Somali Diversity in Regional Names (Amazing)

[Caesar]

I came across a Siad Barre era book which teaches you the name of fish and their various names across regions, the amount of diversity in the Somali language is amazing ( though I am cautious of the words that J.hoose speak of ) Interesting resource none the less. I will use the information from this book to help with my fishing business .

Who knew in Af Somaali we had all these words for fish AND MORE! ( only one page out of an entire book!) I will never have to say just "kaluun" ever again. This is the type of vocabulary we need to learn. I also found another book dealing how to start and get into the fishing industry in Somali all in somali perfecto, another industry ripe for the picking

LOL @ Labo gaardle ( I saw the image in the book makes sense lol) and Dawaco though it didn't really look like a fox though.

[usb]

Somali language is much more diverse, older and superior than Arabic

[YummyMummy]

Thanks for posting this, great find!
The majority of Waqooyi names are actually Carabi. But the Carabi fish is a Mullet fish. Not sure what about the fish makes it carabi.

[blizzard90]

looooooooooooool. didn't you make a topic saying qabiilism is sick here you are two days later spreading hatred amongs the Muslims. what a hypocrite smh

[usb]

looooooooooooool. didn't you make a topic saying qabiilism is sick here you are two days later spreading hatred amongs the Muslims. what a hypocrite smh

take it

[Caesar]

looooooooooooool. didn't you make a topic saying qabiilism is sick here you are two days later spreading hatred amongs the Muslims. what a hypocrite smh

What does regional fish names have to do with tribalism?

horta are you retarded? Mods ban this useless troll user.

[garoweboy]

looooooooooooool. didn't you make a topic saying qabiilism is sick here you are two days later spreading hatred amongs the Muslims. what a hypocrite smh

For your own sake meel iska fadhiiso and get your mind straight.

[Caesar]

Call me Somali Scholar

Anyways asked the folks we say farabadaan for Octopus too, easy enough to remember! Also we say Ayax badeed for shrimp too, looks like benaadir and I share a few same words lol
also are these words accurate for your dialect? Dead @ Jubadahoose Kamba Kamba for ayax badeed love their af

also W = Waaqoyi

B = Bari

BN= Benaadir

JH = Jubadahoose






Bask in the vocabulary

[Caesar]

Somali language is much more diverse, older and superior than Arabic

Older I believe so, and Diverse, I would say somali is at the same level of diversity
I think most somalis are unaware of the massive vocabulary the somali language has. Even if we need loanwords why don't we borrow from Canfaari or Oromo? Languages closer to us. but I digress. I would like to institute a mass education program eliminating arabic loanwords from the somali language except for perhaps religious purposes, (I think Siad Barre tried to do this in the 70s or 80s or something if i know the story correctly )

Say NO to useless arab loan words.

[Caesar]

Thanks for posting this, great find!
The majority of Waqooyi names are actually Carabi. But the Carabi fish is a Mullet fish. Not sure what about the fish makes it carabi.

I wouldn't say majority, in the book many words are shared with the Bari dialect

words here and there are arabic, but usually as a second name.

Yeah dunno what makes it carabi lol, maybe instead of carab the people, carab tongue??
Lol there are somali fish called Dawaco, and Faraas and Dameer Labo gaardle is the coolest name tho

[sovlsworn]

Your enthusiasm.

I agree. Also, the context behind every word/phrase is oh so fascinating!

[Machiavelli2]

wow, thanks saaxibiyaal.

Isn't it wonderful if we Somalis could acknowledge our diversities in languages, accents and tribes and by not only tolerating it but, celebrating it? Let us that be our target and I promise you, we will be the most developed nation in Africa. Our attitudes to one another are failing us.

[Caesar]

wow, thanks saaxibiyaal.

Isn't it wonderful if we Somalis could acknowledge our diversities in languages, accents and tribes and by not only tolerating it but, celebrating it? Let us that be our target and I promise you, we will be the most developed nation in Africa. Our attitudes to one another are failing us.

Inshallah bro, we should embrace the diversity.

[Caesar]

Upon closer inspection of the dubious jubadahoose words I deduce it might be Swahili even then its still cool.

[Julkimi]

Ceasar: Thanks for sharing this. I'm embarrassed to say I called every fish Malay in afsomali. I will put this into my Somali archives.