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SomaliNet Forum (Archive): Somali Women's Forum: Archive (Before Dec. 16, 2000): NAAG
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AnonX

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 06:44 pm
This word is not acceptable in Somali community and everyone who uses publiclyit is stigmatized as ignorant. It is the women who hate dearly to hear this word. At least that was my understanding before I was confronted by a feminist Somali lady who said "I am a proud naag and nothing is wrong with the word". Her argument is that the word is fine but Somalia is male dominated and women are belittled to a point where their pronoun became an insult. This Somali lady said any lady who refuses to accept being naag has accepted inferiority to man and she has a point.

I would love to see where other people stand on the meaning of naag, its proper usage and why it is not acceptable in our community.
nin, naag,
rag, dumar
wiil gabar
inan(ka), inan(ta)
igaar(ka), igaarta(ta)


No name calling plz.

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ANIZA

Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 07:05 pm
I always hated this word but I had no idea why the word is as bad as it is. I don't like to be called naag. Plz don't ask my why because I was brought up to hate the word.
ANIZA

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da,uud

Friday, November 17, 2000 - 11:55 am
to anon x
salaama /kalmada naag waa wax iska caadi ah sida gabadha;bilcaata,inanta,gashaantida,bocorta,markaaniga waxaanleeyahay naagti diido in layiraahdo ama loogu waco naag naagnimadeeda ayaysan ku kalsoonayn
naagta,naagti,naagayahow,
soomaalida dagan dhulka n.f.d.north.east.ee keny waxey naagaha ugu wacaan bilcaan iyo naag marka naagaha dhulkaasdagana ceeb uma arkaan
marki ay naagi raga lamuranto waxay yiraahdaan
naa maxaad ragadhexdiisa uyoomi/ama uqeylini/
bil caan in aadtahay ma isogidoo hoos iskuma damootidoo
/

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TALKER

Friday, November 17, 2000 - 02:35 pm
Man you can say haween or marwo without using this word eveyone hates.

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AnonX

Saturday, November 18, 2000 - 04:20 am
Bro Daud:
Waxaan qoraalka kore usoo qoray inaan maqlo figrado kala duwan labadiina iisoo jawaabayna waa mahadsantihiin waxaadna ka turjumaysaan dadka leh waa iska caadi iyo dadka ka soo horjeeda. Anigu ilaa iyo intaan caqlistay waxaan arkayey gabdhaha oo aad uga xanaaqa marka naayaa lagu yiraahdo. Waxaa cajiib ah ayaga dhexdooda wy iska dhahaan laakiin nin hadii waryaa ama ninka la yiraahdo kama xanaaqo.

Brother Talker, ani qof ahaan ma isticmaalo ee waxaan usoo qoray waa anoo sidaadoo kale ay kalimadu ila xumeed lakin arkay qof igu yiri kalimadu ma xumeee waa dumarka oo la yaso oo xataa magacoodii cay isu bedely.

Waa mahadsantihiin labadiinuba.

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Anonymous

Saturday, November 18, 2000 - 04:42 am
i can my shaqalo naag and she doesn't mind it.

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Sayruuq

Saturday, November 18, 2000 - 05:10 pm
Naag is good word, I like when someone calls
me Naag, specially when a man calls me Naag, I get
turn on, because I feel like this what's better than being women in this world, absolutely nothing
so girls be Naago and be proud.

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T-GIRL

Saturday, November 18, 2000 - 06:36 pm
Stop Naaging me

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Anonymous

Saturday, November 18, 2000 - 07:10 pm
tgirl typical english chips. lol

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faarax

Saturday, November 18, 2000 - 09:01 pm
yeah tell them sayruuq u go girl be proud of your naagness girls aint no shame in it

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Inan

Saturday, November 18, 2000 - 11:48 pm
Different views on naag!!!

What about HABLO? HABLAHA SOOMAALIYEED,

KALMADA HABLO XAGGEE BAY KA TIMI, I think it came from Habar, what do you think?

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Anonymous

Sunday, November 19, 2000 - 05:30 am
Sayruuq - u've got a strange nickname!

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SALSA

Sunday, November 19, 2000 - 06:06 am
I DON'T THINK NAAG IS THAT BAD, BUT I CAN'T STAND 'NAAYA' (IF THATS HOW ITS SPELLED)

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Sayruuq

Sunday, November 19, 2000 - 06:43 am
Anonymous Guess what
that's why I choose this name because it's
strange nickname and I like it.

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The Equalizer

Sunday, November 19, 2000 - 08:12 am
I think most of you are begging the question. My understanding of why women hate to be called "Naag" has little to do with being looked down upon. On the contrary, it has more to do with the stigma associated with it. Culturally speaking, "Naag" is someone who has lost her virginity. That's why often times when you call a virgin girl "Naag," she's offended and retorts with a rhetoric question which is "Adiga maa i naageysatey? 'or' Did I sleep with you???." In other words, she's protesting the fact that you've called her "Naag." This may not be true any longer since most girls don't stay virgin till their wedding night. Nonetheless, it shows how much importance was attached to virginity, at laest in the Somali culture. Women used to be so furious of being called "Naag" that she would put you on the spotlight by daring you to either corroborate your allegation or recant it altogether.

This shows how much acculturation and aberration we underwent since we left our beloved motherland of Somalia.


P.S., I ain't female. As such, my definition of "Naag" could be challenged by the opposite sex.

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cuuf

Sunday, November 19, 2000 - 01:14 pm
naati in naag lugu waco diido haagni madeeda ma sugna

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Shumay

Sunday, November 19, 2000 - 02:45 pm
When u call girl Naag is bad. Coz Naag is like
when u have sex with the girl or if she is u'r wife u can call her Naag. For me even my husband
can't call me Naag. Because it's not nice word,
no respect at all.

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cuuf

Tuesday, November 21, 2000 - 01:18 pm
shumay maonaha naag haka been sheegin .naati aad laseexato kaliya hadii aad naag ugu wici kartid ,
ninkana maxaad ugu wici?

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Anonymous

Monday, November 27, 2000 - 12:45 pm
walee somalida caydha qaadata waxan layaa banahay waxa ay uga fakariwaayeen aayahooda waxa ay ku hadlaan waa wax aan dadka fakaraya ku hadlin

TALO WAXAN INI LEEYAHAY ISKU HANUUNSHA DIINTA IYO WAXA RABI INI FARAY

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INTISAAR

Tuesday, November 28, 2000 - 12:57 am
wagaar ma'ana walaan ama ana cadaan leyka heesaya???..... naag ani niinki igu waca waa markaan labadeena kii xoog ween uu hari laha "DUNIIDAN":Olol)

SHUMAAY: SIDEEY TIRI NAAG WAXAA LAGU WACA NAAGTI XAAS AH EE ODEEY LEEH LAKIIN INAANTI(GABADHI) AAN LA GURSAAN WAYO AYAA LAGU WACA NAYAA MA'IDIINKA AYAA NAGEYSTAAY .... MAGAAC MIYEEY LEHEEN???
ASALKUBA KALMADA "NAAG" AYAA EHEEN KALMAAD FICAAN MARKA MAXAA IDIINKU WATA INAAD ISTICMASHAAN??

RAMADAAN WANAGSAN DHAMANTIINBA

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Xaali

Tuesday, November 28, 2000 - 05:16 am
I have no problem with be called Naag. What I can't stand is when some-one address me as:
saxiibow; or someone who is trying to pay me the ultimate compliment and they say 'tan waa nin raag ah!!! grrrrrr ":O

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Caraweelo

Tuesday, November 28, 2000 - 08:21 am
hmmm! Good point Equalizer. But I agree with Xaali- I wasn't brought up to think negatively of my gender. So to me there is nothing bad about anything "woman".
Nothing wrong with being called Naag and haween etc etc. But here is what I hate: "dhoocil" iyo "naaya"- How demeaning! Somewhat similar to when men are called "boys"-
Any explanation where the word "dhoocil" orginated?

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