"Ninba ceesantii ceel keen" Honestly, I can understand what ceesan, ceel keenid and the rest mean, but what is the meaning behind this phrase ? what do poeple exactly mean when they say a phrase like this?

LOL@Ngonge so you still need his remarks whether they are positive or negative huh?

I knew you would ask me that.forget waxaan uqaano afka maba soo marin karee.balse kufahmay

"hadii kale ma lagu habeenaayo" baashi habees anni halkoo midaan uaqaanaaye kan xaad kawadaa.

OG why the hassle sis of taking a PHD and not working.by the way you like watching a lot of tv huh? for me daycare isn't my thing. I heard a lot talks that kids that are left in a daycare catch colds and flue frequently so why would i take that risk.but i heard mothers who live around minneapolis area or i don't know any area that they are many somalis have the advantage of somali ladies specially old ladies( and are mostly relatives) daycaring their children while they are gone for work or school.what do you think about that guys.and they get paid btw.

libaax why dont' you add a one that says i vote for none of them.

dicreet i am using 98 so what should i do by the way i have msn. thanks in advance

I am not that computer friendly really and i happen to have some lil problem which i have no idea how to do it. I have tried to set my email in outlook express( to make it easy for me i guess) but the thing is giving some headache. when i try to set up the account it takes me through some stuffs. first it aks me to put my email address then i do and it asks me my email server and this is where i get stuck. it tells me to choose from three different servers. HTTP POP3 and IMOP..what the heck do these letters stand for..let's say I choose HTTP for my email server and then it asks me my icoming email server and there is also atimes it asks me my outgoing email server..how the hell would i know that. so guys and girls can anyone help me out with this. it may be so easy to some of you but it ain't easy to me. by the way does the outlook express only works with hotmail? I hope i explained everything well

I admit I am ignorant about where the somali name came from. can anyone enlighten me here. where did it came from.ayoub you seem to know it tell us. did the colonizers gave it to us.

Okey calm down salafi..hate! did i really mentioned that word..okey okey i see where you got it..when i said acuudu i didn't mean it negetively i only said it cause..the man that I mentioned going from one room to another seemed strange to me. so it was kind of an expression if it could be called that.and i am not against what allah has made lawful infact i think i am for it.

Boolbaro, habaraha aa habaartama aan maqli jiray sidee kuwaaye. duluqow xuu yahay horta, siduu qofka uqabtaa.intakale gartay kaas ma'ahee.

I laughed my head off about the article and the replies...you guys are all imagining the comfort of having more than one wife..is it a comfort btw. I am a one wife now and i don't have a problem with my husband bringing on a second wife...but will he do it i doubt..he thinks i am the very very jelousy type..seriously i think i would have welcomed her, a nice welcome indeed. walaahi i am just talking a talk..ilaahow ha igu keenin...don't know how i will react "Did the wives have to share rooms too? Bunk bedded together?" shebella i don't think that is possible..may be different rooms but btw in africa specially nigeria you will find a muslim husband with more than three wives and all are living in one house but different rooms..there was this document i watched once on national geographic where the husband goes every night to a different room to sleep..he will be back and forth.( four rooms, everynight with a new room to sleep with his wife...that is what i call equall sharing) acuudu bilaah

I found this article very intersting..hope you guys don't worn out..it is long Report on somali diet Methods The following information was collected during more than 70 nutrition education groups for Somali patients taught by dietitian Aliya Haq at the WIC clinic at Harborview Medical Center (HMC), between 1999 and 2002. WIC is a supplemental nutrition education program for pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five. Nutrition education is an integral part of the WIC program, which also provides healthy food vouchers to low income families. More than 400 Somali patients have attended the nutrition education groups at Harborview since they began in September 1999. See below a Discussion of Group Education Intervention. Providers are encouraged to assess the needs and behavior of all patients individually, and to consider that the information presented here is not intended to be a full account of the dietary practices and beliefs of all Somali immigrants. As Westernization appears to have influenced some aspects of Somali immigrants' diet already, it will be important to observe if and how further acculturation impacts diet in the future. The Somali Diet Limited or no published data is available regarding the dietary beliefs and practices of Somali people residing in the United States. For this reason, the following information has been compiled to convey the lessons learned during nutrition education groups with hundreds of Somali patients. The information is organized into four sections: Religious Proscriptions discusses the influence the dominant Muslim religion has on Somali immigrants' diet; includes descriptions of halal and haram foods, and fasting and breastfeeding practices. Foods Commonly Consumed and Methods of Cooking lists foods that are commonly eaten in Somali immigrant households, including common ingredients and cooking methods for these foods, with indication of which foods are considered high in fat, high in carbohydrates and fat, high in salt, and high in protein. This section also discusses consumption of fast foods and elements of an acculturating diet. Common Dietary Beliefs describes some of the commonly held beliefs regarding diet and nutrition that have been expressed by Somalis participating in the group education. Common Nutrition/Diet Related Health Problems lists common problems observed among Somali immigrant patients. Religious Proscriptions Almost all Somalis are Sunni Muslims. For many people (including Somalis) who practice Islam, religion has a much more comprehensive role in life than is often typical in the Americas or Europe. Religion influences Somali dietary practices. "Halal" foods are foods that one is allowed to eat. Halal foods include all foods of plant origin and some of animal origin only if they conform to the religious method of slaughtering. Lamb, goat, camel, cow and chicken are halal animals when slaughtered in the proper way. The Islamic mode of slaughtering involves two steps: mentioning the name of Allah before beginning the slaughter severing of the throat, wind pipe and the jugular veins in the neck, without cutting the spinal cord. "Haram" are forbidden foods or drinks, including pork, blood and animals not slaughtered in the proper way, alcohol and drugs, and foods containing ingredients obtained from other haram foods. Many Somalis avoid foods such as some baby formulas, yogurt and cheese because of the concern these foods may have pork in them. Animal shortening and gelatin are the ingredients of concern. Mono and diglycerides in prepared foods are also objectionable unless specified as "vegetable mono/diglyecerides". Fasting is a common religious expression and is also a common dietary factor for Somalis. All adult Muslim Somali people must fast, meaning to abstain from eating, drinking and smoking, from dawn to sunset everyday of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic (lunar) calendar. Sick persons and travelers can defer fasting during Ramadan and make up for it later. Pregnant and breastfeeding women can also defer fasting during Ramadan, however most Somali women insist on observing the fast. Ramadan fasting is often a great concern for providers. A detailed discussion customized to the individual needs of a patient often helps overcome the concerns of both patients and provider. Holding a routine in-service for providers and interpreters each year prior to the month of Ramadan would greatly help eliminate problems and be an opportunity to discuss specific concerns. Concerns discussed could include fasting by pregnant women especially those diagnosed with gestational diabetes, and excessive weight gain by some people who consume high fat snacks/foods after breaking the fast at sunset. Some of these foods include "mandazi", "Sambosa", homemade cakes, "Burkaki" and "Maqhumri", all being high calorie foods due to their high fat high sugar content. Weight loss can also be a concern for people who fail to eat adequately. Dehydration is often a concern for breast-feeding women. Breastfeeding a child for two years is also recommended in the religion. (Qur'an 2:233) In Somalia, babies are breastfed, or given cow's milk diluted with water when moms go out to work. Foods Commonly Consumed and Methods of Cooking Family meal is still the norm. Frying is the most common method of cooking. Lamb or goat meat is considered the best meat to eat. Tea is the most common drink with lots of sugar. Drinking 4-6 cups of sweet tea a day is common. Homemade cakes are often eaten as snacks. In the list of foods below, the dietitian considers: Malawa, Chapathi, Roti Shanai, and Halwa are high carbohydrate/high fat foods. Sambosa, Burkaki, and Maqhumri are high fat foods. Ambola, Fool, Iskudahkaris, and Soor are high fiber foods. Meat sauce/curry, Sukhar, and Kabaab are high protein foods. Angera is made several ways as follows: Teff and corn flour Teff and Sorghum Self rising flour, corn flour, and eggs Corn flour, eggs, wheat flour Self rising flour, water or milk, and sugar Westernization of foods and dietary practices is happening including making anjera with pancake mix or all purpose flour instead of corn, teff and other ingredients of traditional anjera. Sauce with Angera is made of 1/2 cup tea, 1 tsp. Butter, and 2-3 spoons sugar added to the tea during preparation. Ambola is made with red beans boiled in water, and is sometimes mixed with rice and a pinch of salt. It is smeared with sesame oil (called masara) and sugar when served. Malawa looks like a pancake and is made with flour, sugar, oil and eggs. It may or may not be served with honey. Fool is made with Pinto beans, tomatoes, and onions in water. The onions are fried before being added to the other ingredients. Mufo is bread made with corn flour, salt and sugar and is baked like a cake. Meat sauce/Meat curry is made with ground beef and mixed vegetables and lots of spices. It is also made with goat meat that has been fried or baked. Rice is eaten steamed or fried. Fried onions and spices are added to the rice before adding water. Plenty of oil is used. Iskudahkaris (called Pilau in Tanzania) is a combination of onions and vegetables that are fried in oil, to which rice and water are then added. Roti is pan cooked bread without oil. Chapathi is a pan fried bread using vegetable oil or butter to fry. Roti Shanai is similar to chapathi or East Indian paratha; it is served with butter and honey. Sambosa are curry puffs stuffed with meat and vegetables and then deep fried. Pasta is served with tomato and meat sauce that may have vegetables added to it. Carrots and potatoes are the commonly used vegetables. Halwa is made with wheat flour, clarified butter and sugar. Sukhar is a beef and tomato sauce, or a beef and vegetable sauce. Soor is made with corn. Burkaki (Mandazi in Kenya) are two types: 1. Balls made out of Angera mix and deep fried, and 2. Chapati rolled out of Angera dough, cut into triangles and fried. Maqhumri is dough made out of flour, sugar, eggs and baking powder. Small balls of dough, about 2-3 inches in circumference, are deep fried in oil. Kabaab is ground lamb or beef that is mixed with spices and baked or grilled. Fast Foods/Acculturated Diet: A common concern of most Somali parents is that while they like to cook and eat Somali foods, their kids are moving more towards a diet of fast foods. French fries and the like are readily becoming popular in Somali homes in the USA, and so also the consumption of soda pop and high-fat snacks. Cheese is now being included among foods regularly eaten by Somalis in Washington State. Pepsi and the sweetened red drink "Vimto" are common drinks in addition to sweet tea. Excessive fruit juice consumption by kids, a westernized habit, is an emerging concern. The practice is observed as contributing to feeding disorders in kids. Westernization of staple foods is happening including making anjera with pancake mix or all purpose flour instead of corn, teff and other ingredients of traditional anjera. Pediasure, a pediatric nutritional supplement, is a very popular drink among Somalis, used to promote weight gain. It often replaces meals. Common Dietary Beliefs "Fat and healthy" is how parents prefer their kids to be, even to be overweight or obese by Western standards. Increased interest by Somali parents in the use of high- calorie nutrition supplements for their children to boost weight gain, has been observed. This practice is leading to feeding mismanagement. Abdominal obesity in women is considered okay, especially post childbirth. Camel milk is believed to be the best of all milks. Eating chicken injected with hormones is believed to be bad for the human heart and to contribute toward being fat. Breast feeding women believe the tea increases milk production and therefore they increase their consumption of tea, which is usually very much sweetened with sugar. Women in the education groups have reported not liking the idea of pumping breast milk, for fear of disfigurement. Common Nutrition/Diet Related Health Problems Anemia Constipation Poor dental health Allergies Lipid abnormalities Diabetes Childhood and Postpartum Obesity Failure to thrive (FTT) Feeding Disorders/Feeding Mismanagement Daycare feeding concerns Eating disorders (among Somali teens, this is a fairly new and upcoming concern)

How did Moti know she is happy and married? Og moti is she ur friend?jk btw how is hargeisa. u been there yet?

what is it a city,baadiye, town? cool pics though i don't think i will ever live a place like that..is soo dry.

is the white bearded man who wrote this poem? he is really an old man with no respect for other somalis.it is absurd the way he talks about other somali clans. there are good and bad people in every clan and to generalize it like that is sick. anyhow that is what i think about this poem and as others have said already it ain't amusing to me too.

man I cry every after little hurt that happens to me and after the tears start rolling down my cheaks i feel refreshed ..then i laugh at myself for how easy i get emotional...but it is a good treatment if ya know what i am telling...aaah it is good to cry for me i guess. I have seen a man crying like a baby walaahi..uuuaaahuuuuaaahuuuuu...istaqfurullah

I think lazy was just joking. she wasn't serious i guess about what she said just wanted to spice it up a little i think. right lazygirl?

Muraad's dialect is very interesting. woow af xamari qattar waaye runti so many spices in this website KII civil warka miyaa mise triblism

ar garka feega ah iyo sujuuda aa iigu daran..waraa dhuxul may umariyeen. " somali brother with his wife"???? aren't they young kids? come on guys they are in no way of marriage age.(but i heard reer xamarka marry their child to another child at ayoung age) however they look cute and dawaco no one is gonna cayuum them however MMA gave a green light. "Dawoco, gabadhaas "nisheeyda" eh iyadoo uur leh xataa waa ku jirtay masawiradeeda" MMA ayadoo uur leh aa? I am confused now the girls is a child or are you talking of someother pic..ME NO UNDERSTAND

jazakallahu khairan walaal.seconldy nuurow i am trying to find an english translation of the holy quran...which author of the english translaters of the quran will you recommend me. thanks in advance walaal

^^LOL ouch that was harsh

shoobaro what language do they write in...franciis? Anybody visted paltalk..they got many canfar speaking there...and a lot of french. salafi perhaps you can go there.

NIce story..waiting for the rest.

does anyone speak canfar in here too..just curious btw djiboutians speak canfar right?