Sometimes Soomaali wax sidii C/llaahi Yuusuf camal ku fiican. Gobolkaas Bari wax asaga camal gacan adag u darsatay. Cadde Muuse meesha in uu qaso ma'ahee, wax uu kusoo kordhiye haba yaraatee maleh. Masuqmaasuqnimo, high inflation, kidnapping, dadkaas badda lagu daadinaayo day in and out by mafia-style, merciless gangsters, gangsterism, the unfettered and unlimited counterfeit lacagta shilinka Soomaaliyeed la iska print gareeyo maalin walba. The ever frequent qalalaase, shoot-outs these days in main towns. War meesha in uu gubo ma'ahee waxba ma kusoo kordhin. Null. Mr. Cadde Gaaboow Ottawadiis uu Tim Hortonka coffeegiis ku cabi jiray ha iskaga soo noqdo runtii. Eebba ha u dambi dhaafo masaakiinta geeriyooday aan waxba galabsan.

So imagine down few generations?? we already lost most of our language and culture in less than 20 yrs? imagine another 20 yrs ? I dont even wanna think abt it Afkeena kama aanan tagin, ee dad anaga nagu jiro ayaa damacsan inay ka tagaan, ha ugu kalifto ama ugu wacnaato kibir, islaweyni, yasid, ka faantan mise wax kale. Sidaa tiri beelaha kale soo galootiga ah nala nool dhulkaan barbaartooda afkooda wey baraan, kuna barbaaraan. Anaga waa iska badownimo, oo ah dad ka faantano afkeena hodanka ah. Haddii iskool qaas ah loo furo, oo bilaash ah afkeenana lagu barto, waa yartahay inta waalid ilmahooda geysan lahaa. Dhif ayee ahaan lahayeen. Iska dhig aan meesha isdhignay waayena, ma'aha wax kale. Waxaa kale kusoo xasuustay gabar aan abti u ahay, oo ku dhalatay Denmark, oo aan kusoo arkay xagaas. Sideed jir ayee ahayd markaan soo arkaaye, afka Soomaaliga ee ku hadleyso, qoreyso kaalay arag, waaba cajiib suu ahaa. Kuwa waa weyn oo Soomaaliya ku dhashay, kuna koray oo aan ilmahabreed aan nahnay ugu tagay booqasho ahaan reerkooda, oo Afingiriis qaabdaran ula tagay meeshana iyagoo ku hadlaayo. Waxa cajiibka ahaa markee gabadhii sideed jirka [waa eight-years-old] ahayd ku dhahday labadaas gabdhood waa weyn ka tagay London, "Nin walba afkiisa waa leeyahay ee afkeena Soomaaliga aan ku hadalno, haddaa af kale rabtiina keyga waa Danish! Qofba af buu leeyahay" MMA, Manshallah! I wish my family was that big and diverse...Fara kutiris lee nahay, kuligeena hal meel aan isla joognaa...And I hope we never ever have to separate... Familkii aan ogaa ka dhalatee, bless them hee. MMA,it will all depend on how the first generations raise their kids,my family has 5 generations born outside Somalia and we so Somali you would assume we just left Berbera last year..lol Your family waa raggeedi, saas la rabaa. Intee kusoo barbaartay adiga iyo qoyskaas intaas generation dalkeena ka maqnaa, if you don't mind asking? Question. How soon will you go back home if all is back to normol? Eebba suu ka dhigo. Dalkeena anaga ayuu u baahanyahay, anaga haddaan wax u tarin, yaa wax u taraayo? Siduu yiri madaxweyne hore ee reer Mareykan u dhashay, "Ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for you country." In this case, Soomaaliya, which is in a dire need of us all.

What hint? That is a diplomatic talk. Wah. We will follow whatever Midowga Afrika does ee ka wadaa. And we know what Midowga Afrika did, does and will do.

Horta what does the so-called Axdi ay qorteen say about this? I mean ninkaan iska maqan for whole bilooyin without any notice. Someone should check the constitution, waaba haddee sharfaan waxee qorteen.

Originally posted by Suldaanka: I remember someone spent the time to write this drivel during President Daahir Riyaale's tour in Washington. One wonders what the Naysayers will have to say now. Suldaanka suddenly is pro-Riyaale these days. War ninkaas maka quursaninoo? Xaa soo kordhay difoose loogu yahay labadaan beri?

Duqa, you didn't have to open two threads for one subject.

Is your family globalized? As widespread as the typical extended Soomaali family seems to be? The other thread about wasiiro holding many Western passports got me thinking. I just looked at my own immediate family and reflected the reality we as a family are in: The truly globalized family. I have a sister and a brother who both have a Danish passports; almost another dozen who hold British citizenships; two brothers with their acquired American nationalities. I and another sister with our own Canadian ones. Then there is another brother who has an Italian residence permit; an uncle who has a Swiss nationality; countless aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces who are Dutch, Norwegian, American, British, Danish, Canadian dual nationalities. At one time or another during the 1990s, my siblings were scattered around the world: Bakistaan, Talyaaniga, Holland, Denmark, Sacuudiya, Mareykanka, Kanada, Liibiya, Nayroobi, Masar, Ingiriiska, Suuriya... I don't think any other African nation has experienced this, this unique fact of our current diasporic situaton. Only very few peoples have experienced this, namely the Jewish and Palestinians. I am not even sure Palestinians, Afghans are as widely dispersed as we are. We are truly almost globally universal. This reality dawned on me. How would we be like down from a few decades from now, heck even within one generation? Most Soomaalis intended to return to Soomaaliya, hoping the civil war would end as quickly as it began; some, however, are slowly giving this optimistic view out, a hope I did not lose -- always Soomaaliya is my home. It would be scary to envision a generation who were born in all those myriad countries, being cousins, nieces, nephews who have never met, who speak unimaginable non-Soomaali languages to 'communicate,' waaba haddee isla hadlaan. That is the future.

MMA the oldman is trying to inform us adigana waa ka dabo qaadanee intaa asxantu dhihi leheed. It was only a light kaftan, abaayadiis. Qarxis ma ahayn, though our Jacbaro sometimes in la qarxiyo istaahilo. He has a tendency to copy-paste others works nooh, sometimes in hilfaha loo laabo waaye oo la caarifo.

Dabshid, gaarigaas calanka ku buufsan adigoo wadatid ka dag meesha. Don't worry, make it bulletproof, lest mid marqaansan ku soo aado with his baasuuko.

Shiinaha lee ha isku sii dirina, intaa wax aqoonsi raadineysiin from another aqoonsidoon country, Taiwan. At least Taiwan dalal badan ayaa aqoonsan. NB - I see the beautiful, blue Soomaali flag up there, right on the left corner in the fourth flag down from the bottom in the third picture. And, oh, by the way, Taiwan only has diplomatic and economic relationships with six African countries, namely Koonfur Afrika, Nigeria, Gambia, Swaziland, Burkina Faso and Sao Tome; Nigeria's and Koonfur Afrika's economic relationships with Taiwan is not even diplomatic recognitions, theirs being not embassies but trade or liaison offices.

I never pretty much followed American football, either this final game, which I ignored the first half and third quarter. Since I am always with underdogs, I couldn't ignore it the last quarter, though. Was I glad or what. I am still grinning. Jecliyaa jabkooda kuwaas balaayada ismooday, bir la jibin karin ismooday.

Do you really believe this crap? How can a non-member of the American Congress sponsor a bill? Your Patrick Lineberry is a hired small-time lobbyist and nothing else. Nonetheless, he still writes and believes this, which I partly and mostly agree with: There is still a sense of Somali brotherhood, and Somaliland has not provoked nor been aggressive toward southern Somalia. But if southern Somalia were to unite against Somaliland, for whatever reason, it would be strong enough that the international community could pressure meaningful talks between the two. The key is recognizing that while southern Somalis are largely divided it is largely the result of external forces (i.e. political Islam from the Middle East, Eritrea fighting a proxy war with Ethiopia in Somalia, and the international legitimacy given to the unpopular and ineffective TFG). If southern Somalia were to unite then that sense of Somali brotherhood would have trumped conflict as a means of resolution and make it a last resort. Unification among southern Somalis requires a representative government, which until this point has not been achieved. He should have explained and added why the South is more divided than the North; some key conundrums he should have considered: More people live in South with more diverse, numerous competing clans; beeraha, wabiyada and other obvious natural resources; some clans wanting to subjugate other peaceful, unarmed indigenous clans and get hold of their lands; Muqdisho and its seat of being Soomaaliya's central and capital, thus whoever controls can claim a legitimate government...

Originally posted by Dabshid: I don't know what is more sadder -- seeing dhuxusha dhirteena saas loogu gubaayo, oo dhulkii la saxareenaayo, dadka rafaadsan iyo isjiidkaas saas u miriray ey saaranyihiin.

Seven out of 10 are Muslim nations; the remaining non-Muslim three are black nations. What is wrong with this picture?

Originally posted by J.a.c.a.y.l.b.a.r.o: Could you have an STD and not know it? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Some sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea, have symptoms that are often confused with signs of a bladder infection, while others, such as Chlamydia, seldom have any symptoms at all. Unfortunately, I have a problem with this sentence, not any disease, sexual in nature or not. Waraa, next time, give us the source yaah, not the pamphlet the NGO aad u shaqeysid kuu soo dhiibtay, which itself copied the original from the net.

Qabiil names, particularly derogatory terms, would not, will not be allowed on this forum. Idinkoo raali ah ka dhaafa qabiil names aad meesha kusoo qoreysiin, qaas ahaana pejorative words. Hadduu this thread saan ku socdo in la xiro ayee noqonee, which we don't want it to happen since it was and still is a positive, debate-inducing -- not argumentative one -- thread.

Fiiri, Kuusha, dadkaan naga daayee, adiga xaa isku heysaa? Waxaa isku heysid soo bandhig, otherwise shibeey shib dheh. Yea, yea, computerka aa qarxaayo dheh haddaan soo bandhigo, saas miyaana?

I appreciate what this gentleman and the research-based institute he leads stand for. I also appreciate the fact he is still carrying the torch passed to him by the late C/qaadir Yaxye, his mentor. The only grassroots organization deeply involved in peaceful resolutions of mostly clan conflicts, from Gedo to Mudug to Jubbooyinka to Baay to Hiiraan. We need more of them at the ground in Soomaalya. I thought the institute's ideals fit mostly with what this thread and its posts advocate.

Yarta isku dhaceyso, fiiri, adiga sawirkaaga soo saar aan aragnee, haddii kale dadka kale waxba haka sheegin yaah. Dadkee nightmare ugu wacee qaabkooda. War kac. Suniyahaasna waaba segsi, feeri segsi.

Caawa casharka waa ereyadii kusoo biiray afkeena hooyo ee Soomaaliga, kagana soo biiray qurbaha -- not kuwa dalka gudihiis kaga soo biiray, kuwaas waa cashar kale -- markii la tagay. Bac madoow Falayt dirtiin [Flight 13] Buufis Singal maadar Shabta Ceyr Sujuu Isdhiib Isboonsar Baasaboorka cun/jeex jeex Leeta kabaandha Bug Leen Islii Dhigsan [Dixon] Sidar [Cedar] "Waa isqabnaa" Isbiimeyn Otaanga Muqalas Intarfiyuuw [interview sponsor]

I see too much boorbaro. Wali boorbaro maala ismariyaa. Gabdhaheena dalkeena joogo Eebbaa qaayo qurux siiyee maxaa ku ibtilay boorbaro. Yaa u sheego in boorbaro loogu tala galay in cunugyaasha dabadooda la mariyo.

Waaka xumahay waxa ku dhacay walaalkeen, C/ladiifoow. Haddaa taqaanid u sheeg in uu soo register gareeyo mar kale. He is very welcome and his fresh views and thoughts are needed. Abtigiis, if you are reading this, noo soo noqo adigoo magaca Adeerkiis wato this time. [Kaftan lee duqa.]

Laga bartaa laga badi...Adi lee bajac this bajaq that kujiri jirtee, wiilka saa ka dhigtay ma u jeedaa...Dareemo yaar badan oo marhore laseexiyay aala soo toosiyay...Shiiiiiiiiiish beele... Haye, haye, ma bilowday filinka already. Dareemoyaal kulahaa. Doob aa dareen dilay; I ain't no doob.

Are you confused about some Soomaali slangs [afsuuq]? How about the regional differences in slangs. Have ever you wondered the words some members use sometimes and go, "what pray-tell do they mean that"? Here is your chance to know and to bring those you know. Every region in Soomaaliya has some. Some slang words aan aqaano: Nalkaa iga dansan = being broke Waa iga taalaa = [read nalkaa iga dansan] Qaaf ha igu qufin = don't lie to me Ma igu cabee = trying lying to me [?] Iga qaleey/iga wareegso/ii gooy/ga iga sii = leave me alone Bajaq = no need to define for this Kaasmaayo = at one time more popular than bajaq, back in the days; it means chick Shitaawe/qulumbe/qalowle/ateere = id!ot Ilfuur = eavesdrop Iga baandheey = not buying the story Jihaad baan ku jiraa = struggling with life Shiid = broke [literally it means dhagax] Wiido = almost stalking a girl Wey kala xirantahay = quruxleey Faras waaye qoftaan = [read wey kala xirantahay] Bantaraa ku jiraa/bantaraa jiifaa/faleebaa ii suran/waa igu jirtaa = chillin' and living at large with some $$ Axsaanta = no, thank you Waa kaa haayaa = not interested Lamagoodle = a typical ignorant Soomaali, especially a faarax Maryooleey = [read lamagoodle] Faradheer = [read lamagoodle again] Marax = lame Buufis ku dhacay = psychotic Atoore baadiye = ignorant Macalinka/duqa/xaajiga = a common man Beesaani = reer magaal Waji macbuus = angry person Eeyaa cunay = don't have news for you Ma igu soo kala fireysay = even trying to lie to me[?] [shakespeare's et tu, brute camal] ------------- To be continued.

Soomaali magac Soomaali ku ciyaaray ayaa kasoo buuxsamay kuwa ah, gobol walba ayee Xabashi u adeegsi ku tartamoyaan. He continued the conversation interrupted by my entry into the room. Looking wearily at the elderly woman, who sat timorously, close to the entrance door; he said ‘Eedo’, with a deep coarse voice; ‘You can go now. You can see I am with guests. I will try to do my best.’ he went on: ‘you only need 5000 Birr (550 USD) to secure his release. As you know, that is the new regulation for releasing suspects.’ Of course’, he added reassuringly, ‘waa inuu isna is-fashiliyaa (the boy must admit)’. The old women held a long face all along. But her face lit up with a flicker of sanguinity when the charge against her sixteen-years-old boy was finally revealed. The man said that Asad yare is not accused of being a member (xubin) or even a supporter (taageere) of the anti-peace elements. He faced the lesser charge of Maagane-Itixaad (aspirant of Itihaad). Waxaas ayaa Soomaali kuu sheeganaayo.