KH in the Somali language

[Xusseyn]

Can someone tell why was 'KH' added in the Somali alphabet, when there isn't really a Somali word that starts with 'KH'?

[kkk47]

khamri,, starts with Kh

[Xusseyn]

[quote="kkk47"]khamri,, starts with Kh[/quote]

That's Arabic not Somali. I have yet to find a Somali word that start with KH.

[Naaima]

Salam alaikum

walal there are bunch of somali words that starts with kh!!

[kkk47]

Warye Costa

khatar baa tahaye,,, alcoholic inaa tahay baa caddaysatay

so Khamri is not a somali word at all

[FAH1223]

maybe cause of the arabic script

[Xusseyn]

[quote="Naaima"]Salam alaikum

walal there are bunch of somali words that starts with kh!![/quote]

Like?

[Naaima]

like khadra

[Xusseyn]

[quote="kkk47"]Warye Costa

khatar baa tahaye,,, alcoholic inaa tahay baa caddaysatay

so Khamri is not a somali word at all[/quote]

I am not COSTA,.

Khatar is not Somali either.

[Naaima]

umm my question is what it the different kh and q it sounds very similar an dh and d again it sounds very similar

[Xusseyn]

[quote="Naaima"]like khadra [/quote]

Khadra means green in Arabic, it's not a Somali word.

Somali for green is Cagaar.

Khatar is not Somali, the Somali word for danger is Halis.

[kambuli]

Kh is in Somali language..Haven't you ever heard when they say...Khiikhdii u dambaysey...ama hebel waa khiikh lahaa..oo naftiibaa haysay? And some time times they say Kuukh..Cabsida..

But yet most of the words that have kh are originally Arabic like;
Khafiif, khariidad, khasiis, khaa'in, khaawi, khasnad, khamri, Khamiis(Thursday) Khamiis(dress)..

This is so because our language is filled with foreign languages specially Arabic, English and Indian..

[Naaima]

[quote="Xusseyn"][quote="Naaima"]like khadra [/quote]

Khadra means green in Arabic, it's not a Somali word.

Somali for green is Cagaar.

Khatar is not Somali, the Somali word for danger is Halis.[/quote

khadra is a somalian name walal

[Naaima]

[quote="kambuli"]Kh is in Somali language..Haven't you ever heard when they say...Khiikhdii u dambaysey...ama hebel waa khiikh lahaa..oo naftiibaa haysay?

But yet most of the words that have kh are originally Arabic like;
Khafiif, khariidad, khasiis, khaa'in, khaawi, khasnad, khamri, Khamiis(Thursday) Khamiis(dress)..

This is so because our language is filled with foreign languages specially Arabic, English and Indian..[/quote]


loooooooooooooool khamiis day and khamiis dress

[kkk47]

fiiri Costa


what about the word ''KHAASATAN''