     AHMED | Monday, March 26, 2001 - 10:15 am
There are always limitation how much you can learn a foreign language. The polish teacher who was studying the Somali language many years in Somalia experienced when he claimed that he mastered the Somali language. He was asked to explain the simple word "Cagta waxkadey" and he only came up one of three meaning of this word. It is also true more deeply you know your own language the better you learn other languages.
However good knowledge of your native language is important many reasons.
Language is a part of communication, like infrastructure (roads, ports an railways). A common language is very important the development of a country. The developed countries have only one thing in common which is they only speak one language. Japan is one example.
One of Africa’s biggest problems is the lack of one national language. We are so lucky that we are the only country in Africa where all people speak one language. The fact that we have one language many development experts saw and still sees Somalia a potential country. Two African scientists from same country communicate foreign language. The question is if these two scientists communicate foreign language how can they reach the masses who speak many different languages. It was attempt for Somali languages to modernize and many technical terminologies from foreign language were translated to Somali. However last ten years the Somali language was losing ground. Knowing another language is advantage but if your mother language is not one of them you get a problem. The fact is a white man from Russia who do not speak English knows better the English culture than many African who lives there many years. A research shows that the Russian students score better the TOWFEL test than the African who only speak English.
Somebody may ask why I am not writing Somali myself. I finished my high school in Somalia and spent lot of time the countryside. For that reason I feel comfortable my Somali knowledge. By the way that is not the only high school I graduated.
I feel sorry these Somali who cannot read a textbook with lot of terminology written either Somali or any other language. Do not feel proud of your knowledge of foreign language when you even do not have a basic knowledge of your native language. We always are refugee in outside our country but it will be tragedy to be refugee in our country. |
| MESSENGER | Monday, March 26, 2001 - 10:42 am
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TAKBIIR ALLAHU AKBAR TAKBIIR ALLAHU AKBAR
PEACE OUT |
| Moktar | Monday, March 26, 2001 - 11:34 am
AHMED,
If we've one language understand what I am saying below.
Hooby halkooleylenaa, mey ky dhiithy iny werky atheh in gorony, weybaa ky lehaa. widaay mys afgoronoo marwelbeh inky hilimootoy iny halkooley eneh. wel noo weelih dooshey me'eh, wallaa isky diidineh. |
| AHMED | Monday, March 26, 2001 - 12:40 pm
mukhtaar
Yes, there are different way of speaking somali.
Afsoomaaligu marka laqorayo isma raacaan sadex shaqal oo isku xiga "werky" waxaa uqorantaa werkey. taasoo dadka qaar ugudhawaaqaan "warkay ama warkayga". Waxaad moodaa dadka qaar iney khalad kafahmeen qoraakaygii oo muhiimada aan kalahaa ahayd inaan dhalinyarada beejkan soo booqata usoo bandhigo dhibaatada ay leedahay adoo soomaaliya inaad afsoomaali barashadiisa aad daneyn.
It seems somebody misunderstand my massage. I only want point out the importance of our native language. Any one who disagree with me or agree make a point so we can have a discussion |
| student | Monday, March 26, 2001 - 12:54 pm
can i get your e-mails so I can improve my somali? |
| Honesita | Monday, March 26, 2001 - 03:04 pm
Ahmad......i agree with ya bro.....we r a lost nation if we lose our language......look at African Americans.....first thing white pple did to them was change thier names and seperate them so they dont speak thier language....and with time they 4got it all......like they neva had thier own language...!!! It would be really messed up if we Somalis did the same.....!!
I've never been to somalia.....i was born in the middle east......my dad never allowed us to speak in arabic at home......my brothers were wipped if they spoke arabic at home.....thats why we all speak somali like we just came from somalia....!! Somali is the easiest language to write too...but its a bit hard to read it....!! I feel so sorry for those somalis who say i cant speak somali.....but then i dont blame them but i blame thier parents.......i cant expect my kids to speak somali if i dont talk to them in somali or teach them how to read it and write it.....!! Parents that speak English to thier kids just piss me off walaahi......but what can i say.....i aint neva raisin' my kids in north america..!!Insha allah of course...!!
U said we got one language in Somalia......what about Barawi pple.........i go to school with barawi pple and they dont speak somali together.....but they speak somali with us...!!
Salaam |
| Abaay | Tuesday, March 27, 2001 - 03:04 am
Salaamacaleykum!!
Walaalal waa runtaa, luuqada waa albaabka to everything. Waxaan idiin sheegaa walaalayaal, markaad fiirisin dadka mar dhaw ka imaaday soomaaliya, ama wadamada kale oo aan ku hadli karin inglish ama wadankey i maadeen luuqadooda, waxaad isleedahay qofkaan waa jaahil, ama wax ma fahmaayo, ama si ay ugu jajabantahay. Marka lajaab so ma aha haday kugu dhacdo arintaas, adigoo wadankaadii jooga??
Qaarkiin waxaa laga yaabaa in aad isleedihiin, aniga ma igu dhaceyso arintaas, sababtoo ah waan ku hadli kara soomaaliga. Laakiin hadaan adiga aqrikari ama aadan qori karin, sidey ilmahaada noqonaayaan??. Masa ogodiin miyaa, hadaadan aqri karin, ama qori karin in ay luuqdaada lumeyso, sanadba sanadkii ka dambeeya..
Soomaali maanta waxa aan haysano waa luuqadeena iyo diintee oo dadkeena itiisa badan ka wa simanyihiin... So in aan ilaalino ma aha?? |
| Amina | Tuesday, March 27, 2001 - 01:42 pm
Ahmed, Honesta and abaay waa runtiin all the way
Mukhtaar, damn bro what was that?
All i could say is, I love my soomaali, ur nevah short of words, i love all the different dialects and it is the language of poetery.
Peace and Love |
| Miskiin-Macruuf-Waryaa-Aqiyaar | Wednesday, March 28, 2001 - 10:58 am
Salama...
Axmed:
Lakiin adiga inaad magacaaga ka biloowdo aa fiicneed, madaama aas yahey Axmed, ee ma'aheen aHmed. Kastey ma'ahaa?
Walaahi markaan arko ciyaal Soomaali oo yar-yar af-Soomaali ku sheegaysanaayo sidaan ugu farxaayo ma u maleyneysid. Walaahi. Way yartahey wax ka yar 17 oo ku sheegeysanaayo afkii hooyo. Ani lakiin waalidkooda aan saaraa eedeynta. Iyagaa af-jinni wax kale u maleynaayi markeey guriga ula sheegeysan jireen.
Teeda kale Soomaali ereyadaan aa naga dhumay sidaan usoo galney wadamadaan qurbaha ah. Ereyadaan oo kala ah:
X
C
Kh
Dh
Y
Iyo {A, E, I, O, U} Dad badan aa ku wareerey kuwaas oo u qaadanaayo sidii Ingiriiska camal in loogu dhawaaqo.
Qaas ahaan wagaan Soomaaliya joogney qof waligiis la dhahaayo majirin hingaani magacaa. Oo aan ula jeedo, isku si aan u qori jirney. Kasoo qaad magacaa Axmed.
Maanta waxaan arkeynaa dadki oo dhan iney iska ilobeen ereyga 'X' oo aheen 'eks' ee ah 'X'. Ubadi Soomaalida maanta qurbaha kunool 'X' ma istimalaan xataa kuwa ku qoro af-Soomaaliga.
Iskana dhaaf ereyga 'C,' oo aheen 'See' ee ah 'C' Soomaali. Kan waaba tir-tirmay oo ah magacyadii Cabdi ka bilooban jiri oo dhan maanta bahal baas oo 'A' aa ka biloowdo.
'Kh-na' sidaas oo kale, waa arkoysaa Muqtaar wuxuu la baxey 'Moktar.' Dhab ahaana Mukhtaar aas rabey.
'Y-na' iyadana sidaas oo kale waaye. Inkastoo ay iyada yartahey. Tusaale ahaan ubadi maanta dadkeena dibadda ku kala nool, qaas ahaan Waqooyiga Amerika, waxey isticmalaan markey dhahayaan saan:
Somalia.
Aawey hee Soomaaliya meeshii laga rabey.
Qaarkood xataa waxey naceyb yihiin shaqalka la shaqal dheereeyo. Kasoo qaad saan camal meshii ay ka dhihi lahayeen 'dheereeyo' ay waxey ku badalaan 'dhereyo.'
Af-Soomaaligeen waa dhumayaa ee in laga gar-gaaro waaye. Ciyaalkeena horta iska dhaaf bo. Anigii waa weyn aaba saxi waysan.
Ar maxaa jeclaa magac gaabiskii ay Soomaalida oo dhan ay isku taqaan jirtey oo ah sidaan qaarkood:
C/qani
C/risaaq
Max'ed
Max'ud
Sh. {oo ah Sheeq; maanta dadka oo dhan shaikh ay ku wada qoraan magacaas xataa kuwa af-Soomaaliga wax ku qoro, lakiin dhab ahaan af-Soomaaliga sheeq aas ahaan jirey}
Ani qaas ahaanteey hadaan tusaalo ahaan kuugu soo qaato galaaska todobaad {7} aan kujirey markii oo suuqa Sinaay oo ka QARXAY qarixii dagaalka Xamar ka biloowey. Maalintaas kabacdi ilaa iyo hadda Soomaali mala i barin, lakiin xoogeyga lee ku bartey xataa ereyo waligeey aan maqlin.
Muqtaar:
Iyahaa, dooga si fayla in kasaasa. Ar huu! arlaadi ku waran bo? Lakiin wala ki dhihi lahaaye, si qalad iin qortey dooga. Hadaa kistoo u jilcin laheed oo sidii af-Soomaali camal u qori laheed, qaarkood way ku fahmi lahayeen, lakiin adaa sidii 'sawaaxiili' camal u qortey nooh ereyada qaarkood.
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Nabadeey!! |
| Majabe | Thursday, March 29, 2001 - 04:53 am
That was cool kiskiin.
You are artist on your ownright. |
| Majabe | Thursday, March 29, 2001 - 04:59 am
That was cool miskiin.
You are artist on your ownright. |
