Don't teach non-somalis the Somali language

[Samatr]

While it may have its many benefits, in the end it is a really bad idea.

yeah I agree with you

i regret teaching some of my friends somali

know if i want to say something or talk secretly to my somali folks .. they understand

I can speak Somali in a way where the Somalis beside me won't understand, it's all about how well you know the person your trying to communicate with.

[xoogSADE14]

I can speak Somali in a way where the Somalis beside me won't understand, it's all about how well you know the person your trying to communicate with.

True, it will take several lifetimes for a foreigner to able to understand all the different Somali dialects and lingo.

[Galmeygaag]

I can speak Somali in a way where the Somalis beside me won't understand, it's all about how well you know the person your trying to communicate with.

True, it will take several lifetimes for a foreigner to able to understand all the different Somali dialects and lingo.

i think Samatr was implying something else.

Somali is by nature a declaratory language this enables your speech to be more open for different interpretations and thus allowing you to rid yourself of unwanted eavesdroppers when speaking to someone you know.

when my dad speak to his peers and i am standing next to him, it is slightly confusing and if it is intended to be private they can make it extremely difficult to make sense of what they say.

Big up to Af Soomaali

[siren]

Thank God for Af-Jiini.....

[Samatr]

I can speak Somali in a way where the Somalis beside me won't understand, it's all about how well you know the person your trying to communicate with.

True, it will take several lifetimes for a foreigner to able to understand all the different Somali dialects and lingo.

i think Samatr was implying something else.

Somali is by nature a declaratory language this enables your speech to be more open for different interpretations and thus allowing you to rid yourself of unwanted eavesdroppers when speaking to someone you know.

when my dad speak to his peers and i am standing next to him, it is slightly confusing and if it is intended to be private they can make it extremely difficult to make sense of what they say.

Big up to Af Soomaali

Xoogsade is right you can change dialects or use slang, but I was saying me and my friends use certain Somali words in a way where anyone listening in scratches their head.

[Voltage]

Even a Somali wouldn't understand weelka waa lagu jiraa sneaked into a conversation.

[paidmonk]

Even a Somali wouldn't understand weelka waa lagu jiraa snug into a conversation.

The only time that's ever used in my house is when we're trying to express that someone's in the bathroom. What other meaning could it have?

[Voltage]

Point proven. It is a way of saying there is an untrustworthy person around, a spy, or generally a person you need to watch out for to prevent divulging a secret.

You and your friend are talking about a person and they walk by or you see a suspicious person and you just slip weelka orgi baa ku jiro to let the other know.

[gobdoon]

I agree it is already hard enough, the ather day in london I have seen school childreen calling me ABAHA WAS.

[Galmeygaag]

i think it is, ariga weer baa ku jira. in short "weer baa ku jira"


can someone explain "weelka waa lagu jiraa" and "weelka orgi baa ku jiro" it just does not make sense

[Ms.Erudite]

Yes please stop...its so annoying I've had more non-Somalis speak to me in Somali in the last week than I have Somalis. Its like they think they have a connection with you because they can speak Somali yet you have never met them before.

[dawwa9]

Just tell them that ''Doqon weyn baan ahay''

means Hello

[grandpakhalif]

I had to learn this the hard way, those idiots kept on repeating "hooyada wase and "aabaha wase" to every somali habar and odey around

[dawwa9]

The only famous Somali word here foreigners keep saying is ''Waryaa''

[qoraxeey]

I agree it is already hard enough, the ather day in london I have seen school childreen calling me ABAHA WAS.

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