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Dooli bood boodkiisa mukulaal xanaaqeed waaye :lol:
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Is there a book of Somali proverbs?
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Af aanad lahayn ileen aamus lama dhaho.
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iftiin la'aan waa aqon la'aan or smth
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Nin daad qaaday xunbo xuskay.

Nin maalin ma gaadhid
Ninna weligaa ma gaadhid
Ninka kaa faras wanaagsan maalinka ma gaadhid
Ninka kaa naag wanaagsana weliga ma gaadhid
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zidane88 wrote:Nin daad qaaday xunbo xuskay.

Nin maalin ma gaadhid
Ninna weligaa ma gaadhid
Ninka kaa faras wanaagsan maalinka ma gaadhid
Ninka kaa naag wanaagsana weliga ma gaadhid
Sxb maahmaahdu waa sidan


Nin maalin ma gaadhid,nina sanad ma gaadhid, nina weligaaba ma gaadhid. nin maalin ma gaadhid oo waa ninka kaa faraska dheereeya, nin sanad ma gaadhid oo waa ninka xoolihiisu sanadkaa meel caws badan daaqiyey, nin weligaa ma gaadhid oo waa ninka kaa gabadha/naagta wanaagsan.
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Waayeel waano diidan cirka fiiri/dey laguma karo

Ari jir intey aragtay, orgi baa u weyn (I hope the last one makes sense to yous it does to us)

Timirti horeba dab loo waa
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Ninkii shaqaaysanin, shaah ma cabbo

Xamari one:

Ninkii dooli dilo...dad muu dhaafaa
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Nin aan shaqeeysan, shaah waa ka xaraam.
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Sorry gedo gurl.. I just saw that you've posted a similar one before me..
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gedo_gurl wrote:Ninkii shaqaaysanin, shaah ma cabbo
My father always says this one.
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Habar habar lowaaye oo xogtolo'jiid

Anno abaahey ka yaaban buu abaahey abaahii keenay
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"Canjeero sidi ukala horeeso aa loo cuna " :)


" Cumrigaaga hadiis raago geel dhalaayo aas ku tusinaa" :)
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Good thread and some good stuff.


Geel maxaas(maxuu) indho kuul ka kasaa kurtunkuu ku rugtaa e?

Essence, feel free to correct me. A female friend of mine always says tht.

My favourite geel proverb

"Geel waa geel wixii gooyana waa geel"

Another one
4 layskuma daro: 1. Waan guuri 2. Waan guursan 3. Geel baan qaadi 4. Geenyaan gadan
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Lamagoodle wrote:Good thread and some good stuff.


Geel maxaas(maxuu) indho kuul ka kasaa kurtunkuu ku rugtaa e?

Essence, feel free to correct me. A female friend of mine always says tht.

My favourite geel proverb

"Geel waa geel wixii gooyana waa geel"

Another one
4 layskuma daro: 1. Waan guuri 2. Waan guursan 3. Geel baan qaadi 4. Geenyaan gadan
Lama, iminka ma hablihiibaa kaa baxsan la' ? :steviej:
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