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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby HilaacHills » Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:56 am

habariheshay,candha dhexe, xiiniinyo-dabadood.
"Walaal, waan idiin soo socdaa, candha dhexe ayaan soo dhaafayoo, xiiniinyo-dabadood ayaan wax yar u soo jirsaday." :lupe:


Noooooooooooooooooooooooo.

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby Marques » Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:23 am

i was eating with spoon but using left hand. i know , hada dee sow adonka ma adin. wa in english in laku tarjuma.
:notsure: 5a6a' kabeer ya 3aam...an eesar ey9'aa laken elnaas yosaboonee waya9ra5oon itha aklo bihaa :lol: ana 5aaifa 3an mufaaga' elnaas

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby ZubeirAwal » Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:59 am

@Ina,
sheikh, midi-laxoox, dhakko,hadal-badan.

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby BlackVelvet » Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:22 am

habariheshay,candha dhexe, xiiniinyo-dabadood.
"Walaal, waan idiin soo socdaa, candha dhexe ayaan soo dhaafayoo, xiiniinyo-dabadood ayaan wax yar u soo jirsaday." :lupe:


Noooooooooooooooooooooooo.
:lol:

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby Arabman » Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:00 pm

I wonder about Snetters who have nicknames like dooli, sac, dibi, caraweelo, kuuseey, etc.

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby AbdiJohnson » Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:09 pm

My nickname is af galooc

I am,

Abdi "I can't close my mouth" Johnson

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby skywalker25 » Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:17 pm

habariheshay,candha dhexe, xiiniinyo-dabadood.
"Walaal, waan idiin soo socdaa, candha dhexe ayaan soo dhaafayoo, xiiniinyo-dabadood ayaan wax yar u soo jirsaday." :lupe:


Noooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Loool waa hawd ka reerka..

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby Vivacious » Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:16 pm

In high school my friend Fartuun used to be called Fortune :lol:

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby Ismail87 » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:14 pm

There used to be a Somali girl in my year group called Nasteexo/Nasteho, they used to call her Nasty-ho :snoop:

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby Vivacious » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:38 pm

^ :holdup:

That's so mean

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby InaSamaale » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:38 pm

I wonder about Snetters who have nicknames like dooli, sac, dibi, caraweelo, kuuseey, etc.
Proud kuuseey here. Hayeh, haleys maqacaawdo. :)
@Ina,
sheikh, midi-laxoox, dhakko,hadal-badan.
Did you nickname yourself kiddo? What is mindi-laxoox supposed to mean? Pancake knife? :lol:

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby Ismail87 » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:44 pm

^ Af somaliga soo yara hagaaji awoowe :lol:
Back in dugsi the reer xamar kids made me a little song but all I can remember is "dheere dheere dhuuni waaye digsi gubtay dhaafi maaye" because that bit bothered me so much lol.

@Deeqa school kids ma laga nabad galaa horta?

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby InaSamaale » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:51 pm

What's wrong with my Somali ? :lol:

:dead:@ the song dedicated to you

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby Ismail87 » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:56 pm

Nothing, waa berefekti. :mrgreen:

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Re: Say No To Translating Somali Names

Postby Vivacious » Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:34 pm

Loooool Ismail, I have seen a lot of people that confuse g with q when it comes to writing Somali. Ina here meant to say magacaawo :lol:
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