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Someone and I are in a disagreement with the use of "adiga/adigu" and also the translation of the other question. So I'd like to hear what you think is right, and if possible why. 

I wrote "AdigA cun" for "you eat it". Then recieved a correction for it is "adigU cun" and was told that the two words are used differently. Though I've never actually used that word "adigU" and hearing about it I just thought it's a dialectal difference of Northern, and Southern Somali for the word "you". I saw that Google translate translates "Adiga cun" as "eat yourself", though it can't be trusted, and "eat yourself" could be "(Adiga/u(?)) Is cun." I think "adigA" is right in that context because it means "you". And it doesn't seem that we have a Somali word for the word "it" so it would just be "you eat". 

We are also in a disagreement with this:

Person says: "Why do you thank me? = Maxaad iigu mahad celinaysaa?" Not "Maxaad iigu mahad celisaa?"

I say I think "Why do you thank me?" = "Maxaad iigu mahad celisaa?" "

Maxaad iigu mahad celinaysaa?" I think is "Why are you thanking me?" 

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Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar   
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Adigu iyo adiga waa isku micno. No difference at all. It is just used by different sections of people. Adigu is mostly used by anyone north of Mudug. And adiga by mostly folks that live in south of Hiiraan. I never used 'adigu' in my life nor anyone I know. Waxba ha isku wareerin, you are right. Use adiga as you fit.

There is also a third shortened word, adi, used by ciyaal xaafadda in Xamar in the old days.

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4 hours ago, Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:

Adigu iyo adiga waa isku micno.

Micno or macno🤔 This is another example of the local variation. 

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3 hours ago, Tallaabo said:

Micno or macno🤔 This is another example of the local variation. 

You say potayto, I say potato.

@Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar@Tallaabo

Yeah it can create a "you wrong, I am right" situation if someone is not adequately aware of outside their dialect. Though we shall see the response I get as to why the person thinks that, more than likely it'll end in agree to disagree. And Google translate did more damage than good in the midst of this confusion. 😂

@Miskiin I've never heard it used around me either. Though often times when speaking we drop the pronouns and use suffixes instead. 

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