Khayaano and Tuugnimo Pay, Power and Violence deter

[Che -Guevara]

No, this is not news clip from da motherland, but rather a little story that might have us an insight into the Somali mindset. You all have heard tales of the canning and conniving Dawaco that outsmarts of all reer Dugaag exception being the Libaax who it fears. What exactly are the Moral of these Dawaco stories,and what are young kids suppose to learn from them. Here is one such tale about the Dawaco and Dhurwaa (Waraabe).

 

WARAABE IYO DAWACO

 

Bari ayaa dawaco adhi fara badan ka cuni jirtay reero meel deggan. Adhigaas oo riyo iyo idaba lahaa. Maalin danbe ayaa dadkii meel isugu yimaadeen waxaaney ka wada hadleen sidii ay dawacadaa dhibta badan iskaga dili lahaayeen. Waxay dadkii talo ku gaadheen in dabin loo dhigo dawacada. Dawacadii waxay ku dhacday dabinkii loo dhigay. Dadkii waxay ku xidheen dawacadii geed jiridiis, si looga aarsado oo waxaa talo lagu gaadhey in dab lagu dhex rido.

 

Dadkii waxay soo gureen qoryo xaabo ah oo aad u badan. Waxay xaabadii ka buuxsheen god aad u weyn oo ay ka qodeen geedkii ay dawacadu ku xidhnayd agtiisa. Markaas ayey xaabadii dab ku huriyeen waxayna yidhaahdeen, "Aan iska tagno, oo marka dabku uu aad u shidmo ku soo noqonno oo dawacada ku dhex ridno." Waraabe aad u gaajaysan ayaa wuxuu maqlay cidii dawacada. Markaas ayuu soo orday oo is yidhi, aad ka eryatid neefka ay dilootey maanta, waraabihii wuxuu u yimi dawacadii xidhneyd.

 

Intuu yaabey ayuu ku yidhi, "Naa dawaco yaa geedka kugu xidh-xidhay?" Markaas ayey dawacadii tidhi, "Waxa igu xidhay adeerkay." Waraabihii (Dhurwaa) ayaa hadana yidhi, "Oo muxuu kuu xidhay?" Dawacadii ayaa tidhi, "Adeerkay aad buu ii jicelyahay." Wuxuu arkay in aan caato ahay markaa wuxuu ii qalay wan weyn oo aad u buuran. Dabkaasna wankaas ayaa lagu karin doonaa. Aniguna waan diidanahay in aan cuno wankaas buuran, waayo gaajo ima hayso oo maalmahan oo dhan ayaan hilib cunayey, oo waxaan ka cabsanayaa inaan calool xanuun ka qaado. Markii aan damcay in aan ka tagana, intuu i soo qabtay ayuu geedkan igu xidhay. Markaan hilibkii cuni kari waayeyna wuu i diley.

 

Waraabihii ayaa intuu afka aad u kala qabtay illeen waa wax hilib iyo baruur jecele yidhi, "Ihi! ihi! ihi! aniga ayaa xariga kaa furaya ee aniga geedka igu xidh, si aan anigu u cuno hilibkaas adiguna uga nabad gasho." Markii dadkii ku soo noqdeen meeshii dawacadu ku xidhnayd, si ay dabka ugu dhex tuuraan, waxay u yimaaddeen waraabe ku xidhan geedkii. Dadkii ayaa intey yaabeen yidhi, "War Waraabe meeday dawacadii?" Markaas ayuu waraabihii yidhi, "aniga ayaa xarigii ka furay oo way tagtay."

 

Dadkii ayaa yidhi, "Oo maxaad uga furtay?" Waraabihii wuxuu yidhi, "waxay i tidhi dawacadii aniga gaajo ima hayso, ee hilibka la ii keeni lahaa adigu cun." Markaas ayey dadkii isagii dabkii ku tuureen. Sidaas ayaa waraabihii isku darsaday hunguri xumada iyo doqonnimada ku dhintay.

 

Source: web page

[-Lily-]

Well that the dawaco is cunning and smart. And that your desires uncontrolled can get you in trouble? Warning against greed?

 

Che what did you get out of it?

[Che -Guevara]

Lily-The stories seem to celebrate the deceptive ways of the Dawaco. If you read all them, whether it is Dawaco vs Yaxaas, Maroodi, Dhurwaa, ect, the Dawaco suffers no consequences for its actions. The only time it acts against its nature is when it comes to the Libaax, and the only reason it does is coz it knows "Ishii Dhurwaa tii ku dhacday". So to me, this endorses Khayaano and Tuugnimo. And any child listening to these stories will come away from the same feeling.

 

And then there is generalisation of the Doqonimo regarding other members of reer Dugaag. Iam reading a little bit too much into this, but it reminds how Somalis generalise each other like Reer Hebel saan lagu Yaqaan or what have you.