Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
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Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
بعض الكلمات الصومالية..
قلن = قلم رصاص
محايد= محاية
برايد= براية
ان فجعنا= ياللهول
اس إلالي= خذ بالك
ون قعي= أنا صاحي
وح مربتى= تأمر شيئا
وح اديغا لي = شي يخصك أنت
محى دودونسى = تدور على أي شي
ياكوشيغي = من قال لك
سق = خليك على الخط
كاسيدا =مع السلامه
ون لجوغا = أنا اقف بجانبه
بهبهاا = كلام فاضي
1 =كو
2= لبو
3= سدح
4=افر
5 =شن
6=لح
7=تدوبو
8=سيديت
9=سقال
10=تبن
وات سلامتهين =السلام عليكم
نبط = زين
اسكورن =اشلونك؟
سوق ان تقيا = انا ساذهب الى السوق
قوريقا = البيت
شغذا = العمل
ون كوشعلهي = احبك
معان باتهي =انت وايد حلو ياعمري
ودنهى = قلب
انهاقى وي معانتهي =عيونك احلى شي بالكون
اي لكفتم =لا تمزح معاي
هلكي شوقتى =انت وينك؟
مهى شيقتي =شمسوي؟
وحبنى =ولاشي
مكو ايلاويو = مستحيل ان انساك
وهن ربى انن سيحدوا =اريد ان انام
وهن ربى انن كوصاحبوا =اريد ان اتعرف اليك
نين = ريال
ناق = حرمه
لعق= بيزات
مدح = راسي
افكى = فمي
وي نوتهي = بينا اللقاء
قلن = قلم رصاص
محايد= محاية
برايد= براية
ان فجعنا= ياللهول
اس إلالي= خذ بالك
ون قعي= أنا صاحي
وح مربتى= تأمر شيئا
وح اديغا لي = شي يخصك أنت
محى دودونسى = تدور على أي شي
ياكوشيغي = من قال لك
سق = خليك على الخط
كاسيدا =مع السلامه
ون لجوغا = أنا اقف بجانبه
بهبهاا = كلام فاضي
1 =كو
2= لبو
3= سدح
4=افر
5 =شن
6=لح
7=تدوبو
8=سيديت
9=سقال
10=تبن
وات سلامتهين =السلام عليكم
نبط = زين
اسكورن =اشلونك؟
سوق ان تقيا = انا ساذهب الى السوق
قوريقا = البيت
شغذا = العمل
ون كوشعلهي = احبك
معان باتهي =انت وايد حلو ياعمري
ودنهى = قلب
انهاقى وي معانتهي =عيونك احلى شي بالكون
اي لكفتم =لا تمزح معاي
هلكي شوقتى =انت وينك؟
مهى شيقتي =شمسوي؟
وحبنى =ولاشي
مكو ايلاويو = مستحيل ان انساك
وهن ربى انن سيحدوا =اريد ان انام
وهن ربى انن كوصاحبوا =اريد ان اتعرف اليك
نين = ريال
ناق = حرمه
لعق= بيزات
مدح = راسي
افكى = فمي
وي نوتهي = بينا اللقاء
Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation

We need our own script.
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Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
Arabic script that is modified for Somali similar to what Urdu and Farsi did would have been idealKudo wrote:![]()
We need our own script.
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Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
accually in early 1970s my grandpa was one of people wanted to write somali in arabic letters instead latin. he didnt know latin letters, understandable. but most somalis in early age knew how to read arabic through quran lessons.
anyways, now it's too late.
anyways, now it's too late.
Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
KingWaslawi wrote:بعض الكلمات الصومالية..
قلن = قلم رصاص
محايد= محاية
برايد= براية
ان فجعنا= ياللهول
اس إلالي= خذ بالك
ون قعي= أنا صاحي
وح مربتى= تأمر شيئا
وح اديغا لي = شي يخصك أنت
محى دودونسى = تدور على أي شي
ياكوشيغي = من قال لك
سق = خليك على الخط
كاسيدا =مع السلامه
ون لجوغا = أنا اقف بجانبه
بهبهاا = كلام فاضي
1 =كو
2= لبو
3= سدح
4=افر
5 =شن
6=لح
7=تدوبو
8=سيديت
9=سقال
10=تبن
وات سلامتهين =السلام عليكم
نبط = زين
اسكورن =اشلونك؟
سوق ان تقيا = انا ساذهب الى السوق
قوريقا = البيت
شغذا = العمل
ون كوشعلهي = احبك
معان باتهي =انت وايد حلو ياعمري
ودنهى = قلب
انهاقى وي معانتهي =عيونك احلى شي بالكون
اي لكفتم =لا تمزح معاي
هلكي شوقتى =انت وينك؟
مهى شيقتي =شمسوي؟
وحبنى =ولاشي
مكو ايلاويو = مستحيل ان انساك
وهن ربى انن سيحدوا =اريد ان انام
وهن ربى انن كوصاحبوا =اريد ان اتعرف اليك
نين = ريال
ناق = حرمه
لعق= بيزات
مدح = راسي
افكى = فمي
وي نوتهي = بينا اللقاء
I don't know why I laughed so hard reading it.

There was few mistakes, did you write those?
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Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
Nah. It doesn't sound as good as when you read it in Somali.
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Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
AbdiWahab252 wrote:Arabic script that is modified for Somali similar to what Urdu and Farsi did would have been idealKudo wrote:![]()
We need our own script.


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Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
The Somali language needs a reformation that is long overdue.
The two letters that make things look unpleasant to the eye and take up more space and time to write would now be replaced by diacritics.
Hooyo=Hóyo
Aabo=Àbo
Hooyo=Höyo
Aabo=Äbo
We can use either one but I prefer the two dots over the accents.
The accents can instead be used for tonic words like Inan- Male Inán-Female.
Xukumadda Madaxweyne Siilaanyo ayaa la sheegay inay qorshaysay sidii siyaasiyiinta
Xukumaḑa Madaxweyne Sílányo ayá la shégay inay qorshaysay sidí siyásiyínta
Xukumaḑa Madaxweyne Sïlänyo ayä la shëgay inay qorshaysay sidï siyäsiyïnta
or we can make up or own new script that looks like the cool alien ones in the movies.
The two letters that make things look unpleasant to the eye and take up more space and time to write would now be replaced by diacritics.
Hooyo=Hóyo
Aabo=Àbo
Hooyo=Höyo
Aabo=Äbo
We can use either one but I prefer the two dots over the accents.
The accents can instead be used for tonic words like Inan- Male Inán-Female.
Xukumadda Madaxweyne Siilaanyo ayaa la sheegay inay qorshaysay sidii siyaasiyiinta
Xukumaḑa Madaxweyne Sílányo ayá la shégay inay qorshaysay sidí siyásiyínta
Xukumaḑa Madaxweyne Sïlänyo ayä la shëgay inay qorshaysay sidï siyäsiyïnta
or we can make up or own new script that looks like the cool alien ones in the movies.

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Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
Just adopt the Kaddare script, it was held to be the best Somali indigenous script.
http://dspace-roma3.caspur.it/bitstream ... 201961.pdf
Arabic is too problematic.
http://dspace-roma3.caspur.it/bitstream ... 201961.pdf
Arabic is too problematic.
Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
KingWaslawi wrote:بعض الكلمات الصومالية..
قلن = قلم رصاص
محايد= محاية
برايد= براية
ان فجعنا= ياللهول
اس إلالي= خذ بالك
ون قعي= أنا صاحي
وح مربتى= تأمر شيئا
وح اديغا لي = شي يخصك أنت
محى دودونسى = تدور على أي شي
ياكوشيغي = من قال لك
سق = خليك على الخط
كاسيدا =مع السلامه
ون لجوغا = أنا اقف بجانبه
بهبهاا = كلام فاضي

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Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
wan qacay= im awake 

Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
Arabic would've been better than this pig latin script we use today doesnt even pass the horn of africa.
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Re: Somali language made easy in Arabic translation
Adeer... this is Galal (AUN) modified version of the Arabic script.AbdiWahab252 wrote:Arabic script that is modified for Somali similar to what Urdu and Farsi did would have been idealKudo wrote:![]()
We need our own script.

We used vowels unlike Modern standard arabic prior to Galal (AUN) modification. Also in Somali, we omitted the use of 4 letters... ذ ض ص لا ظ ز
We should use all of the letters of the Arabic script, in order to convey loan words.
غ is a G in Somali Arabic version.
This is the Persian modified script.

THey added 4 additional characters.
پ
چ
ژ
گ
Urdu script

This is a poem from Shiekh awees al Barawe (AUN). He wrote this in his dialect (AF MAAY MAAY). Notice the use of vowels.

Af Maay Maay contain special vowels/consonants such as We need to represent.... P JH TH GH NG Y'
Also how can illustrate our various tones ? Such as Inan (boy) and Inán (girl), Beer (liver) and Beer (farm) ??
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