What are the Somali regional ...

ToughGong · Post by **ToughGong** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:40 pm

names for these plants

Tamarind We call this Xamar

Aloe Vera We call this Dacar

Sorghum We call this Garow or Hadhuudh when cooked

Maize We call this Arabikhi there might well be other name for it too

Kukri · Post by **Kukri** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:42 pm

Why you teaching af waqooyi to walaweyn?..lol

Ps...did you answer my Q in IPG?

Post by **Xamud.** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:46 pm

Seemeyer I have heard of Hadhuudh, but all them other words ninyahow waligay maba maqal.

Voltage · Post by **Voltage** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:48 pm

Tamarind we call Raqay, maize we call Galey

The other two Dacar and Garow we also use.

ToughGong · Post by **ToughGong** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:52 pm

Voltage wrote:Tamarind we call Raqay, maize we call Galay

Voltage:Is there a plant called Xamar in your neck of the woods then

Kukri: What Q,that was a statement,you made

ToughGong · Post by **ToughGong** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:53 pm

Xamud. wrote:Seemeyer I have heard of Hadhuudh, but all them other words ninyahow waligay maba maqal.

Give the relevant names then sxb

Kukri · Post by **Kukri** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:53 pm

Ok, just wanted to make sure you knew what i was talking about.

Voltage · Post by **Voltage** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:54 pm

Not that I know of. What do you call wheat? We call it Qamadi

How about sugarcane? We call it Qasab.

ToughGong · Post by **ToughGong** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:55 pm

Voltage wrote:Not that I know of. What do you call wheat? We call it Qamadi

How about sugarcane? We call it Qasab.

Qamadi also
Suger cane though is called Aalle Sonkor

ToughGong · Post by **ToughGong** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:57 pm

Kukri wrote:Ok, just wanted to make sure you knew what i was talking about.

Kaasi waa nin waalan dee, delusions of grandeur

Kukri · Post by **Kukri** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:59 pm

What do you mean?

Voltage · Post by **Voltage** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 11:59 pm

This is actually interesting. I have never heard of "Arabkhikhi" for galey bal do more

ToughGong · Post by **ToughGong** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:01 am

Kukri wrote:What do you mean?

Dee my thread in the IPG maanad ka hadleyn

Kukri · Post by **Kukri** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:02 am

ToughGong · Post by **ToughGong** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:05 am

Voltage wrote:This is actually interesting. I have never heard of "Arabkhikhi" for galey bal do more

What about Jojoba plant
We call it Gob

And the fruit is also called gob

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