acting like you have any honour. Your people don't. Sxb, they say those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Nearly every Somali clan (if not all) can be accused of sucking up to gaalo at one point or another, yours included (I'm assuming you're reer Waqooyi). No need to pick on Mooge's family alone.

Ciidan la isku dhafey wax tari maayo haddii aan beelaha la heshiisiin, jajuubka lagu noolyaheyna laga bixin. What good would a united army do if they will readily splinter into clan militias at the smallest clan dispute, or if foreigners dictate to us what to do? Beelaha waxaa un la heshiisiin karaa markii caddaalad la helo. Caddaaladna waxaa un lagu heli karaa kitaabka Ilaahey oo si daacad ah loogu dhaqmo.

<cite> @Bluelicious said:</cite> Haatuuuuu.. one of my favorite nomads, great seeing you again! Tell us about your adventures and how you are doing. Are you a writer now? I'm impressed about your Somali well done keep it up. Hey Blue. Nice seeing you as well. Unfortunately no, I'm not a writer. Just showing off my newly learnt Somali I've had a fair few adventures the past few years in the bush and experienced many new things. I might write about a few of them. If I do, I'll post them here so stay tuned!

Bud baa layla dhacayaa! Beri baa islaan reer UK ah dhabar xanuun ku dhacey. Islaantii markii ay dhawr beri xanuun la joogi waysey ayay go'aansatey in ay dhaktarka u tagto, waxayna kaxeysatey gabadheeda si ay u turjunto. Islaantii waxay tiri "Hooyoy, dhakhtarka waxaad ku dhahdaa, habeen walba kolkaan dhinac dhulka dhigo, giirka* ilaa barida bud* baa layla dhacaa!". Gabadhii oo af Soomaaliga uu ku adag yahey, hadalka sidii ay hooyadeed u tiri bay u turjuntey oo waxay tiri "Hooyodey habeen walba bud baa dhabarka lagaga garaacaa". Dhakhtarkii caddaanka ahaa intuu amakaaggey* ayuu weydiiyey "Hooyadaa waxaad weydiisaa, habeenkii imisaa jeer baa budka lagu dhuftaa". Hooyadii waxay ugu warcelisey "Hooyoy habeenkii oo dhan baa layla dhacaa". Gabadhiina isla sidii bay turjuntey. Dhakhtarkii intuu naxey ayuu inanta ku yiri "Hooyadaa waxaad weydiisaa, habeen walba ya garaacaa?". Hooyadii waxay ugu warcelisey "Hooyoy ma garanaayi. Waa un layla dhacaa habeen walba intuu waaga ka baryaaya". Gabadhii sidii oo kale bey hadalka u gudbisey. Dhakhtarkii miskiinka ahaa intuu sasey ayuu warbixin degdeg ah booliiska u gudbiyey, asagoo leeyahey "islaanta habeen walba waa la abuse gareeyaa ee ka gaara intaysan nafta ka go'in". :D *giir: nape of neck *bud: also known as garruun. It's essentially a club like that a caveman would use *amakaag: extreme shock

Illeen meeshan rag badan oo dan la'aan ah baa tuban. Don't you guys have anything better to discuss? Hargeisa is looking beautiful in that first pic.

Somalis need a life-long ruler (a dictator if you will). Preferably one from my jilib.

<cite> @Tallaabo said:</cite> I am not really sure if this Somali is written by our old sujuu but anyway gacmo furan kusoo dhawaw. You guys are just hating coz your stereotypes of sujuus are not holding up to scrutiny Alfa, I hear you're back in the back apple. How was life in I.d.o.r land?

<cite> @Mooge said:</cite> haatu, one of my favorite sujuu is back a changed man who can actually write somali now. walahi waa yaab niyoow. lol Alfow, Soomaalida waxay dhahdaa "Lillaahi iyo laqdabo meel ma wada galaan". At times si heer sare ah baad ii salaami, and at other times you don't even bother reply to my messages! Ninyow sey wax u jiraan?

<cite> @somalee said:</cite> Come on! That can't be your Somali. I've observed your posts in the forums in the past and you were not nearly as good. Quite a transformation eh? You'll be surprised what spending some time with nomads can do. <cite> @Mooge said:</cite> haatu, one of my favorite sujuu is back a changed man who can actually write somali now. walahi waa yaab niyoow. lol Ninyahow, long time. Maxaa isku dhacaya? Still on Culusow's case?

Ugu horrayn salaan sare reer SOL. Kulanti wacan oo wanaagsan mudda dheer ka dib. Recently a friend of mine started watching Korean dramas (they're apparently very popular). She complained of the mixed emotions she had encountered from the dramas and the love-hate relationship she now has with them. The following piece was created with this in mind. The idea is hers, the execution is mine. For asterisked words, see bottom for definition. ~~Akhris wacan~~ Maalmahan waxaan billaabbey in aan daawado musalsallo Kuuriyaan ah. Markii aan billaabbayey, dan iyo dareen gaar ah kama aanan laheyn. Hase yeeshee, ma aanan filaynin hiyikaca* aan kala kulmey. Alla maxaan jiif la ladi waayey uurkutaallada* aan ka dhaxley musalsalladaas baas! Aadanaha* inta uu noolyahey, wuxuu maraa heerar kala duwan. Wuxuu dhashaa asaga oo qaawan oo aan waxba garaneynin. Gabankii* dhashey waa ka dib waa la daadihiyaa* oo socodbarad ayuu noqdaa. Wax yar ka dibna hadal ayuu billaabbaa, kuraynimadiina* way u sii xigtaa. Dhawr gu'* ka dibna wuu qaangaaraa* oo gaashaanqaad* talo rag la wadaaga ayuu noqdaa, dareen guurna wuu galaa. Guurkiina waxaa u sii xigtaa aabbanimo. Mudda ka dibna wuu hawlgabaa* oo gurjoogtii* ayuu mar labaad ku biiraa, malagiisana* wuu sugaa. Dabadeedna wuu geeriyoodaa oo Eebbihii* unkey* ayuu ku laabtaa. Heer walboo ka mid ah meertaha nolosha aadanaha (human life cycle), waxaa marnaba la waynaynin dareemo si gaar ah qofka u saameeya. Dareemaha waxaa ka mid ah raynrayn, murugo, walbahaar*, yididiillo*, caloolxumo IWM. Dhammaantood waxay aadanaha ku ridaan hiyikac oo laabtiisa* ayay degganaansho u diidaan. Dareemaha qaarkood aadanah wuu soo dhaweeyaa, helistooduna dadaal dheeraad ah ayuu ku bixiyaa. Qaar kalana cagajiidasho* iyo gafuurtaag* ayuu ku sooryeeyaa*. Musalsallada aan waayahan dambe billaabbey marmar waxay igu ridaan rayrayn oo way iga farxiyaan, marmarna intey laabta i gooyaan ayay murugo god dheer la moodo igu ridaan. Marmar waxaan ku tashadaa in aan iska daayo, oo wakhtigayga wax faa'ido leh aan ku bixiyo. Mararka kalana waxaan is arkaa anoo hiraab* joogo oo habeen dhan ku dhafrey*. Ani iyo musalsal baa is haysannaa oo, wacdarana* dhigney. Dhawr jeer u sheegey in aan ka yohoomayo* oo mar dambe aanan is arki doonin. Dhawr jeera "qaybta* xigta oo keliya!" igu sasabiyey! Tixgelin, Haatu iyo saaxiibtiis. *hiyikac: restlessness of the heart *uurkutaallo: uurxumo, bad feelings etc. *aadane: mankind *gaban: male baby *daadihin: helping a child learn to walk by holding their hands and saying "daa dah!" *kuraynimo: the pre-pubescent stage of male children (loosely equivalent to male teenager). *gu': year *qaangaar: to reach puberty *gaashaanqaad: a male who has reached puberty and can take up arms *hawlgab: loosely retirement *gurijoog: those who spend their day at home (the young, elderly and housewives). *malag: death *Eebbe: God *Unkey: created *walbahaar: excessive thinking, depression *yididiillo: anticipation *laab: qalbi *cagajiidasho: reluctance *gafuurtaag: sulking *sooryayn: to welcome *hiraab: last part of night just before dawn *dhafar: to spend the whole night doing something *wacdaro: something amazing *yohoon: to leave a place with the intention to never return *qayb: episode

^^ Nah. I started reading a book in Somali and that's a quote I like from it.

Quote of the day: "Waxaan ku mooday dabayl caafimaad, waxaadse igu noqotay dab hoosta ka ololinaya guriga aan dhismihiisa u qalab qaatay". From Aakhiraan ku haystaa.

I don't see anything to celebrate. The weather is miserable and everyone is being fake and pretentious. The only silver lining is a few days off. Bah humbug.

^^Because we only know three things: poetry, tending camels and fighting. It's the cursed cag.dheer caqli xumo.

Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar;991814 wrote: That region is mostly controlled by Barbaarta, the remaining parts need Barbaarta. Edeb iyo kala dambeyn lagu noolyahay markaas. Si sinnaana waa loo deganyahay. The Dogs of the Hellfire are the worst of the worst. I wouldn't wish their infestation on my worst enemy. Not only do they lie about Allah's religion, but they shed Muslim blood like it's nothing.

Is it me but are walaalaha galgaduud wixii ilaahay Soomaali ku halaagi lahaa? Wherever they are dhib iyo fitnah bey ka shidaan. Ilaahow walaalaha Galgaduud Soomaali ka qabo fidna wadeyaal weeyee.

Xaaji Xeyraan wuu cantatabay. Alla ha ku caafiyo.

I got a respectable 19 votes. Bearing in mind that I didn't even appear in the list last year I think this is a very good achievement. Sidaas awgeed, waxaan jeclaan lahaa in mahadcelin ballaaran oo kash iyo laabta kasoo go'dey inaan u gudbiyo taageerayaasheyda intii i bogaadisay iyo intii ii codayseyba dhammaan. Giddigiin waxaan idiin rajeynayaa wanaag iyo baraare. Intii nacabka ahayd oon cod iyo bogaadin midna aan uga kulmin, waxaan leeyahay aabahaa...

STOIC;991960 wrote: Safferz is a graduate student.I'm not going to mention what department, but it only took me few seconds to find out. Happy New Year folks.. No sh.it sherlock. She practically tell us daily what she studies and where

Smugglers are known as mukhallas and make good money where I come from smuggling people into Nairobi

Fierce tensions in NFD. On the brink of all-out cag.dheer war. War between Cawls and Markabulls. Not looking good. Cawls crying bloody murder. Markabulls stockpiling men and arms from as far as Markabul Hawd (AKA Doollo). Fierce qaaraan on all sides. Waaq worshippers likely to intervene for own benefits and grievances against cawls. Allow sahal.

Saalax;991788 wrote: Doesn't look unique at all, it is all over the place. The Italian buildings looked much better on the city, unfortunately metal scrap looters destroyed all old style buildings. Don't be a hater sxb and give credit where credit is due. Reer Xamar are rebuilding their destroyed city and kudos to them.

Xaaji Xunjuf;991718 wrote: If you want to socialize with somalia be my guest but don't try to socialize with the somalilanders while claiming that you want divide their nation along clan lines.I know kenyans slaughter eachother during the elections but have u seen somalilanders do that. No somalilanders get along fine and they don't need some foreigner from kenya to the bidding for somalia another country. You said before u don't care if somalia and somaliland go their separate ways officially in the eyes of the world but you have the greater Somali fairytale map on your page. You hate the fact that somalilanders buried that dream, you want somalis of somalia and somaliland to play a strong role in your betterment in kenya. But we made sure you are on your own and this hurts u deeply . Why did you get rid of the part that alluded to Cigaal? I was going to say about that "I don't cling to old grudges nor do I blame a whole clan for the actions of one man, ma reerihiina baad i mooddey" but I guess you expected something like that so you quickly edited As for S/land splitting, I have absolutely no problem with it, but waa in shardi lagamamaarmaan ah laga dhigaa that only the Durriyad is allowed to leave. Why should other clans be condemned to your clan project. You wanted independence, there you go and good luck to you. As for Soomaaliweyn, it is something I believe in and it makes no difference to me whether anyone else does or not. And for your information, only the Somalis in Kenya can improve their own situation, not others who harbour bad will towards them.