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Indeed, Yaa Dr,

Some eastern oromo do not sound amhara though only the northern oromo.
This can be xplained by centuries long interaction between Oromos and amharas in the north oromolands.

Probably Nortern somali sound afar, and the somali in the deep south like Gode Qallaafo and dagaxbuur might sound Bantu for the same reason.
(i am not sure though as i never interacted with south people)

B.

lol @ Bantu sounding like

The actuall Somalis in the south sound NOTHING like Bantus...they have their own accent...and so do Bantus. The south is more diverse...even when it comes to pronounciations

I just been told red cow are labelled "Dhiin" in Waqooyi too

whn i used 2 have Qooley bk in xamar the red one we used 2 call it dhiin too

in real somali full red is dhiin

Cirwaaq,

You need to understand the history that took place between the Somalis (Issa) and Oramos. For Afars, every Somali is an Issa and you need to be careful when you are within Afar territories. You should claim other ethnic groups when you are in the middle of Afars if you don't have a government escort. You should also learn the Afar tribes and know some of them trace their clan names to the Somali clans. Close to the Red Sea, both Badowtameela (Wiilkii Badda) and Cumarayte trace their ancestory to MJ-Ciise Mohamud and Warsangeli-Cumar. The Xasoowe also trace their clan to be of Somali origin. I remember another Afar clan who trace their ancestors to Samaroon (Gadabuursi) even tough I can't recall their name. When you are in the middle territory, don't mention the word Xarla. This is a Somali clan Xarla Koombe whom today call themselves Xarla Ciise and had a bloody history with Afars in Awassa area. So be careful when you are travelling within Afar territory.

Somali and oromo share more words and r close in sentence construction.
But the two languages do not have the same "musicality": do not sound close.
Wheras afar strikingly sounds like somali.

B.

Very true. Sometimes it is difficult to tell Somali and Afar apart because of the way they pronounce the words. I think most north western Somalis are either Somalisized Afars or are part Afar. The way this girl in the video puts an emphasize on the letter 'dh' reminds me of how north western Somalis speak the Somali language.