Reer Waqoyi Dialect For Dummies :)

[Meyle]

What is the purpose of this thread? To make fun of the dialect spoken in northern Somalia/Somaliland? Yet the majority of news anchors in all Somali channels use standard Somali which happen to be made up by atleast 85% of the northern Somali dialect.

[kambuli]

Waryaa,

There is nothing as "Wadhyaa, wadhyee" every R is not interchangable with "dh"..so it is:

Waryaa or waaryee..

Eeyaahee is always used for older people and it is used for both genders

[daiman]

wrong post

[waryaa]

I think the only time I heard the word eyahe was in a riwayad on utube/sangub.

What is the purpose of this thread? To make fun of the dialect spoken in northern Somalia/Somaliland? Yet the majority of news anchors in all Somali channels use standard Somali which happen to be made up by atleast 85% of the northern Somali dialect.

mayle, does it look like that 2 u? it is purely educational - give and take. sometimes it is good to take off that defensive shield and see things from another angle.

[SelfD]

Beed = Ukun
Roodhi = rooti
Doobi = Lamadaayiiste
Rayiisle = tima jare
Dibjir = Darbi jiif
Shaadh = Shaati
Casaan = Guduudan
Malcaamad = Dugsi quraan
Walaweyn = reer south

Looks like i used more southern dialect...need to improve my waqooyinimo
I also use musqol instead of xamam (washroom)

[daiman]

i use many southern words... still luqada waa isku hal. it is how we say things that is different. accenka.....

[kambuli]

Anybody knows what Alqaban, Malaaxad, mardabaan and girgire means

[Thuganomics]

Waqooyi Tongue Twister

Caanaan Caboo
Biyo Kama Dabo
Kaban Karo

Say it fast

[daiman]

I know alqaban and girgire.....but not sure the other two. did you spell them correcly.

[SelfD]

Anybody knows what Alqaban, Malaaxad, mardabaan and girgire means

afmaal dictionary tells me:

Mardabaan-mardabaan masculine noun: water jar, large vessel for storing water
Girgire-girgire masculine noun: charcoal stove

[Cumar-Labasuul]

Thug, lol I heard it differently:

Nin kalluun cunay
Caano Kama daba
kaban Karo

Also this is another one:

Neyl-yahow hanoosoo
dhudhun hore,
dhudhun dambe
Dhulku kunaflayn

[Cumar-Labasuul]

Ok question for you southerners/koonfurians, tell me what the following words mean:

madeebad
malkhabad
gambo
kildhi
kaawiyad

[SelfD]

Ok question for you southerners/koonfurians, tell me what the following words mean:

madeebad
malkhabad
gambo
kildhi
kaawiyad

only word i know here...kaawiyad=iron (clothing)


oh and kildhi sounds like pot..

Gonna continue patting myself on the back

[daiman]

Kidhli not kildhi.

selfdescovery, where are you from? and also Kumbuli where is she from?


you never worn malkhabad? ayeeydaa miyaaney gamba xidhan?


i gave you some clue?

[Cumar-Labasuul]

Self

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