Mida kale Do You Know The Origin Of This Somali Saying?

[TheLoFather]

"NINKII SEEXDAA SICII DHIBI DHALE!"

Could you please share how this saying came about and what it implies in philosophical terms?




Thanks In Advance.

[AgentOfChaos]

Context: In Somalia just like in most cultures, cows are more valued than bulls due to their ability to produce milk.


Legend has it that there were two rival cattle herders whose most priced cows were pregnant. As fate would have it both cows gave birth to calves the very same morning, very early morning, and it just so happened that one of the two rival cattle herders was awake that morning and he witness both cows give birth but to his disappointment, his cow gave birth to bull calf, and the other cow had a heifer calf. So he looked around and realized there was no one around, so he switched the two calves. Hours later as the two rival cattle herders were having a conversation, one said "when I woke up I realized my cow gave birth but its a bull." and then jokingly the other said "ninkii seexdaa sicii dibi dhalay."

At least that's how I heard it, I could be wrong. As for what it means, its just similar to "early bird gets the worm."

[Thuganomics]

A guy gave his cows to his brother to look after.Hoping his cows would have female calfs and thereby increase his wealth in livestock and in milk production
Laakiin every year that his cows gave birth to a female calfs his brother would add it to his own herd and replace it with a male calf for his brother.Then he'd send word to his brother in the city "Sacaagii dibi buu dhaley".After a few years of this the brother in the city is said to have originated that saying and chose to pay for a ciidan to look after his stock from then on.Hope that helps

[Timiro1999]

Context: In Somalia just like in most cultures, cows are more valued than bulls due to their ability to produce milk.


Legend has it that there were two rival cattle herders whose most priced cows were pregnant. As fate would have it both cows gave birth to calves the very same morning, very early morning, and it just so happened that one of the two rival cattle herders was awake that morning and he witness both cows give birth but to his disappointment, his cow gave birth to bull calf, and the other cow had a heifer calf. So he looked around and realized there was no one around, so he switched the two calves. Hours later as the two rival cattle herders were having a conversation, one said "when I woke up I realized my cow gave birth but its a bull." and then jokingly the other said "ninkii seexdaa sicii dibi dhalay."

At least that's how I heard it, I could be wrong. As for what it means, its just similar to "early bird gets the worm."

halkeedii baad dhigtay.

[TheLoFather]

Thanks all.