Somalis and terms of endearment
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Somalis and terms of endearment
I met a middle aged Somali couple who call each other "macaan" and "macaneey"
in front of people 
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
Naagti lawaye see tahay.
Macaanto is not saucy, waa everyday word.
Macaanto is not saucy, waa everyday word.
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
So. My parents refer to eachother as "Darling". CRINGE
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
I've been good, adiga iska waran warka so daay, anything new?
There are saucy Somali terms of endearment?
This guy I met a while back kept calling me gacaliso and I would have laughed out loud if he didn't look so genuine.
There are saucy Somali terms of endearment?
This guy I met a while back kept calling me gacaliso and I would have laughed out loud if he didn't look so genuine.
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
lol my parents call each other "papa and mama" 
mom: papa?
dad: aiwa mama.
mom: papa?
dad: aiwa mama.
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
Whats wrong with that?
I know this Somali couple who use "baby love" when addressing each other.

I know this Somali couple who use "baby love" when addressing each other.
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
abdi.ismail wrote:So. My parents refer to eachother as "Darling". CRINGE.
Kenyans call each other mama abdi.ismail or baba abdi.ismail so darling aint so bad
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
Been gd alahmadulilah, and nothing new sxibeey. Aniga if the right person aint calling me these names matag aa iqabto
hypocrite socotaa ahay 
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
hyperactive wrote:lol my parents call each other "papa and mama"
mom: papa?
dad: aiwa mama.
Times like that I wonder what they used to call each other before they had any children
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
No matter who says it aniga I will be thinking maxaa iga rabta? What are you up to camalgreenday wrote:Been gd alahmadulilah, and nothing new sxibeey. Aniga if the right person aint calling me these names matag aa iqabtohypocrite socotaa ahay
GAGTheblueNwhite wrote:Whats wrong with that?
I know this Somali couple who use "baby love" when addressing each other.![]()
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
GAG?
Women are weird creatures. If you ignore them, they complain, if you dont they still complain.
Make up your minds for God's sake.
Women are weird creatures. If you ignore them, they complain, if you dont they still complain.
Make up your minds for God's sake.
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
my parents call each other habiibi and habiibti 
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
That's like Umm Abdi and Abu Abdi. That' s normal.BlackVelvet wrote:abdi.ismail wrote:So. My parents refer to eachother as "Darling". CRINGE.
![]()
Kenyans call each other mama abdi.ismail or baba abdi.ismail so darling aint so bad
Lakiin when they start saying "Daaarrrrlin" in honey sweet tones I'm rocking back and forth in the corner in a fetal position.

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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
^^^^
you have been scarred for life
Baby love just makes me think of the supremes so waa a bit overboard imo.
lol@ If you ignore them, they complain. I hope you don't know that from first hand experienceTheblueNwhite wrote:GAG?![]()
Women are weird creatures. If you ignore them, they complain, if you dont they still complain.
Make up your minds for God's sake.
Baby love just makes me think of the supremes so waa a bit overboard imo.
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Re: Somalis and terms of endearment
You are weird. 
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