Somali words in your local slang

[AbdiJohnson]

Any Somali influences in your local slang?

Somali words here have become the most used slang words. I've realized how used it was when I constantly saw people who dont hang with Somalis use it and one Afghan years ago who was stunned when he heard me say "gaa-ree" to my mother while I was on the phone with me. I had to tell him its Somali and that I dont speak like a bum to my mother

Cuunto = drugs
Gabdahs (not gabdow)= girls
Gaa-ree = car
dh*lo = self explanatory
macaan f*** = nice a**
Warye (not warya) = yo
maskah/madax (has overtaken other words) =self explanatory
Daac = steal (is this word Somali? Im assuming so)

I think its more positive than the TDot Somalis who literally speak patois (despite the bad language)

Anyways, any examples from your town?


I am,

Abdi "Lose the slang once you matriculate" Johnson

[Methylamine]

Lol did u know the word "kowal" came from the Somali phrase "waan ku waalay"?

[AbdiJohnson]

Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool. I didn't know. Damn. Madah and kawal are the two most used words. I assumed kawal was Arabic.

They called me the Kawalogist/Kawalabear back in ____________ high school. Been kawaaling the scene and kawaling the system.

You know what I hate about slang. You can't trace it to the founder

I am,

Abdi "I tried to introduce a word but failed" Johnson

[grandpakhalif]

kawal, madax, cuunto I use all those slangs.

[Methylamine]

Funny how most of the slang words here came from Somali, yet most Somalis can barely speak the language properly (myself included)

[Lillaahiya]

You forgot sharabaado.

[Methylamine]

You forgot sharabaado.

Sharabaado? As in...

[Lillaahiya]

Wasakh.

[AbdiJohnson]

How can I forgotten "athi"?

Grandpa, but do you speak patois like the other Somalis?

Meth, I'm even worse than you. I stayed indoors in Somalia and used earphones so others dont talk to me. Or pretended I had to use the washroom to avoid conversations

Lilla, you made that up

I am,

Abdi "I think ayeyo figured out my M.O" Johnson

[Lillaahiya]

Sad thing is I didn't