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Re: Similarities between Somali & other languages
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:05 am
by LiquidHYDROGEN
BuuloXubeey wrote:Languages we have similarities:
Arabic
So many words like sacat, kursi, sariir etc
Italian
Few words such us Jalaato, Farmaajo, Armaajo, Katiibo etc
English
Little amount such as hoteel etc
Ancient Egyptian
Quite alot such as hibo, wabi, hees etc
Hindi
Quite a few such as gaari, baraf, dhukaan, etc
In terms of grammatical similarities I can't tell. But similar words that sound alike and have same meaning there are many such as those I mentioned above.
Those aren't similarities but loan-words.
Re: Similarities between Somali & other languages
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:29 am
by HooBariiska
abdi.ismail wrote:BuuloXubeey wrote:Languages we have similarities:
Arabic
So many words like sacat, kursi, sariir etc
Italian
Few words such us Jalaato, Farmaajo, Armaajo, Katiibo etc
English
Little amount such as hoteel etc
Ancient Egyptian
Quite alot such as hibo, wabi, hees etc
Hindi
Quite a few such as gaari, baraf, dhukaan, etc
In terms of grammatical similarities I can't tell. But similar words that sound alike and have same meaning there are many such as those I mentioned above.
Those aren't similarities but loan-words.
loan? ?
so we have to give it back? ??
Re: Similarities between Somali & other languages
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 6:15 am
by Arabman
HooBariiska wrote:loan? ?
so we have to give it back? ??
No such thing as "loan."
Re: Similarities between Somali & other languages
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 6:49 am
by Hyperactive
Lillaahiya wrote:^ Umi..
even it means, my mother, we call it to grandmother and mothers just mama.
i know arabic and french has same gender specific. i understand why none arabic native have problem with it, cause i studied french as second language. and having issues with somali too. where to use masculine and feminine. for example if i want to say, sandal, hamam ka jooga or joogta? i mean is sandal in the washroom
Re: Similarities between Somali & other languages
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:43 pm
by BlackVelvet
samatar133 wrote:Jasmine6 wrote:I noticed a while back that Somali nouns have gender, it had never occurred to me before.
Example:
Kursigan
Buuggan
But
Shanladan
Waraaqdan
And
Kabtaan
Sariirtan
You finally learned that Somali nouns have gender
Haddi sheekada bar ama barro tahay. Adiga meesha maxaa ku haysa
