Reply: who has better af somali north or south.

[*Nobleman*]

Walahi i couldnt agree more with advo, with regards to reer wagooyi kids in the west speaking better af somali. This question has baffled me for years. Out of all my somali freinds in London i've always noticed that the reer wagooyi kids can speak 100% fluent af somali, even though many of them are the kids or grandkids of seamen, residing in the UK for over 50 years. Where as my reer xamar freinds struggle to construct one sentence in af somali, despite being in the UK for no longer 10 years. I just dont get it. This was further proved during the conference calls: reer wagooyi guys such as cali gaab and emperior could speak good somali, where as others i wont mention couldnt.

why is this? Were reer wagooyi peeps always reer miyi and reer xamars were reer magaal? I've also noticed reer wagooyi families make a big deal if someone doesnt speak af somali. My family constantly mock any of the youngers who dont speak somali and as result embrass them into learning. Also my parent encourage that we only speak somali in the house.

Shit just baffled me, i cant understand the reasons behind this lol

[surrender]

noble i dont get the big deal with this? waa maxay south v north thing baryahan. i consider myself i being both southner and northerner and therfore would defend both in saying that are kids in the UK who speak perfect somali from both ends. and btw all most all the rer mudug kids ive met have perfect somalia.

[SummerRain]

I'm not proud of how little I know Somali. But I grow up with only my mother and father and sibbling as the only SOmalis around till I was in my late teens. How is one suppose to speak perfect Somali when 97% of the time he is non Somali speakers?

[sadeboi]

Listen, what is a southern accent?

One thing you have to understand is, the southern or reer-xamar kids are speaking perfect Somali in their dialect. I bet you can get their grandparents and they will speak the same to you. Because you don't understand them doesn't imply they don't speak it well. For example when shirib came on the conference call some people (qaldans) laughed and said "War wuxu ille af-somaali ma yaqaano" clearly when he writes he writes very well but because of his accent they thought he didn't speak Somali, I can contest that when he is with his parents they fully understand each other and speak correct Somali based on their terms.

Just because hears a repetitive "dee dee...qow...jow...gow" does not mean that they speak Somali better!

[SummerRain]

Is he talking about the accent mise the fluency in the lang? If its the former, well too bad, you ought to be cultured cuz everyone is not like you. wtf

[*Nobleman*]

noble i dont get the big deal with this? waa maxay south v north thing baryahan. i consider myself i being both southner and northerner and therfore would defend both in saying that are kids in the UK who speak perfect somali from both ends. and btw all most all the rer mudug kids ive met have perfect somalia.

No beef intended its just something i noticed and bugged me and advo mentioning sparked a bit of debate.

I'm not proud of how little I know Somali. But I grow up with only my mother and father and sibbling as the only SOmalis around till I was in my late teens. How is one suppose to speak perfect Somali when 97% of the time he is non Somali speakers?

Not your fault at all laakin. I know some guys whose parent are born and bred in Cardiff, Wales and are the grandsons of seamen who came to the UK 70 years ago. But as soon as they speak you'd think there some nomads.

[*Nobleman*]

Listen, what is a southern accent?

One thing you have to understand is, the southern or reer-xamar kids are speaking perfect Somali in their dialect. I bet you can get their grandparents and they will speak the same to you. Because you don't understand them doesn't imply they don't speak it well. For example when shirib came on the conference call some people (qaldans) laughed and said "War wuxu ille af-somaali ma yaqaano" clearly when he writes he writes very well but because of his accent they thought he didn't speak Somali, I can contest that when he is with his parents they fully understand each other and speak correct Somali based on their terms.

Just because hears a repetitive "dee dee...qow...jow...gow" does not mean that they speak Somali better!

Saxib i'm not talking about dialect, just plain ability to speak af somali. Even though i'm accustomed to reer wagooyi accent, i cant easily understand almost all dialects.

[*Nobleman*]

Is he talking about the accent mise the fluency in the lang? If its the former, well too bad, you ought to be cultured cuz everyone is not like you. wtf

Ability to talk somali!! Btw your af somali got some rave reviews during the conference calls.

[sadeboi]

They do speak Somali...their version of it.

Dee iminka qaruurada eegaya

Miriyaadka isku fiirinaa...

waa isku mid...in kasto maanta ka hor qaruurad iyo eeray la cayn ah aan waligey maqlin.

[*Nobleman*]

They do speak Somali...their version of it.

Dee iminka qaruurada eegaya

Miriyaadka isku fiirinaa...

waa isku mid...in kasto maanta ka hor qaruurad iyo eeray la cayn ah aan waligey maqlin.

Yep i seen that topic. Laakin on another note i cant write somali very well, but i'm 100% fluent and can read ok. I.ve noticed some guys on this site can write well, but cant speak well.

[Shirib]

Af Jiida

[*Nobleman*]

Af Jiida

yaa afka jiida?

[AbdiWahab252]

I agree with Nobleman and want to winnow it down: Issaq & Ogaden are two groups who educate their children to be fluent in Somali and in their customs

[Shirib]

Af Jiida

yaa afka jiida?

What?

Af Jiida is a language spoken by the Jiida clan

[*Nobleman*]

Af Jiida

yaa afka jiida?

What?

Af Jiida is a language spoken by the Jiida clan

ahhh i see. Jiida means to stretch and i was asking who stretches their speech.