Leezu Posted December 20, 2011 Here we can talk about our language, ask questions/answer questions. But what I want to know here is which dialect of the Somali language is the purest, when I say purest I am talking about the dialect with the least borrowed words. I dont like using alot of Arabic, Italian, English or other languages words and I feel ashamed when many Somalis even use Arabic words that doesnt exist in the Somali language at all (not borrowed). Like the word "yacni", which is used by Somali youth a lot but has no connection to the Somali language at all. So which dialect is the purest? I think after the war Somalia should strive to make the Somali language pure and get rid of these borrowed words and spread this to the school so that people will talk the same dialect aswell. Somali from the north in Somalia is the official but is it the purest? Can we make up new words that are "Somali-like" and use them instead of borrowed words? Will they be native to the Somali language if not influenced by others? For example if I made a "Somali-like" word like 'naraatoo' and say lets give the word this meaning of "kursi" and totally abandon this word since its an Arabic loanword. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
