Differences in dhaqan?

[waayeel101]

there are some differences not only south and north even from family to family. i dont consider myself from any somali region but i feel i every region have minor differences.

yes that's true. the environment also plays big role. for example a boy/girl raised in qurbaha has different cultures than the ones who raised back home, and the ones from big towns in somalia are different from reer badiyaha even if they are from same family.

i heard this boy from 'somewhere' back home married a girl from a family have strict culture. after few months he realized the girl is basari and went to his step father told him adeer inanti basari ayay noqotee ii bedela ta yar i siiya lol. odeygu aqli ayu laha wuxu ku yidhi marki tan ku sinayey sow odayal iyo abaha kulamay socon. haa ayu yidhi imikana bedelka ta yar odayashi u soo kaxayso. isago faraxsan ayu u tegay abihi marku u shegay odeygi ayu ku yidhi mar danbe hadan ka maqlo waxas ana gacantayda kugu dili. ma gabadho la isu bedela aragtay! ceeb intas nogu filan.

[Hyperactive]

there are some differences not only south and north even from family to family. i dont consider myself from any somali region but i feel i every region have minor differences.

yes that's true. the environment also plays big role. for example a boy/girl raised in qurbaha has different cultures than the ones who raised back home, and the ones from big towns in somalia are different from reer badiyaha even if they are from same family.

i heard this boy from 'somewhere' back home married a girl from a family have strict culture. after few months he realized the girl is basari and went to his step father told him adeer inanti basari ayay noqotee ii bedela ta yar i siiya lol. odeygu aqli ayu laha wuxu ku yidhi marki tan ku sinayey sow odayal iyo abaha kulamay socon. haa ayu yidhi imikana bedelka ta yar odayashi u soo kaxayso. isago faraxsan ayu u tegay abihi marku u shegay odeygi ayu ku yidhi mar danbe hadan ka maqlo waxas ana gacantayda kugu dili. ma gabadho la isu bedela aragtay! ceeb intas nogu filan.

yarku wo yara aqli yara dee. that should be commonsense.

but your point is on spot! my little bro keep hearing his mom saying; la'ag' ba aabo o diraya etc... he said to his mom one day, "leesh jado ma yashtagil, 7ena mo bank al khaliiji" he was not that little tho...arounf 14

his mom through him out that night! "waryaa, Allaho yan ko bahanin, ba ka damaatay"

3eyaal qorbo daqan maleh.

[SultanOrder]

Cultural differences amongst Somalis? North/South differences. This topic never gets old.


Somalis says differences but in reality it's nuances. We all have one culture and one language and we are the same. Now if you want to talk about differences you look at Somali to Habashi or Kikiyu. To say we have different cultures is to have a very Somali centric view of the world limited to just Somalis. Then you can say every village has a different culture.

[waayeel101]

hyper, lol before i didn't go to somalia i was thinking to marry a girl from wadanki but now there are no way for that lol.

i even find out of young ppl from qurbaha take most of their culture from their parents and close family. etha el3ayla foda el3iyal biyesiro fodweyeen lol.

[Hyperactive]

i agree, the most culture you take is from parents and home. specially little details, we do not pay attention day to day, after you leave home, you want the way mom does things.lol

first time when i went back home, i was 15, i keep saying, mom cooks this, mom does bed this way etc. war hooyada mesha majookta e knock youself out ba la iku yiri. people wadanki ma na7an

[HayWire]

Reer waqooyi are a weird bunch runtii. Lol i remember when i got married we got this oodkac mixed with dates called waslad. ina lilahi shit was disgusting.

[HayWire]

Yummy yeah dhaqan aan ka yaabay waaye

Reer waqooyi are a weird bunch runtii. Lol i remember when i got married we got this oodkac mixed with dates called waslad. ina lilahi shit was disgusting.

Inadeero..your better half is a northener?

Ironically no. She's daa'ud lol

Daaud with isaq mom?

[AGENT447]

Given that culture is defined as the sum of attitudes, customs, beliefs that distinguishes one group from one another and is transmitted through language, material objects, rituals, institutions and arts, I don't see how anyone can interpret that as Somalis having any significant differences in what's essentially a one culture when it's a well known fact that we all share these with out any major discrepancies.

We might call it a subtle simple differences in style, approach or execution which can't even be classed as sub - culture but never an actual cultural anomalies

Sunderland and Newcastle in the North East of England might have subtle differences in how they express themselves or approach certain aspects locally so do Liverpool and Manchester in the North West have a different accent/dialect but they have no fundamental cultural differences to speak of. The same applies to Somalis.

From Djibouti, Borama, Hargeisa and Burco to Lasanod, Bosaso, Galgacayo all the way down south the subtle differences in expression, accent and peculiarities get stronger but they never deviate from the general practices of Somali culture in its essence.

[TheMightyNomad]

that is slight varations of the same culture. it is nothing new. Reer North and Reer South have even different dialects.

you guys say suuli we say musqusha. You guys say gaari and we say baabuur

You can find the same varations of the same culture pretty much in every country.

It's more than just different dialects.

i know but that is just an example. My point being is that the differences are a slight varations & nuances of the same culture. its not uncommon place!!

[TheMightyNomad]

Given that culture is defined as the sum of attitudes, customs, beliefs that distinguishes one group from one another and is transmitted through language, material objects, rituals, institutions and arts, I don't see how anyone can interpret that as Somalis having any significant differences in what's essentially a one culture when it's a well known fact that we all share these with out any major discrepancies.

We might call it a subtle simple differences in style, approach or execution which can't even be classed as sub - culture but never an actual cultural anomalies

Sunderland and Newcastle in the North East of England might have subtle differences in how they express themselves or approach certain aspects locally so do Liverpool and Manchester in the North West have a different accent/dialect but they have no fundamental cultural differences to speak of. The same applies to Somalis.

From Djibouti, Borama, Hargeisa and Burco to Lasanod, Bosaso, Galgacayo all the way down south the subtle differences in expression, accent and peculiarities get stronger but they never deviate from the general practices of Somali culture in its essence.

Exactly!! Well put.

but who knows maybe Sab aka Boon somalis are an exception to this, but that is debatable.

[hassan8790]

I agree, Reer Koonfurta and Reer Waqooyi have some differences

[NoThatAbdi]

I'm from the north and I would agree. The people from the south are more humble and polite, especially when their women
make tea and say aboowe

[thegoodshepherd]

The biggest shock I ever had was when a few friends were talking about marriage and the overall experience. A reer woqoyie guy then said his wife liked to play around with him before he went to town on her. He said "gabadheedu in yara oo farakaciyaar ah bey jeceshahay"

We were all sitting there stunned thinking this guy is abusing his one year old girl Apparently gabadh in woqoyie means xaaska, while inan means daughter.

[gegiroor]

There might be slight variations, but culture wise Somalis have the same culture.

[PrinceNugaalHawd]

Reer waqooyi are a weird bunch runtii. Lol i remember when i got married we got this oodkac mixed with dates called waslad. ina lilahi shit was disgusting.

I love it. What you mean nasty! Apparently those Abgals got it wrong lol