This is disgusting. Oh, the songs aawey maanta: Dhulka soo anigu malihi [haahaahaa] Dalku soo anigu malihi [haahaahaa] Ninkii gumeysi [cusub] wada bee Geeridu dhibeysaa Waqtigii dhamaayoo waa dhaqaaqi doonaa... ----------- Mystic, the emotion is high, I know, but let's respect the rules of this site. Caytin uma qalmo ninkaan Soomaaliga ah Xabash la baxay.

Qofkaan threadkaan bilaabay, waxaan moodnay iyo waxee/wuxuu noqotay/noqday. We thought s/he was a keen, sincere seeker of Soomaali language, but alas, s/he isn't, oo ciyaarnimo ayee la timid meesha. We will remind you again, soo baro Afsoomaaliga and then come back, to have a decent dood. But I will give you a benefit of doubt, once again, going after your words. fargeto-fork-italian shukoman-towel-italian roti-bread-african nd carribean krio sitiman-month-italian sharmouto-the "b" word-lebanese kibir-selfish-lebanese kourbeto-blanket-italian Let's start from the last. Kubeerto is, rightly, a Talyaani word used some reer Koonfureed. The correct Soomaali word that doesn't obviously exist in your Soomaali language is buste. Kibir in Afsoomaali is islaweyni ama santaag ama even jees. Sharmuuuto: Dhillo [You are now forcing us to explain dirty words on a family site, yac.] Sitimaan: Toddobaad. [And don't even try to to bring usbuuc of Carabi.] Fargeeto: falqaado ama macalgo. The words, though qaado is a bit different, are referred for spoon as well. [PS, the word fork itself in English is Laatiin in origin, either from the Talyaani or Faransiis words of forchetta or fourchette, respectively, which proves again English itself is culprit once more when it comes borrowing carelessly.] Rooti: Soomaali word is furin. However, as we previously mentioned words like gaari rooti, is nothing new. Reer Hindiya might borrowed from us, who knows, since they have plenty of Carab words in their midst, why not a word from us. Shukumaan: Qalajiye. Southerners may use "shukumaan" and the Northerners "tuweel." The correct word, though rarely used, is qalajiye. Rooti, as we previously mentioned like gaari, is nothing new. Reer Hindiya might have borrowed from us, who knows, since they have plenty of Carab words in their midst, why not a word from us. -------------- Me, ninkaan magaca ardeyga wato was a former member of here, and I don't know why uu magaciis hore u retire gareeye and few months later registered with this ardey name. He is a Carab Xamar ku dhashay that likes to downplay anything Soomaali eh or divides the unity of Soomaalida, oo maanta uguma horeyso. Waa ninkii yiri koofibarawaani Soomaali ma'aha. Hadana yiri dirac Soomaali ma'aha. Hadana yiri hoosgundi [macawiis] Soomaali ma'aha. Maantana muxuu keenay? Afmaay Soomaali ma'aha, xataa dadkii ku hadlaaye uu la doodayaa. Anigii u dhashay, oo guri Afmaay loogu hadlo kusoo koray ayuu na leeyahay afkaaga aan kaa badiyaa, asagoo qirtay xataa in uu ku hadlin. Waa yaab iyo nuskeeda. Let's see the first paragraph of the little article uu keenay that is supposedly in Afmaay. One thing aan horta dhaho: If a language is written in any other foreign formula, the said language becomes obscure and misunderstandable to the natives of the language. If Ingiriis is written in Afsoomaali -- like 'baliis, kamoon, biibol' -- the natives of Afingiriis may not decipher it. So, let's see the first sentence of the said Afmaay paragraph, which was supposedly written not a universal writing system of Afmaay. Farty Afky Maayky may liing etheegsythey Alifky Roomangky, yeetho haruufo bersho liing doorythi weerdhingty Afky Maayky ing gaarky e. Alifky Afky Maayky may leyaa lapaatung i afar shibly 24, shang 5 shaghal oo aasa'aas e, i hal 1 shaghal ing yaal. That is Afmaay. Yes, it is. But it is written a non-recognizable form to confuse people. Let's put in a plain standard Soomaali. "Farti afki Maaygi mey liin edegsadi alifki Roomaanki, yeedoo haruufo bershoo liin dooridi weerdhigti afki Maaygi in gaarki eh. Alifki afki Maaygi mey leeya labaatun ii afar shibli [24], shan [5] shagal oo aas'aas eh, ii hal [1] shagal in yaal." Now tell me which maryooleey doesn't understand the above sentence, even a cursory glance. Let's put in Afmaxaatiri now and see how they differentiate, some of confusing Maay words now in brackets. "Fartaan afka Maayga waxaa [mey] loo [liin] adeegsaday alifka Roomaanka, iyadoo [yeedoo] xaruufaha barkood [bershee] loo doortay [dooridi] weerdhigta [weerdhigti] afka Maayga u gaarka ah. Alifka afka Maayga wuxuu leeyahay [leeyaa] labaatan iyo [ii] afar shibil [24, shan [5] shaqal oo aas'aas ah, iyo hal [1] shaqal u [in] yaalo. Now, it is obvious most words in Afmaay and Afmaxaatiri share same roots, same basic structure, which makes dialects be a language. Dadka qaarkood waa iska muran jecelyihiin, markee dooda muran isku badasho, waa laga baxaa meesha, otherwise qofka asagaa daalaayo.

Maanta maalin iga murugo badneed ma isoo marin intee dagaallada baas ee soo noqnoqdo sokeeye socdeen. As painful as Soomaalis killing one another the past 16 years and counting seemed, I never felt this agony, nightmarish and murugo caloolxanuun ka buuxdo. I simply couldn't sleep xaleey markaa live ka aqriye Xabasho airbombing Soomaali towns. Walaahi, I couldn't, oo saa isku gadgadinaaye kusoo kacay. No single person a drop of Soomaalinimo and sanity ku hartay can stomach waxee Xabashada sameyeen this day. This day, simply put, will forever remain in my psyche. This day, 24/12/'06 [12/24 for reer North America], is a gloomy, dark day in Soomaali history and psyche. It is also just two days before the 16th anniversary the first bullet ka bilowday, and thus the first bullet I ever heard, in Xamar 26/12/1990. And what did one of the the so-called leaders say this distressing day? Believe or not: "Cali Max'ed Geedi, the Somali prime minister, has vowed that his government will 'defend the people it is responsible for and Somali sovereignty" and said the Islamic fighters should return to negotiations.'" How can any that claims to represent his people can utter such a shocking words in the same day his people are airbombed by another nation; and what "sovereignty" is he talking about? This is also the day the last faint of hope and benefit of doubt I had for Cabdillaahi Yuusuf Axmed as a man of leadership was forever extinguished. Gone. Forever. I hope he, Cabdillaahi Yuusuf, too realizes his 30-year dream of power and kursidoonimo, oo buur iyo godba u koray, u galay, of leading Soomaali people is forever gone with this day, shut its gate on this day of infamy. Farewell Cabdillaahi Yuusuf, and say goodbye to your dream of ever leading Soomaali people. And good luck on your retirement, that is if you still have left an iota of Soomaalinimo and last personal xishood for yourself.

Cunigaan inaad la doodiin maba istaahilo, runtii. Maalintaa ka quursaday waa maalintuu an occupying warlord dhul iyo deeggaan kale xaaraan ku noolaa ugu wacay, what, "god-like" iyo "respected and honoured." Haduu dagaaloogahaan galo naar, ninkaan naar ayuu la galaa. Haduu Amxaaro daba ku wato iska dhaafee, uu Yahuud keeno bari, ninkaan waa u sacabtumaa. Haduu Ibliis himself uu soo kaxeyso that defeated warlord, ninkana Ibliis uu la safan yahay. Maantana in uu ku qoslo Soomaali diyaarado lagu rusheenaayo, waa gartiis, for he is thinking Amxaarada/Tigreyda ayaa nightmareka uu the last three months ku jiray ka saari doonto that they will as well airbomb Kismaayo's residents, a city uu ku riyoonaayo uu xaaraanteeda macaan ka samri la' yahay in loo qabto mar labaad [maadaama shaley u qabteen former junior warlords Goobaale iyo Seeraar], illeen xaaraan qof ku quudsaday si sahal ma ugu haree until uu damiirka qofka tooso. Qof damiirkiis ma toosnaan karo, however, because it is blinded by hatred qabyaalad qurunkeeda ka buuxo, oo la caabudo. Principles iyo wax kale haka sugina. Waa ninkii wadaada ku sheega u sacabtumaaye shaleey until guriga xaaraanta ninkii deganaa uu Illaahnimo iyo divine power in uu leeyahay u aaminsanaa rightfully laga saaray by mare few men without a single shot, suddenly switching his sides to, what, dowladii ku sheegii uu habeen iyo maalin inta ula dacaayad taagnaa. Nightmarekii ku dhacay ayuu moodaa inay Axmaaro/Tigrey ka saareyso. Nightmare qalbi daacad baa dadka ka saaro, not xaaraanimo iyo virus qabyaalad faaftay, that inevitably killed one's conscience and mind. Waa nin ku riyoonaayo in that wretched defeated warlord Soomaali laga qabtay inay Xabasho soo celin doonto. Marka ma istaahilo nin saan u hadlaayo jawaab quman.

Soomaali is a real language. Nothing that is stolen. All languages borrow one word from another. Ingiriis is the most culprit when it comes to this. It is basically Laatiin [Faransiis, Talyaani, Isbaanish and Burtuqiis], Afjarmal, Scandinavian and Gareek. Then there are a considerable Carabi and Persian within it. So it is basically af la isku kabkabay, since very few of its original Anglo-Saxon words remain in use today. Aniga [ani] waa as Soomaali as adiga [adi]. A lot of words we share with the distant relative of our language, which is Cushitic, to Semetic. Tell me, which side borrowed from which since 'anaa' and 'ani' of Carabi and Hebrew are the same? Or Abaa/abuu of Hebrew and Carabi? They share tens of thousands of words, yet no person accuses each language 'stealing' other's one since they say they are "cousins." By the way, if you are familiar with our language, you would notice the there are a lot of original, authentic Soomaali words that paved the way to shisheeye words. The word 'shisheeye' itself is such an example. Many people unconsciously use "ajnabi," instead of shisheeye. Af is another threatened one, by luuqad. Another one is nabad for salaan. "Waa la idin salaamay" and "ma nabad baa" have the same quintessential meaning, but many people don't realize that. Many Soomaali words were lost because of this carelessness. We probably had a word for "kursi," but lost [perhaps it was fadhi]. Its closest remaining today is wambar/gambar. And about baraf, it is just a coincidence we share some words with Hindiyan subcontinent. Who knows baraf, gaari, etc, they perhaps borrowed from us. Why it is always the us being the borrowers. So, the problem is you, not Afsoomaali. Baro afkaaga.

Dadkiina ninkaan Amxaarka/Tigreyga isku sheega ah la hadlaayo oo u jawaabaayo ayaan la yaabaa. War ninkaan shib iskaga dhaha, qashinka provocative uu meesha ku qoro kas ayee ka tahay oo in loo jawaabo ayuu jecelyahay. Asagaa meesha ku caajisi doono hadii shib laga wada dhaho, ka ahayn kuwa u dabanaageeyo. Eebbe ha u naxariistana masaakiinta Amxaaradaan leyneyso. Amxaareey/Tigreyoow, soo joog waa lagaa waayee soo jiif yaa lagaa helin markee Addis Ababa qaraxdo.

But I want to return to the core of the question I posed: What about the hundreds of thousands who live in the triangle of Buur Hakaba- Qansaxdheere and Dooy? Reer Arlaadi iyagaa meesha isdhigay. I remember waaguu Axmed Cumar Jees soo galaaye Baydhabo oo aan ku sugnaa magaaladas, just after couple of days after the new year's day in '91. Kacaanka regime was still in Xamar and fighting for its survival. Muxuu keenay Axmed Cumar Jees? Ka ahayn in uu geelahooda iyo xoolahooda ka dhaco? They kicked him out within a week. Five years later, Caydiid Sr. came, under the pretext of hay'adaha meesha ka shaqeeyo ayaa ciyaalka gaalsiiyo, the unfortunate being he was led by none other than a reer Arlaadi calooshiis u shaqeysto by the name of Max'ed Caliyoow. The real reason he came was because reer Arlaadi aayahooda u istaageen, declaring the second "autonomous" region after Waqooyi Galbeed, the interim "president" being C/qaadir Soobe. Caydiid didn't want to see that. Caydiid's xulafadiis -- this time led by his son -- were kicked four years later, in Juun of '99, which his xulufo and power base never recovered from to this day. Reer Arlaadi should blame none but themselves. Soomaalida maanta socoto walaaloow iyo Soomaalinimo shaleey la isku ogaa ma gartaan, qori caaradiis ayee yaqanaan. Kii wadaadka isku sheegay, kii Amxaarka dabada ka wato iyo kii kale dan lehba maanta waxee usoo wada jeedaan danta "tolkooda," tii dalka iyo dadka guud la iska ilooway. Run hadii la isku sheego waa saas. Hadee Indhamadoowe run ka tahay Soomaalinimo iyo Islaanimo, Afgooye u dhaw inaadeerkiis ku amartaagleeyo, Daafeed saas camal ku amartaagleeyaan oo dhanka Buurhakabo jirto ayee ka bilaabi lahayeen, iskaba dhaaf dhanka kale ee Jubbooyinka la aadin, sida Awdheegle, Qoryooleey, Sablaale, Janaale, Marka iyo Baraawe. Reer Arlaadi nin mas eh marti ka dhigtay. Cabdillaahi Yuusuf may or may not remember tii ku dhacday Caydiid iyo Cumar Jees, waliba ha ogaado Caydiid ka awood badnaa, Eebbaa awood lahee, boqolkiiba boqol, tii ku dhacday kuwaas in uu ku waano qaato ayee ahayd. Reer Arlaadi are very patient, welcoming people, regardless of qabiil iyo wuxuu qofka yahay. Quudato kunool ma'aha, oo masuqmaasuq kunool ma'aha, dowlad laaluushkeeda dad wax ka sugo ma'aha, oo xoolahooda ayee soo saartaan, beerahooda ayee fashaan iyo geelooda, arigooda iyo lo'dooda ayee raacdaan. Dadna kuma duulaan, dhul iyo deeggaan kale ma qabsadaan, xaaraan waa iska yareyaan oo bililiqo iyo maal dad kale kuma noola. Reero dagaalna ma'aha, power struggle iyo xukundoon kor iyo hoos -- mid Amxaar keensaday, midna diin ku gambanaayo -- loo koraayana ma'aha, dalkooda ma burburin, dad Soomaaliyeedna aan kusoo duulin ma laayin. Because of this, reer Arlaadi can live any region in Soomaaliya without dad qabiilkooda weydiinin because sharafta iyo qadarinta ay Soomaalinimada u hayaan. All that, however, has some limits. Markee imaato amartaagleen iyo cagajugleen waa yaqanaan xataa inay ku dagaalamaan falaartooda ha ugu yaraatee. Haduu isku haleynaayo Xabashida, C/llaahi Yuusuf Axmed wuu arki doonaa meeshee geyso, waxaana ula talinaa when that day arrives yuu kabtiisa ka cararin. Nin dhoof ku yimid bee geerida ku xanuun badantahay ayaa la yiri. Asaga iyo dowlad ku sheegiis qabyaalada ilma adeer ku dhisan ayaa martinimadii ku jisaaray, asagaa ka dheefi doono wuxuu arko. Reer Arlaadi may blame none but themselves, but they will not be like bystanders oo dhulkooda lagu hardamo forever. No way. Impossible. Hadee Soomaalinimadii iyo walaaltinimadii isku soo dhaweyska iyo martisoorka ay dadka qabyaalada ka buuxdo, caabudo qalad ka fahmeen and dan ay dantooda ku fashaan noqotay, not for the common Soomaali good, but dan tolkooda iyo laftooda eh, then Soomaalinada burburkeeda ha laga dheefo waxee noqoto, for reer Arlaadi wouldn't be disappointed oo dhulka qeyraadka soo saaro dhulkooda waaye. Hala arko meelee Soomaalinimo ku dambeyso. Runta maalintii la isku sheegi lahaa waaye today.

Tiyeglow is larger in area and has more population than Moode-moode, Daynuunaay, and Idaale- and its capture is a significant achievement because (If you know the geography of Bakool) you control the route to Wajid, Xudur and Luq Ganaane. Aad ayaan ugu xumahay inaad dadkaas deeggaanka degan aad dagaal sokeeye ula rabtid. Reer Bakool -- like the whole people of Jubbadasare: Baay, Shabeelladahoose, Gedo iyo Jubbadadhexe -- midna lama jirin labada xulufu ku hardamaayo meesha. Ciidamo Amxaar/Tigrey ma joogaan meesha, and there is a reason why they preferred inay kasoo talabaan Dooloow, via Luuqa, than Ceerlbarde, via Xudur. There was no "capture" to speak of also, since deeggaankaas dantiis dadka deeggaanka lahaa, now it is all changed. There was no war nor resistence, marka wax "capture" la yiraahdo ma jiro. Now Amxaaradii Xabashka ahaa qaabka darnaa ayaa Ceelbarde kasoo tilaabsanaayo, yaa, now, ka masuul ah rafaadka ka dhici doono meeshaas? Those wadaada ku sheega's militia is led by ninka loogu yeero Ceyroow oo kasoo talaabsaday Hiiraan. He is based in Galgaduud. He wanted to get to Tiyeegloow for a long time, at least the last three weeks laakiin dadka deeggaanka runta u sheegay: Don't come to us and open another troublesome front. If they wanted to fight, dowlada ku sheega Baydhabo ayee fadhisaa iyo Amxaaradeeda ka riixeyso, maxaa ku sababay inay tagaan Bakool. Afar aag ayee ka fadhiyaan Baydhabo, sadexna dagaal ka socdo hada Iidaale, Diinsoor iyo Moodmoode, tan afaraad aan dagaal ka socon being between Qansaxdheere and Baardheere. Qaxarka meeshaas ka socdo miyaa ku filnaan weysay markee another fronts ka furayaan Bakool. Amxaarada Xabashta ah is easier for them to fight in Bakool than in Baay. Most of us rightly condemn whoever Amxaaro/Tigrey dabada ka wato, that we even question their Soomaalinimo, but blunder after blunder from this wadaada ku sheega who know nothing but war, war, war ayaa marmar la yaabaa.

Macalinka, it isn't about dadka sawirka soo saaray, it is just against the rules meyd Soomaaliyeed sawiradiis si baqti camal loo soo bandhigo, ee marka adigoo raali ah ha keenin meeshaan. It was never allowed, not today or yesterday, for it was deleted before. Link hadaa rabtid, laakiin ha keenin inta the pictures themselves. It is demeaning to meydka, regardless which ugly side he fought for. Hal meydna ma aadan keenin, shan jeer ayaa ku celcelisay as though qof ku faraxsan in uu arko meydadkaas. Ogow walaalahaa waaye, regardless whether Associated Press, Reuters ama AFP soo daabacaan. Sawir qof dhintay wax weyn ma'aha, but sawir qof dagaal ku geeriyooday sidii baqti camal loo soo bandhigay asagoo qaawan is wax weyn. Let's just respect meydadka, Garaadoow.

Originally posted by Jimcaale: Could not have imagined in my entire life filthy Eitho happily kiling Somali in the pretext of acting on behalf of Somali government. What a shameful dark day for Somalia. Walee bilaashaa Carab loo ceynayey. Taas waxaa ka daran dibadjoogii u gurbaan tumaayo Amxaar/Tigrey, oo afleeris iyo ilkacadeys, dhoolacadeys [tan camal] inta ku haayo iyo magaaladaanba. Come to Koronto, dadka qaarkood waxee leeyihiin ayaaba kasii daran walaahi bilaahi. Habro ayaa leh "afarta gardheere" laba bari ayaa lagu soo qabanaa because of qabyaaladnimo. I am no friend of surwaalgaab, but Axmaar/Tigrey ifka idinkiis inaan u sacabtumi karin, wadnaheyga ma quuro to prefer them instead of my walaal Soomaaliyeed si walba hala isku qilaafee wax maankeyga kusoo dhici karo ma'aha. Boqolkiiba boqol Carab ayaa na dhaamo, iyaga 220 milyan waaye, oo 20 dal ku jiro, anaga hadaa isku badano Gaarisa ilaa Jabuuti, gees ka gees, ma gaarno 20 milyan, intaasna dhibaatadaan qabyaalad caabudid ayaa na heysato. Axmed Gurey, Sayidka, Aabiyaashii Gobondoonka ee SYL, Xalane, Xaawo Taako iyo boqolaalkii kun u halgamay dalkeena the two wars in '60s iyo '70s hadee maanta joogi lahayeen waxee dhihi lahayeen ma'ogi; ma waxaa ku dhihi lahayn they fought and shed their blood in vain, that in next generations Xabasho inaan iskugu wacano oo na gumeysato? Yaab iyo nuskeeda. Yaaboow adaa leh. Ninkii riyoonaayo ama naagtii riyooneyso oo isleh Sanaawi ayaa dan kaleh Soomaalida, oo meel kuu qabanaayo dantaada, haku waano qaato Soomaali Galbeed. Ninkii isleh Sanaawi ayaa dhul Soomaaliyeed kuu qabanaayo, then will give you back, haku waano qaato Soomaali Galbeed. Naagtii isleh Sanaawi ayaa Soomaali interest kuu haayo, haku waano qaato Soomaali Galbeed. Sanaawi, Xeylesalaase iyo Mingiste waxba isma wada dhaamaan -- dameero iyo dhagooda Soomaali naceyb isku keentay.

Habayaratee wax loo dulqaadan karo ma'aha meyd Soomaaliyeed oo dagaalladaan qaabka daran ku geeriyooday inaad meeshaan kusoo dhajisiin. Ixtiraama meydka Soomaaliyeed Muslimka oo walaalkaa ah. You can link, however any displayed pictures of meyd Soomaaliyeed that dies fighting in this unfortunate fratricide war will be deleted immediately. No exceptions.

Ninkaan la baxay Garaad, garaadnimo iyo wax kale ee kaa tahay ma'ogi, laakiin aad iyo aad ayaan ugu xumahay inaad meyd Soomaaliyeed keentid golahaan, oo Amxaarka/Tigreey isku sheega inta ku jiro kugu sacabtumo, afkiis ku leerinaayo faraxsanaan daradeed, kuwii kalena Soomaali isku sheegaaye iyagoo minankooda Galbeedka ku daacsanaayo ugu wacaan "baqti." Waa unfortunate iyo wax ka xun Qof meyd Soomaaliyeed sawirkiis meeshaan waa ka mamnuuc, qoloduu doono ha u dagaalamee qofka. Inaad kusoo celcelisid sawiradaas maanta dhan waa ayaandaro kasii foolxun taas. Eebbahaaga iyo Rabigaaga ka baq, ixtiraan meydka Soomaaliyeed oo Muslimka ah.

No, you can't rent a muxaram. Sacuudis aren't foolish no more. My brother-in-law asaga ayaa dadka u wado xajka every year, and each year it is getting harder and harder, especially each group vying to fill the limited quota of 3,000 citizens from Kanada loo ogolyahay, which is almost out of 900,000 Muslims. So each year, it starts earlier to register, up to three months before xajka begins. You need sponsors, hosts, licences, proof of hotel reservations, etc, from Sacuudiya. You need to have all your clients travel tickets and copies of deposited cheques at hand a month or so before xaj starts in order to have a chance to be looked your file at their embassy in Ottawa. You also need to 'prove' your clients are who they say they are in order to vet who is really muxaram, that doesn't have a muxaram, etc. It is tough to prove a husband and wife, when the marriage isn't officially registered or they married years ago in another country, which they demand you need to go to a local masaajid to get an "official" letter from it confirming your marraige, which they doublecheck. Or some brothers and sisters do not have same last name, say one registered her middle name as last and the other the last, which causes another problem. Sometimes with this strict ristrictions it seems maba rabaan dad xajka aado because dadkii ayaa ku batay, and it is growing problem for the Kingdom.

"Ethiopian advisors" shop in Baidoa, Somalia, in a Friday Dec. 15, 2006 photo. Both the transitional government and Ethiopia insist the troops, in camouflaged uniforms but without insignia, are military advisers, not a fighting force. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) [The quotation marks is mine.] Soomaalida do not take sawirada Xabashada ku sugan dhulkeeda for obvious security reasons. The sawir above nin caddaan [Jerome Delay] ayaa qaaday oo wax isku haleyn karo dalkiisa. What do Sanaawi uu iskugu been sheegaa laakiin marka uu lee yahay "only advisers" ayaa ka joogo Soomaaliya, meel walba caalamka laga ogyahay in uu ciidamadiisa Xabashada ku sugan dalkeena. Look at them, don't they look like classic Xabasho? One already has hoosgundi on his shoulder, thinking he is at home.

Speaking of fat, Soomaalida ereyo badan ayee u leedahay "fat" and its opposite counterpart. Fat = shuluq, butac, futac, cayil Skinny = xayeesi, qaliir, xiitoxiito [xiito], caato Waxa ugu wacan ayaan la'ahay.

Originally posted by Duufaan: It really sucks! It is not good day for Somalia. Both sides are losers, the real winner is Sanaawi. Odey Abdilaahi will never recover politically. Thanks Sanaawi he may complete his five years term. In otherhand The court leading by Indhacade made big mistake. they did not need to attack Baydhabo. This war is bad for somalia, much worst than the clan wars we had before. Politically somalis will get far each other not closer. economically and humantrian disaster. let us hope this war should stop for three days, which is more likely for at least now. U sheeg yaryaruuracaan meesha ka buuxo, oo dhareerkooda keyboardka ku da'aayo xiiso ay dagaal sokeeye u qabaan, dadkooda dhamaanaayo inay ka naxaan iska dhaafee, xataa ku qoslaayo, afleerisna ku haayo meeshaan. U sheeg dadkaan jirkooda waa weyn, laakiin maskaxdooda aan hubin inay kortay, maadaama ee saan u dhaqmaayaan. Waa gartooda dibadjoog ee yihiin, oo barwaaqo iyo nabad ku heystaan dhulka shisheeye ee ku sugan yihiin, waana dhul ay ugu wacaan dhul "gaalo," intee naxariis iyo u duceyn lahayeen in uu dagaalladaan istaago, xataa naxariisdarada iyo naceyba ay isku hayaan u sacabtumaayo labada qaabka daran ee isku heyso meeshaas, laba aan wax isdhaamin. U sheeg hadee xasuusta ka dhuntay iyo hadii kaleba, waa inay ku leyli qaataan wixii lasoo maray 16 sano u dambeysay, in koox xoog ku qabsan karto koox kale aysan jirin, si walba ha ahaatee. Dagaal kan lamid ah ayaa ka dhacay deeggaanka uu ka socdo '91, '92, isjiidjiid ahaa, midna guuleysan ilaa hada. U sheeg hadee koox xataa ka "reyso" koox kale, inay Soomaali isku imaaneynin, laakiin sii kala foggaaneyso, sii kala tageyso. U sheeg dalkeena in uu u baahan yahay a real reconciliation, not xoog ku qabsi iyo xoog ku maamul. Taas dowladii hore ayaa ku dhacday, oo awoodee lahayd ku burburtay. Sabab? Waxee dadka rabin laguma qasbi karo, siiba wax qori caaradiis lagu keenay. U sheeg dadka ba'aayo, barakacaayo, qaxaayo inay ahayn ciidamo; dadkaas waa dadka beeraleyda falan lahaa beerahooda, waxooda xalaalka ah soo saaran lahaa, unlike quudatokunoolka meeshaan isku huuhaa leh labada koox aanba isdhaamin, waa anshaxdooda quudka macmacaanaa ayee ka dhargeen Galbeedka ee ku suganyihiin ka helaan. Car -- car ayaan ku celiye -- hal kamid ah, iskaba dhaaf iyaga dhanee, haduu rag yahay haka dhabeeyo taageernimadiisa oo ha aado aaga hore ee ka socdo dagaallada. Hal maalin ama laba ayee ku qaadanee inay ku gaaraan meeshaas maanta. Car, car, car, wir, wir ha aadaan, hadee geesi isku sheeg yihiin, oo hadee "jihaad" ama halgame u yihiin labada koox ee u dabasocdaan. Car ayaan ku celiye haka rumeyaan. Bullshuudka ee inta ku haayaan haka dhabeyaan, wir ayaan ku dhaartay; hadee saas fuleynimo iyo nafjacel ugu tahayna [waana ka tahay], dhareerkooda xiisaha la leh ee u gurbaantunka ah ha naga duwaan foolkeena hortiisa. U sheeg dhiiga daadanaayo waa dhiig Muslim aan habayaraatee waxba galabsan; waa dhiig hooyo, ayeeyo, awoowe, eedo, habaryar, abti, aabo iyo adeer waayeel eh, barbaar iyo caruur aan habayaratee waxba galabsan. Meeshaan ku daacsigeeda, xunqaaceeda lablabada ah, isku sacabtumkeeda, maalin aakhira la dhaho ayaa la isweydiin doonaa, dadka waxba galabsan markee soo eed sheegtaan. Dadka dagaalamaayo kaliya ma'aha dambiiliyaasha, dadka u fooneeyo qaato iyo kuwa lacagta ku bixiyo hurinaayo waa lamid, mise shabako ku dirir ahoow, af ku dirir ahoow mise dabamiinshaar ku dirir, waa isku mid. Maalintee ahaato waala isweydiin doonaa. Eebbe ayaa jiro, asagaana ummadiis u maqan. Eebboow ummadaada kala qabo, kuwii wax garasho la'aan u geysayna naga qabo -- aamiin, Eebboow, aamiin.

There is no direct democracy in Mareykanka. If your name can't pass publically an indiscernible vetted process by some invisible, but powerful and influencial behind the scenes men, then you can forget about ever going to sleep a king's bed in Aqalkacas -- and regardless whether your name is Xuseen or Bush. Those lobbyists with their huge lobbying organizations which comes with plenty of $$ through fundraising and their other arm of think tanks spinning through the media, if you can't have those people behind your campaign, it is deadset to begin your campaign with. In ideal society, Al Gore could have been president today, instead of the former almost president of Mareykanka. Also Americans do not have a direct means to vote and put their man in the Aqalkacas, another set against a true functioning democracy due to electoral college.

Though the information is publically available, you can link it, but you won't be allowed to paste it. It is against the rules listing anyone's phone number or address or name, without a personal authorization. Bringing dad magacyadooda, their private phone numbers and home addresses wax la ogalaan karo ma'aha, and on the top of that accussing that person to be a member of this site, won't be tolerated.

Soori, I came here via falayt 14. About dresses, I have a light yellow shirt. I bought it because I liked what it was made from, very comfortable and its unique style. I kinda like it, though I never or hardly wear it. It is just there, in the closet on a hanger. So after years of hanging there, one night a couple years ago, I deliberately decided to test it, going to a ruwaayad on it. And you know the result. At dawn, I and my pal were leaving from this Soomaali maqaayad after a take-out quraac, as it happens many hangry patrons from the same ruwaadaya as well were there waiting to have a bite. So markaa soo baxnay mid ayaa dariishada baabuur ku jirtay madaxa kasoo dhiibatay, saying, "Aboowe, shaati fiican isku dhacaayo ayaa qabtaa." Dacaayada hoosta la isku giliye aaba ka helay. I looked back at her and gave a wink, congratulating whatever dirac she was wearing, too. At least she was brave enough. Geesi geesi dhalay, maba oga shaatiga qaaliga was bought from Holt Renfrew costing how $$ Eebbe og.

Adiga yaa aqri ku dhahay oo kugu qasbaayo. Skip them nooh. Runtii, a lot of folks relay what others copy-paste from Soomaali sites. Not me, but dad badan ayaa inta ku jiro that don't read or go to Soomaali sites, but do while it is on here. So, those people that is copy-pasting may want those still who don't have an opinion or care not that much, can easily be influenced on their "side." It doesn't work, but they are trying. It doesn't also change the situation on the ground, but know one fact: You may not believe, but the webmasters and "reporters" of those Soomaali sites some of us copy-pasting from, themselves are some of the lurkers that read SOL and get few clues and hints from here. They may even try to embellish those opinions into a junk news and the cycle continues, those same unsubstantiated recycled junk, tabloid "news" are reposted on here as a copy-paste. Once a while, one of those embellished tabloid stories make into Beenbeensii [bBC], and once it makes that, it is the dream of those who fabricated it. Many of current "journalists" of Beenbeensii used to be self-styled "independent journalists" on the web. A name that comes to mind is Idaawaqaca, a current Beenbeensii reporter from Baydhabo/Kismaayo. Another one is Fahad Yaasiin, the Aljasiira [Carabi one] correspondent from Soomaaliya.

"Capitalization" waxaa la dhahaa xarafweyne mise ereyweyne. Anigaa iska aliftay hadaba. Ereyada badankooda Soomaalida waa ka buuxaan si loo alifo ereyo cusubna waa sahlan yihiin. Sida loo dhiso "sentenceyada" [sentence kuma aqaani naftirkeey Afsoomaaliga] waxaa kasoo deensanay haddaa Soomaali nahnay afka Ingiriiska, saa aniga filaayo. Marka badanaa nidaamka Afingiriiska u degsan ayaa u qornaa, oo wixii magac ah waala ereyweyneyaa, wixii "title" ah sidaaso oo kale, wixii meel degsan lagu magacaabo [sida magaalo, gobol, iwm] iyagana waala xarafweyneyaa. Afafka Jarmalka iyo Faransiiska waaka duwan yihiin Ingiriiska hadaa fiirisid wax la xarafweyneeyo, oo siiba luuqadda Jarmalka "capitalizes all known nouns," Faransiiskana ereyweyneynta ayaa ku yar. Laakiin adiga soo sharax waxaa ka wadid su'aashaada maadaama ee su'aal guud ahayd.

Dadka Soomaaliyeed ayaa xilligan waxay u muuqanayaan inay soo fahmayaan diinta, waxaana sii badanayay maalmahan in ubadka dhalanaya loola baxo magacyadii saxaabada Allaha ka raalli noqdee. Now, calling yourself 'abuu' iyo 'ibnu' iyo 'umm' iyo wixii lamid ah "diinta la bartay" ayee kamid tahay miyaa, mise ignorance dhaqankaaga ka carar oo mid kale u carar. Diinteena suubban kunsano ayee nagu dhexjirtay, dhaqankeenana kama cararin, thank Eebbe for awoowyaasheen for retaining ina instead of 'abuu.' I will ask again, what exactly is wrong with "ina shirmooge" instead of "abuujacburis." Or why don't we at least use the word "aabo/abaa," which is an old original Soomaali [Cushitic] word for father, which we share with Oromos, Canfaris, Xaraares, Amxaars, Tigreys, etc. Do not confuse with the other Semetic "abbuu/abba" names they use, ours is as origin as theirs. [Ever heard ab iyo isir uma lihi when Soomaalida swear or try to make a strong point. Also abti word derives from ab, so is the word Eebbe.] And if all "abuus" were fine outstanding asxaabi, perhaps Abuujahalka aa maqalnay is another asxaabi Islaamka usoo halgamay. Ignorance aan sheegaaye inta ee ka bilaabataa. Or perhaps Abuudabeey [Abudhabi] is a historical Islamic city. It is also very interesting that Carabtii dhaqankaan u dhashay ayaa iska dhaafay. You would be hard pressed to see a Masaari or Tunisiyaan or Aljeeriyaan or Yemeni or Cumaani or Lubnaans or even kuwa khaliijka u dhashay, the so-called "guardians" of Carab culture, named "abuu." The only Carab group that retains are reer Falastiin iyo reer Urdu or some Ciraaqis. All those "abuujacburis" iyo "ummjinooleey" is a fad. They will soon gone with the wind, along with wadaada ku sheega.

Of all the pictures of Mogadishu, you only managed to find one with the Catholic church and cross? What could be beautiful about a church that used to take advantage of Somalis (especially children) by evangelizing them through questionable methods? Intaadan waranka iyo seeflaboodnimada la idinku yaqaanay soo tuurin, baliis hubso sababta aan u keenay sawirka. I brought in the old sawir because it is relevant to this picture. Believe or not, this picture above corresponds the old one. The same exact location. Believe again or not, the destroyed kaniisad is at the background, the only remaining of it is wax yar taagan. Now again compare the old picture to this new. I do not shed a tear about the destroyed kaniisad, but the overall look of the picture is what made me so murugo iyo caloolxumo.

Salaan... Dad badan ayaa aad ugu wareero magacyada, naaneysyada, meelaha iyo wixii lamid ah marka magac ahaan loo qoro. Qaarkood waa isku dhajiyaan, qaarkood xariijin yar oo "dash" ah u dhaxeysiyo, qaarkood laba erey ka kala dhigo, qofba si la saxsan ayuu u qaataa. Inkastoo Afsoomaaliga qoraal ahaan uuna lahayn qaanuun lagu raaco oo degsan, hadana hab ayaa jirto la isku raacay. Intaas sano aan aqrinaaye qoraallo Soomaaliyeed, mid qoray aqoonyahay iyo mid iska jacburis qoro, wax badan ayee iska raacsanyihiin. Inkastoo isku raacaan "consensus" ahayn, hadana hal dhan ayee u badan yihiin dadka qoraallada qoro. Sidaas daraadeed waan isku dayaa, habka ugu saxsan ama ugu macquulsan markee ku saabsan tahay magacyada, naaneysyada, meelaha mise waxee afka shisheeye lagu yiraahdo "nouns" oo aanan afkeena hodanka ah ku jirin. "Nouns" ama magacyada, naaneysyada iyo meelaha dhowr ayee u kala baxaan markii qoraal ahaan loo qoraayo. Waa mida koowaad aan ku bilaabo kuwa israaco, ama la isku qabadsiiyo: Magaca markuu naaneys yahay oo laba erey Soomaali yihiin ka kooban tahay, laba erey waala is raacsiyaa, sida "abtidoon, caydiid, wiilwaal, dhagdheer, barwaaqo iyo wixii lamid ah. Haduu ka badan yahay xataa laba erey la isku dhajiyo waala isku dhajiyaa. Mar ayaan ka maqlay Beenbeensii [bBC] wariyahooda u fadhiyo Jubbooyinka oo magac yaab leh lahaa, hadaan xasuusto aan u maleeyo Bashka Jugsoodhacay oo ka kooban sadex erey magaciisa dambe jug/soo/dhacay. Maalin dhawayd Shabeelle ayaan ka aqriye nin la yiraahdo Kabakutukade. [Kaba/ku/tukade]. Sida qaanuunka laba erey, iyagana waala isku qabtaa hadee sadex iyo afar yihiin xataa. Laakiin markuu magac rasmi yahay ama uu "title" rasmi yahay oo qofka lee yahay oo uu raaco naaneys hal erey, markaas qaanuunka ayaa is badalo oo la iskuma qabto. Tusaale hadduu magaca yahay Xasan Dheere, Ugaas Raage, Axmed Geedi, Cabdi Yare iyo iwm [iyo wixii lamid ah]. Midaas koowaad oo naaneysyada ah waxaa la wadaago meelaha, oo kamid ah gobollada, magaalooyinka, tuullooyinka, buullooyinka, sida buuleburde, ceelbarde, dhagaxbuur, buurhakabo xamarweyne, warsheekh, gelinsoor diinsoor, maansoor, togdheer iyo meelahii lamid ah. Marka kaliya aan la isku qaban waa markee meesha soo gisho bartilmaameed oo afar kala ah: Waqooyi, Koonfur, Bari iyo Galbeed. La iskuma qabto markaas ereyada oo waala kala bixiyaa, tusaale ahaan Koonfur Afrika, Bariga Dhexe, Waqooyiga Sare iyo Galbeedka Hoose. [shabeellada iyo Jubbooyinka oo aan ku jirin bartilmaameed meel direction sheegaayo inkastoo la kala bixiyo in la isku dhajiyo ayaa ka wanaagsan hadii qaanuunka la raacaayo, tusaale ahaan Jubbada Hoose waa inay noqotaa Jubbadahoose, Shabeellada Dhexe waa in iyadana laga dhigaa Shabeelladadhexe.] Mid sadexdaas ee Soomaalida ku wareersanyahiin markee qoraalka imaato ayaa ah goorta la isku qabto ereyada aan magac weyn ahayn, laakiin walina ah "noun." Yacni waa "minor nouns" oo xarafka ka bilowdo "capital" laga dhigeynin. Tusaale qof gaal dilo, qofkaas waxaa loogu wici karaa gaaldile, inkastoo uu magac rasmi ah u ahayn. Laakiin hadii qoraal ahaan tahay, oo "minor noun" ahayn ereyga laba erey uu u kala baxaa, iyagoo kala sidooda gaal dile maadaama qoraal ahaan loo isticmaalaayo hada. [Tusaale: "Adiga iyo gaaldilnimo goormaa kala hareysiin." Iyo tusaalaha labaad: Ninbaa gaal dili jiray.] Midaan lagu wareersanyahay waxaa wehliyo ereyo kale oo yaryar oo ah "prefix/suffix," sida yahay/yihiin/tahay/tihiin ama ba ama nimo ama ta[a] ama kaa ama san ama sa-de ama waa ama ka ama ku iyo baando kale aad u badan. Ereyadaan dhamaantood ereyga kale ee raacaan ayaa lagu qabtaa, kumo xirno hadee yihiin magac, naaneys, meel, "minor" iyo "major" midee ahaato. Tusaale ahaan aan ka bilaawa qeybta "yahay/yihiin/tahay/tihiin." Waayahay, weeyihiin, yaatihiin, waatahay. Ereyga "wareersanyahay" oo aan soo isticmaalay naftirkiisa laba erey "minor suffix" ah oo siyaado ayaa ku jirto, kuwaas oo kala ah "san" iyo "yahay." Kuwa kalena liiskaas ku jiro, sida "nimo, san, ba, ta..." waa sidaas oo camal, lagu wada kabaa. Sida "midnimo/qaranimo/dalnimo..." ama "ilsan, dalsan, warsan..." ama "hadaba, intaba, xagaasba..." ama "xarfaanta, gabarta, yariista..." [ba [ama ka mar mar soo gisho] badanaa wuxuu raacaa ereyada "musculine meaning" leh, halka ta ay tahay kasoo horjeedkiis taas oo ah "feminine connotation." Mid afaraad ayaa jirto, waana tan ku saabsan ereyga af. Af markuu yahay "noun" ama magacyo waa lagu dhajiyaa ereyga soo raaco, sida Afmadoow, Afmaxaatiri, Afsoomaali, Afgooye, Afmaay iyo wixii lamid ah. Laakiin markuu qoraal ahaan oo caadi yahay, laguma dhajiyo, sida "af waakoow meey liki aamee." Dad badan ayaa isticmaalo xariijinta afka shisheeye lagu yiraahdo "dash" [-] markee ku wareeraan laba erey isku dhajintooda. "Dash" Afsoomaali maku jiro, oo aabaayaansheena qorida soo dajiyeyna ka reebay, maadaama xariijinta kamidtahay wax lagu wareeraayo. [Dadka soo dajiye qoraal qoriska Afsoomaaliga ayaa ka reebay wax alaale wixii lagu jahwareeraayo, haka mid ahaadee xariijinta dash.] Waa ogahay in uu magaca aan inta ku joogo "dash" ku jiro, waa inaa qaataa waananeyda oo waa inaa badalaa markaas. Qofkii talo, su'aal, soo jeedin iyo wixii lamid ah qabo haku darsado. Meesha waa furantahay.

Tan biijada leh yaa haweysan doono taloow? Mini la yaabo alamtara iga dheh.