SOMALI MARINE NOMENCULTURE

Galol · Post by **Galol** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:55 am

We Somalis are not seafaring nation although we atre adventerous enough to work in it abroad(almost all somali migrants to europe worked as seamen straight from camel herding to ocean going ships)

Surria calling Sharks Libaax gave me an idea. What names of sea creatures do you kknow in Somali?

Please see which fishes and mammals you know theire Somali names:

Shark

Whale

Mackerel

Dolphin

Stingray

Manatee

Pilchards

Add as you wish

Daanyeer · Post by **Daanyeer** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:10 am

Let me TRY it.

Shark = Libaax badeed

Whale = Nibiri

Mackerel = Qurbac

Dolphin =Neyl

Stingray = daba-miinshaar or Mayuunge

Manatee = Ceesaan

Pilchards = baala-makuuti

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Galol · Post by **Galol** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:14 am

Daanyeer

Simian knowledge

Dolphin is Neyl? We call it Hombro. And i nvewr heard of the stingray and Mannatee names. wonderful. This is educational so let hear some more.

Great start

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:58 am

Mannatees in Somalia? How did I miss that? Confused

Galol · Post by **Galol** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:14 pm

Grant

I didnt know either. I thought they lived in the Atlantic or something but I just threw them in and voila! there is a Somali name for them afterall.

surria · Post by **surria** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:29 pm

I just asked my older brother about yaxaas, and he said that we also call Sharks beeshakaano.

COSTA · Post by **COSTA** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:37 pm

Beeshikaano are you guys Baajuuni Laughing

Sharks ===Laqam

Niya · Post by **Niya** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:05 pm

Lol@ beshakana. That is not Somali, but derived from Italian pesce (fish) cane (dog).

Danyeer's list is impressive, never knew such words.

Galol · Post by **Galol** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:55 pm

you are correct sharks are libaax-badeed.

Somalis(or at least the fishing communities) have names for the various species of sharks.

Burcayd is the great white shark. Burcayd can also mean any ole kind of shark.

Shaqaawis is another species.

Haawilood = foetus of the shark

Post by **Basra-** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:02 pm

Me thinks Galol has developed a sick puppy love for Surria. ME also thinks, its disgusting. Sad

Galol · Post by **Galol** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:02 pm

Niya

Looooooooooool. Great. Is the no word called Sharcitti or something?

Cilmiile · Post by **Cilmiile** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:02 pm

galool

you stole my words. Shocked

but before u start to learn about the sea creatures, maybe u should first brush up on the domestic Somali livestock.

Qurbac is a young male camel and ceesaan is a small female goat. Daanyeer had some fun at your expense.

mackerel in somali is tarraaqad

manatee is geel-maanyo or habarey-maanyo in the south.

i have no idea the word for dolphin.

I have no idea what a pilchard is.

Cilmiile · Post by **Cilmiile** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:04 pm

nomenclature

I know the english definition of this word, but why do I remember its having a communist connection, Nomenklatura or something like that?

Any Gramscians out there?

Galol · Post by **Galol** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:19 pm

Cilmiile

I knew that cheeky monkey was up to something. I know ceesaan and qurbac but tell you what the bugger still fooled me.

And I knew about Tarraqad too. How about Zeytuux?

Niya · Post by **Niya** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:52 pm

Darn! I need remeidal course in geel jir language!

Galol Huh? didn't get your post no.