Dear Malika, the Somali Odyssey!

[Wadani]

Chimera for president Aug 20th!!!!

[burahadeer]

wise men hardly come to power....

[Nudawn]

Dope dope stuff

[Macallinka]

Wadani;855630 wrote:

Chimera for president Aug 20th!!!!

He can't speak Somali so it will be difficult

[Chimera]

Macallinka;855873 wrote:

He can't speak Somali so it will be difficult

Adiga ruunta ii sheeg, ma qof shaati cusub heesta aya tahay? LOL maba ku xasuusta sxb, sidee qof 2011 ku so registergareeyay SOL igu dahii kara af Somali ma taqaantiid wa cajiib sxb, sanadkan dan hal mar wax af-Somali uu eeg mabaan qorin meesan, intee ka keentay sheekadan?

 

Hadalka, akhrinta iyo qoraalka af-Somali isku mid ma'aha, taas ogoow. Qoraalka weli wey igu adagtahay; systemka af-Somali wa sida systemka Japanese, anigana luuqayaasha Germanicga - Dutch, German, English - ku so koray, markaas waqtii qadaaneyso inta maskaxdeedii systemka Somali sii fiicaan uu qabsata, waxaas ceeb ma'aha, ceebta wa burburkii dalkeena ka dhacay.

 

Akhrinta af-Somali waan fahma, xita sida la ku hadla waan garanaya, lakiin doorashada Madaxweynka Somaaliya ma rabii dex gala maanta ama berii. Waxyeelo kale - business & entertainment - indoheygii ku heesta, that's enough influence for me.

[oba hiloowlow]

Chimera keep it up sxb, walahi the likes of you make me proud Ilaahay kheyr ha ku siiyo.

[Macallinka]

lol@Chimer, sxb meeshaan sagaal bilood baan joogaa, marka si fiican baan u qiyaasi karaa dhalinyarada fish and chipska tusaale, adiga, Carafaat, Somalia iyo kan yaree hargaysa jooga intiinuba waxaan ku qiyaasay inuu Somaligu inugu yarhayay maxaa yeelay ama qurbaha ayaad ku dhalateen ama adinkoo aad u yar timaadeen marka wax u baahan faaqidaad dheer maba aha.

 

Laakiiin sifiican baad u dadaashay ee meesha ka siiwad baan ku oran lahaa.

[MoonLight1]

"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots" Marcus Garvey.

 

Chimera keep up the good work bro.

[Chimera]

Bump.

[Tillamook]

The greatness of our forefathers are truly wonderful to behold.

 

Now, we current Somalis must begin to build a legacy that our descendents could be proud of just as we all are proud of these monuments our ancestors erected to show that in their day they were a proud and powerful people.

[galbeedi]

good stuff, Walaahoi you can put together in a book. never seen any body document all these different stages of the

history. thanks .

[Chimera]

The Somali Calendar: An Ancient, Accurate Timekeeping System

By Said M-Shidad Hussein

 

The Somalis use both solar and lunar calendric systems. The Lunar year, in which months correspond to the phases of the moon, is approximately 354.37 days. The months of the lunar year systematically shift with respect to the cycle of the seasons. The lunar calendar is used for religious observations as well as social, economic, and legal contracts. It is commonly used throughout Muslim world. The solar calendar is used for purposes such as weather forecasting, maritime travel, and identification of the seasons. This paper focuses exclusively with the solar calendar (Amin-tiris or Taqwiim

 

Although unfamiliar to most of the rest of the world, the Somali solar calendar is one of the most fascinating, sophisticated and accurate calendars in the world. Its evolution probably dates from approximately 2,500 years ago, or even earlier. Although farming and herding have historically been the leading economic activities of Somalia, it is also known as a mercantile nation. Experiences and needs from these three communities, particularly the last two, have contributed to the formation of the solar calendar.

 

The Somali solar year, which is a tropical year in fact, corresponds to the cycle of the seasons. It is based on the weekly cycle and upon the sun, and it is organized into four seasons, twelve months, and 52 weeks plus one day or 365 days. The New Year, which is characterized by a festival called ‘Dabshid’ falls on or around July 20, in the Gregorian calendar. Other periodic cycles are derived from the weekly cycle in order to create a calendrical year and to extend the timekeeping system beyond. As a result, various time

units are established. This extended system is based on the number of ‘seven.’

 

Rules of the Somali Calendar

Besides the weekly cycle, there are four other major cycles in the system: the 50-day cycle, which is seven weeks plus one day; the yearly cycle which is 7 x 50 days plus 15 days; the seven-year cycle which is 7 x 365 or 2,555 days long; and the 49-year cycle which is 7 x 7 years in length. All these time units share the number of ‘seven’ or weekly cycle. Every unit is named after its first day, which is also the last day of yearly and 50-day cycles.

 

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[wyre]

Great stuff chimera you are a big mind in a small man

[Chimera]

^

[Alpha Blondy]

you're probably the greatest somali of all time....whose a somali from a distance. congrats, inaar.

 

come through bro. its hell on earth here but its home, you know?