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RuralMan08 wrote:Firstly the Somali language is related to Arabic for those who hate Arabic. They are both Afro Asiatic languages. Arabic is the closest foreign language to the Somalis.

Secondly, a people who dont know their own mother tongue is like a mouse that thinks its a lion.

nobody hates the arabic language, thats just not on, the quran is written in arabic for crying out loud, but is the fact that we seem to care more about other languages than our own, for example i've seen somalis from the south who will deliberately speak Italian just to sound cool or northerners speak English becaue they think that will bring them closer to the Queen. (seen both cases in may own eyes) and all that time we pushing our children to learn a language that we not so proud of. why is that?

surrender wrote:

RuralMan08 wrote:Firstly the Somali language is related to Arabic for those who hate Arabic. They are both Afro Asiatic languages. Arabic is the closest foreign language to the Somalis.

Secondly, a people who dont know their own mother tongue is like a mouse that thinks its a lion.

nobody hates the arabic language, thats just not on, the quran is written in arabic for crying out loud, but is the fact that we seem to care more about other languages than our own, for example i've seen somalis from the south who will deliberately speak Italian just to sound cool or northerners speak English becaue they think that will bring them closer to the Queen. (seen both cases in may own eyes) and all that time we pushing our children to learn a language that we not so proud of. why is that?

Honestly I really dont see why we should be too concerned, if we analyse the situation and use other peoples as an example then look at the 3rd or 4th generation Pakistanis. Most of their kids cannot speak a word of Urdu except hello and goodbye. This is because they have been bought up to believe English is the best language so yes its not a surprise that individuals amongst the Somalis would like to acto cool speaking English and sometimes are a bit embarrased of Somali. However from my experience once they pass their teens they usually develop an interest for Somali so InshAllah its fine. Somali language will never die out InshAllah. The best way to preserve Somali is to encourage Arabic, contrary to what people think, I know many people who improved their Somali whilst learnign Arabic

surrender wrote:

RuralMan08 wrote:Firstly the Somali language is related to Arabic for those who hate Arabic. They are both Afro Asiatic languages. Arabic is the closest foreign language to the Somalis.

Secondly, a people who dont know their own mother tongue is like a mouse that thinks its a lion.

nobody hates the arabic language, thats just not on, the quran is written in arabic for crying out loud, but is the fact that we seem to care more about other languages than our own, for example i've seen somalis from the south who will deliberately speak Italian just to sound cool or northerners speak English becaue they think that will bring them closer to the Queen. (seen both cases in may own eyes) and all that time we pushing our children to learn a language that we not so proud of. why is that?

You forget the Djiboutians who love to speak french to sound cool.
Besides we Somalilanders we love our Language Afka somaliland , ingreeska na waanu ku hadalna laakin ma sheeg sheegano

Sidha Af Soomaali looqoro waan aqaana. Fariid

surrender wrote:^How does learning Arabic improve Somali? (im not being negative but i really wona know)

When somebody who is learning Arabic starts to learn words like Ghado = lunch, 7afla = xaflad, 3aroos = Aroos then they are learnign Somali aswell. Many individuals came back knowing alot of Somali just because of curiosity

The_Emperior5 wrote:

surrender wrote:

RuralMan08 wrote:Firstly the Somali language is related to Arabic for those who hate Arabic. They are both Afro Asiatic languages. Arabic is the closest foreign language to the Somalis.

Secondly, a people who dont know their own mother tongue is like a mouse that thinks its a lion.

nobody hates the arabic language, thats just not on, the quran is written in arabic for crying out loud, but is the fact that we seem to care more about other languages than our own, for example i've seen somalis from the south who will deliberately speak Italian just to sound cool or northerners speak English becaue they think that will bring them closer to the Queen. (seen both cases in may own eyes) and all that time we pushing our children to learn a language that we not so proud of. why is that?

You forget the Djiboutians who love to speak french to sound cool.
Besides we Somalilanders we love our Language Afka somaliland , ingreeska na waanu ku hadalna laakin ma sheeg sheegano

The_Emperior5 wrote:You forget the Djiboutians who love to speak french to sound cool.
Besides we Somalilanders we love our Language Afka somaliland , ingreeska na waanu ku hadalna laakin ma sheeg sheegano

but somaliland speaks somali? and anyways Djiboutianku caadi maaha, there was kuwa na'ag dagan bari, and they used to speak the french language more than somali. one tim on parents evening day, a somali translator was sent to translate for the Djiboutian women (the translatr comes in to translate between the parents and teachers) and she said, me no speak somali, get french now! ani iyo hooyo waan isfiirinay, couldnt believe what this women was saying, hada waa ta tiraahda huuno ilmaha ii siifiiriya, suuqaan kasoo noqonayaa.! somalidu waa cajiib walee, always waxaanu jecelnahay waxaanu lahayn anaku.

RuralMan08 wrote:

surrender wrote:^How does learning Arabic improve Somali? (im not being negative but i really wona know)

When somebody who is learning Arabic starts to learn words like Ghado = lunch, 7afla = xaflad, 3aroos = Aroos then they are learnign Somali aswell. Many individuals came back knowing alot of Somali just because of curiosity

im taking arabic and you can add sariir on that too

Somali vocabulary really is 30% Arabic, Emperior isn't lying

Beydh = Egg

Calamka = world

xukumud = gov't

albaabka = door



ect, somalis say them too

I can read Somali, but I can't understand what I'm reading. My Somali socks period though...like really socks...like really really really socks. But atleast I can understand and not feel lost around Somalis.

surrender wrote:

The_Emperior5 wrote:You forget the Djiboutians who love to speak french to sound cool.
Besides we Somalilanders we love our Language Afka somaliland , ingreeska na waanu ku hadalna laakin ma sheeg sheegano

but somaliland speaks somali? and anyways Djiboutianku caadi maaha, there was kuwa na'ag dagan bari, and they used to speak the french language more than somali. one tim on parents evening day, a somali translator was sent to translate for the Djiboutian women (the translatr comes in to translate between the parents and teachers) and she said, me no speak somali, get french now! ani iyo hooyo waan isfiirinay, couldnt believe what this women was saying, hada waa ta tiraahda huuno ilmaha ii siifiiriya, suuqaan kasoo noqonayaa.! somalidu waa cajiib walee, always waxaanu jecelnahay waxaanu lahayn anaku.

yeah they do that dhaqan bay uu leeyihin wadamada fransiisku gumaystey oo dhan love inay ku hadlaan fransiis just like Algeria iyo kuwa north africa wa uu dhaqan

And we speak Af somaliland from now one surrender Somali mah afkayagu

The Nomad wrote:

Alluring wrote:Monkey, but how dare you say Arab needs to take it over? when you aren't even a Somali?

Sarcasm is lost of you. Somalia will be an Arab vassal state, insha'allah.

Make dua

inschallah only the northern part

the south will remain black african

emperior:If you show me any legitimate articles, documents, books thats states there is such thing as ‘somaliland’ language, i will from now on call it that. Deal?

my somali is quite good

laakin 2 many arabic, french and english words

abdikarim86 wrote:my somali is quite good

laakin 2 many arabic, french and english words

i can imagone you speakingto your mom, "mom beyd kii xageen kasoo buygreeyaa" couldnt add french as i dont speak in that language.

surrender wrote:

abdikarim86 wrote:my somali is quite good

laakin 2 many arabic, french and english words

i can imagone you speakingto your mom, "mom beyd kii xageen kasoo buygreeyaa" couldnt add french as i dont speak in that language.

no "hooyo beedka ma glaseerkaan ku freeze gareeya"

beed=arabic
glacier=french
freeze=english

or "ma tukaankaan cashada kasoo buy gareeya"