In my sub sub clan, It was prestigious for the man to marry tall and beautiful girl because girls in order to keep the Goodha genetics intact. One of my great Uncles fell in love with a very nice girl but not so beautiful. Koo kale oo geeljire ah picked on him with Gabay.
-Awrkuba markuu qooqan yahay geela waa qurux abaahshaaye,
-Dibiguna Qawaartiyo makudo Qaalintaan Korine,
-Inta qooqday Geeloow ninkaa qaabxun laga waaye.
The above gabay means even male animals have better selection in women than my great-uncle
My sub-sub clan also has a tradition of not to intermarry within 5 generation to keep the family blood tight. My 6th awoowe ruled that. 1986, my father's cousin went to Saudi Arabia for work then learn islam while there. He came back after 2 years and ran away with his own cousin to Muqdisho since he could not marry her in Galgaduud as that would be incest and he would have been shot. Another Adeer sent a gabay to him.
-Gabdhihii islaameed hadii aad afgaran weysay,
-Geesiyaal adeerkaa dhalaa kuugurmalahaaye,
-Geel iyo waxaan bixin lahayn googo' lacageede,
-Inta reerka kuuwada dhisnaan kuugabyi lahayne,
-waxa gabar gayaankiis kunool goboladaan joogno,
-Gabadhii adeerkiis dhaluu gawda kuhayaaye,
-Yaa inan kumeedkaas kurida ceelkii gucumaale,
-Matabaan garooriyo bal yaa keena garasyaani,
-oo yaa kuguba mawdka oon aasna gelinsiinin.
Midkaan, the adeer is telling him that, the clan could have found him a wife if he could not talk to clans from other Somalis. He is wishing he is brought back to Galgaduud so they can burry him alive and burn him in fire.
