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Somalis and terms of endearment

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I met a middle aged Somali couple who call each other "macaan" and "macaneey" :-O in front of people :-O
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Naagti lawaye see tahay.

Macaanto is not saucy, waa everyday word.
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So. My parents refer to eachother as "Darling". CRINGE :x .
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I've been good, adiga iska waran warka so daay, anything new?

There are saucy Somali terms of endearment? :lol:

This guy I met a while back kept calling me gacaliso and I would have laughed out loud if he didn't look so genuine.
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lol my parents call each other "papa and mama" :lol:

mom: papa?
dad: aiwa mama.
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Whats wrong with that?

I know this Somali couple who use "baby love" when addressing each other. :up: :lol:
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment

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abdi.ismail wrote:So. My parents refer to eachother as "Darling". CRINGE :x .
:lol:

Kenyans call each other mama abdi.ismail or baba abdi.ismail so darling aint so bad
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Been gd alahmadulilah, and nothing new sxibeey. Aniga if the right person aint calling me these names matag aa iqabto :oops: hypocrite socotaa ahay :lol:
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hyperactive wrote:lol my parents call each other "papa and mama" :lol:

mom: papa?
dad: aiwa mama.

Times like that I wonder what they used to call each other before they had any children :lol:
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greenday wrote:Been gd alahmadulilah, and nothing new sxibeey. Aniga if the right person aint calling me these names matag aa iqabto :oops: hypocrite socotaa ahay :lol:
No matter who says it aniga I will be thinking maxaa iga rabta? What are you up to camal
TheblueNwhite wrote:Whats wrong with that?

I know this Somali couple who use "baby love" when addressing each other. :up: :lol:
GAG :down: :lol:
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GAG? :o

Women are weird creatures. If you ignore them, they complain, if you dont they still complain.
Make up your minds for God's sake.
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my parents call each other habiibi and habiibti :lol:
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment

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BlackVelvet wrote:
abdi.ismail wrote:So. My parents refer to eachother as "Darling". CRINGE :x .
:lol:

Kenyans call each other mama abdi.ismail or baba abdi.ismail so darling aint so bad
That's like Umm Abdi and Abu Abdi. That' s normal.


Lakiin when they start saying "Daaarrrrlin" in honey sweet tones I'm rocking back and forth in the corner in a fetal position.

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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment

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^^^^ :lol: :lol: you have been scarred for life

TheblueNwhite wrote:GAG? :o

Women are weird creatures. If you ignore them, they complain, if you dont they still complain.
Make up your minds for God's sake.
lol@ If you ignore them, they complain. I hope you don't know that from first hand experience

Baby love just makes me think of the supremes so waa a bit overboard imo.
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment

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You are weird. :D
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