500 Years for Somalis

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500 Years for Somalis

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This is a general theory I have of what will become of Somalis in the future.

In 10-30 years
Somalia will not exist anymore :som: destroyed from within. Each of the main clans will have their own territories and isolate themselves from other. Every territory will have its own flag, currency, government, military and so on. :som: :sland:

30-100 years
With the riches in natural resources and ever expanding need for resources by the powers of the world at this time, the Somali lands are seen as a strategic location, much like the Gulf region is today. Somalis by now have their own clan states not really united except through trade and policies. Seeing this division the powers of the world decide to turn each of the states against each other. Arming the minorities and funding rebellious guerilla groups and their tactics. Somalis go to war once again but this time its for control of shared resources and who and what state should benefit the most.

100-200 years
After a long and hard fought war Somalis have bitter resentment for each other and of each others states. No more communication, trade, and policies that are united to help the region. Instead Somalis are beginning to split apart with clans becoming more or less the identity to the people. Language begins to change as well, Somalis in different states wont understand a word of what others are saying. Cultures as well change with certain states being more free and open minded and others are more strict and conservative.

200-500 years
This is where things begin to fuck up. Somalis are a thing of the past by now each states has its own Identity. New ethnicities are being formed and certain states will look different to others. A muscular tall lightly coloured state, the thinly brown skinned complexion of the other states and the most detested are the pitch dark, dimwitted, short and rather unattractive failing state. Now the Horn of Africa region is basically a collection of multiple states with its own abstracted identities and no one really cares about past people and perceptions, loyalty is to your state.
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Re: 500 Years for Somalis

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In other words, things are looking up for us, Skinnies!
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barbarossa wrote:In other words, things are looking up for us, Skinnies!
Everything that goes up must come down sxb :D
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Re: 500 Years for Somalis

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Hmm! I thought we're already in the state you've described above, unless you're talking about some other people.
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Bastrodamus.we will have oil by 2020.war dadkani waa imtixaan.
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Re: 500 Years for Somalis

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You're describing the state of humanity. Why do you think Somalis would stay as an ethnic group forever. Ofcourse they will branch, grow out and become differentiated.

We probably grew out of other East African peoples. There weren't Somalis 2000 years ago, there probably won't be Somalis in 2000 years. We will all be something different perhaps.

Basra will still be regal though.

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And how the fock will languages change huh? will people will start adopting Oromo or Swahilli for what reason? and how would their ethnicity change surely your not talking about population replacement because that's ridiculous. Even so, what does that matter so long as they speak Somali - what makes one Somali is the language and to a lesser extent the culture. You see this is a obvious loophole and your premise that Somalis will gravitate from one another is even more nonsense. If anything the opposite is happening.
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Estarix wrote:And how the fock will languages change huh? will people will start adopting Oromo or Swahilli for what reason? and how would their ethnicity change surely your not talking about population replacement because that's ridiculous. Even so, what does that matter so long as they speak Somali - what makes one Somali is the language and to a lesser extent the culture. You see this is a obvious loophole and your premise that Somalis will gravitate from one another is even more nonsense. If anything the opposite is happening.
Language changes naturally, with different dialects and words adopted from others. Somali language now and 1000 years ago is a lot different. Somalis are already gravitating from one another sxb, don't blame me lol.
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Different to the point where it'd be a totally different language? hell no. lol.
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Estarix wrote:Different to the point where it'd be a totally different language? hell no. lol.
There was a time were all Horners spoke the same language, so yeah :D
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4,000 BC, which was at least 6000 years ago. Your argument is weak, i suggest you give it up.
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Lol its not weak, you think Somali was spoken 2000 years ago? The language would have sounded a lot different to what we know hada sxb. Language adapts and Somali is no different. In 1000 years Somali will sound very different to what we speak now. The Horn has like 100 different languages and they are more or less the same.
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Re: 500 Years for Somalis

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Yes, but it has split from other proto cushitic thousands of years ago, in the same way cushitic split from other afro asiatic languages. Today Oromo and Somali are two separate languages where although there exist a tiny amount of similarity (cushitic as a language family has a great degree of difference - some experts consider the language family a sprachbund) but for the most part it's unintelligible for the somali speaker.
Secondly how do you know Somali was not spoken 2,000 years ago? where are you getting your facts from.
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