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When you have this many words for a single animal.That's love

Aaran "young camels who are no
longer sucklings"

Abeer or ameer "female camel that
has not given birth"

Afkuxuuble "miscarried camel fetus"
awr "male pack camel"

Awradhale "camel that always gives
birth to he-camels; stud-camel that
always breeds male camels"

Baarfuran "female camel that is not
used as a pack camel"

Baarqab "stud camel"

Baatir "mature female camel that
has had no offspring"

Baloolley "she-camel without calf
that will or will not give milk
depending on her mood"

Buub "young unbroken male camel"
caddaysimo "unloaded pack camel;
unpoisoned arrow"

Caggabbaruur "lion cub; young
camel"

Cashatab "female camel that has
stopped giving milk or failed to
conceive when it was supposed to"

Cayuun "camel sp."
daandheer "strong camel of the
herd"

Duq "old female camel; old woman"
dhaan "camel loaded with water
vessels"

Dhoocil "bull camel; naughty boy/
girl"

Farruud or qarruud "mature male
camels; elders"

Garruud "old male camels; old
people"

Geel "camel"

Gool "fat camel"

Guubis or guumis "first-born male
camel"

Gulaal "male camel unable to project (Doobta) the gland in his mouth; person with hesitant or stammering speech"

Guran "herd of camels no longer
giving milk that are kept far from
dwelling areas"

Gurgurshaa "calm, docile pack-camel
which can be loaded with delicate
items" [from gurgur "to carry things
one by one"]

Hal "female camel"

Hayin "tame pack camel
docile; simple, uncomplicated"

Irmaan "dairy camels"

Kareeb "mother camel kept apart
from her young

Koron "gelded camel"

Luqmalliigle "young camel"

Mandhoorey "lead ~ best camel in
the herd"

Nirig "camel foal"

Rati "male camel"

Qaalin "young camel"

Qaan "young camel ~ camels"

Qawaar "old she camel"

Qoorqab "uncastrated male (camel
etc.)"

Qurbac "young male camel"

Rakuub "riding camel (from Arabic)"

Ramad "she camel who has
recently given birth"

Sidig "one of two female camels
suckling the same infant"

Tulud "one's one and only camel"

Xagjir "milk-producing camel that is
partially milked (two udders for
human consumption; two for its
calf)"

Related to camel husbandery

Horweyn "group of livestock or
camels herded separately (usually
those who are not giving milk)

Malloolli "sterile and fat male (of
man, ram, camel, etc.)"

Golqaniinyo "bite given on a camel's
flank to render her docile during
milking"

Gulguuluc "low bellow of a camel
when it is sick or thirsty; poem
recited in a low voice"

Fur "to unload a camel; to open,
disclose, set free, decipher, untie"

Guree "to make room for a person to
sit on a loaded camel; to make space
for s.o. in a loaded car or truck"

Haneed "left side of cow camel where
one stands when milking; good form,
nice style"

U maqaarsaar "to put the skin of a
dead calf or baby camel on top of a
living one in order to induce (cow,
camel) to still give milk; [fig.]
deceive, mislead or trick s.o."

Uusmiiro "to extract water for oneself
from the stomach of a camel to drink
during a period of drought"

Booli "looted camels"

Good one Thuga.

A somali proverb goes;

Aakhiro nimaan geel lahayn lama amaaneynin.

The camel is originally somali , we shall know one day

Now you know where words we use on this forum come from.Words like:

Dhoocil
Booli (qaran)
Qaan (gaadh)

Lams.There's also that southern maah maah.Which goes,(and I'll paraphrase) something like:
"Cimri dheeraadku geel dhalayana wuu ku tusi"

Which is the other side of the spectrum

I was trying to learn some of them as I scrolled down but that list is just way too long

I've eaten a few Nirig in my time.
The ribs are something else.

BV its in alphabetical order.Start with the A's and.....

What does camel meet taste like? I used to eat beer geel every morning once but never ate the actuall meat.
I doubt it tastes better than my favourite meat; lamb

BV its in alphabetical order.Start with the A's and.....

Yeah...maybe next year


At least I know not to say Geelayasha

What does camel meet taste like? I used to eat beer geel every morning once but never ate the actuall meat.
I doubt it tastes better than my favourite meat; lamb

Taste like beef

Bit chewy I guess. Not for me. The only beef I eat is rib eye and sirloin cuts. Ate rumb steak few times too.

Nothing beats lamb, I occasionally eat an entire shoulder or leg in one sitting by myself.....destination obesity

Bit chewy I guess. Not for me. The only beef I eat is rib eye and sirloin cuts. Ate rumb steak few times too.

Nothing beats lamb, I occasionally eat an entire shoulder or leg in one sitting by myself.....destination obesity

Lamb Shoulder is the one.
That is my favourite food.
"garab".

Garab



It's always sells out

That's the favourite part of the sheep for all Somalis I think.That and feedho (Ribs)

Feero