Originally posted by The_Siren: Me thinks somebody is a little jealous t’was an innocent gesture is all and I was just saying hello to you in a more repressed manner. I would have in truth preferred to have jumped into your arms and smothered you with inappropriate giddy cyber kisses to your forehead (As is the traditional) but had thought better of it, with you being the sensitive type and all I wouldn’t want to do anything to offend you my liege. May I now be excused oh paradigm of winsomely wonder? (Represses the urge to kiss him) C'mon now, you know I only asked for a little clarification. The threat of being smothered with kisses was totally uncalled for. Just as you said, I am kinda sensitive to some things, i.e. feminine charms, ahem. So graceful of you to get a hold of yourself. I promise not to hallucinate about it.

^Maxaad ku qosleeysaa ninyoow? Nimankan cad waa in layska qabto Wallee.

Originally posted by The_Siren: Paragon- like wise What now? You are an advocate for Cara?

Originally posted by Mansa Munsa: I believe Garaad Jama has his inalienable right and capacity to represent his constituents by any form or shape possible , of course, with only one condition, the absence of your preapproval Well said, Mansa Munsa.

Talking of hanging, I heard of this saddening incident in Woolwich a week ago, where a disturbed Somali man slaughtered his Somali host. From ear to ear, I hear. Apparently the disturbed man was threatening ninkii guriga dejiyey ee cuntadana ugu daray saying 'mar dhow waan ku gowrici doonaa!'. The host thought ninkuu wuu yara xanuunsan yahay and didn't make anything of the threat, only to have the disturbed man buy a knife from the local hardware store and cut the host's throat while he slept. Waxaa la yiri ninkii wax qalay washed his hands and calmly went to the local marfish, telling the other men 'war ninkii hebel ahaa waan soo qalay'. Even them joked it off but found out the next day that the disturbed man was kidding. It was true. Now when I think of that... somehow this Arsenal fan fades into nothingness.

WA: I am glad to hear that you are an archeologist and that your father too is in the same profession, albeit retired. What we currently need is good archeologists who can help us make sense of both our ancient relics and obscured linguistic etymologies. Doing so will surely locate Somalis in a secure chronology of historical existence, that will perhaps dispell the gloom of tracelessness hanging over us. Contrary to all erroneous theories advanced and meanings attributed to it, the name was a simple Somali noun describing the profession of its speakers, namely SOMAAL. In old Somali, so’ meant meat – now replaced by the modern word HILIB. Among speakers of MAI dialect, however, SO’ was still very much in use and was the only word for meat. The suffix MAAL means to live on or to make gain from. Hence SO’MAAL literally means ‘one who lives on meat’ – in other words a pastoralist. In evidence of the author's re-definition of the name SOMALI, I would like to recite, from memory, a few lines from Sayid Abdulle Hassan's poem 'Xassanoow Hubqaadayye', in which he uses the word 'so'' in its proper manner. The Sayid warns Xassan, his memorizer, of: Wiyyil hadafa, Aar soo handadi, hiijo qabe reemi Hardi madax, hankoobsiga ciddida, mici haliileeysa Hurduf Geri, haraatiga lugeed, Qalanje heeraayya Hunduffaa Dhurwaa iyo Dugaag, So' u halaaqaayya Shabeel horor ah, haariban Dawoco, Haramcad guuxaayya Dhidir halable, halawyaalo weer, haalufada Yey ah Bahal hoose, halaq baas intii, had iyo waabaay leh Haaweeyda meertiyo colkiyo, haayirkiyo tuugga Galow hiririfleeyiyo Jugleey, wadane haw haw leh... Thus, it seems the word 'So'' does mean meat or 'hilib'. which also means that the definition of the name Somali has thus far been a shallow one, and requires further study. If the etymology of some of the Somali words can be found, then, perhaps, new conceptual meanings can be derived. Wacdaraha, I did enjoy it sxb. Thanks.

Yes it is fascinating. Mar horaan akhriyey this article waana very informative. It shows you in af-Soomaaliga conceptual-terms loo isticmaali jirey wax jirey pre-Islamic times ay ku ladhan-yihiin. Waxaana ka mid ah ereyga 'Gowrac', oo uu qoraagu leeyahay waxaa laga la jeedaa: 'Gow' cut, 'Rac' in the name of Ra - Rah being an ancient Pheroanic god. Another word is: 'Waaq' amba 'Waqqaa'. Soomaalidu illaa maanta ereyga 'waqqaa' iyo 'waaq'ba waa laga maqlayaa iyagu leh sida: 'waqqeey iyo weligeey/waaridkeey arrintaasoo kale ima soo marin' ama sheegaya magaalooyinka sida; Ceel-Waaq. Pretty interesting study into the etymology of the Somali language, I'd say. Waa in baaritaanku iyo raad-raacuba (or research) la sii wadaa si inagoon waxba ka ogayn aanan dembiyo ciiddaa ka badan u gelin. Thanks for the topic, W.Aduunkta.

^Lol. Af uu yaqaanno ayaan kula hadley nooh?

Hadda dagaal baa socdaa la leeyahaye maxaa ka jira? Warshadda Tarakha nawaaxigeeda iyo ayaa la leeyahay waa weerar soo qaadey Al-Shabaab oo niman nin maalin hore dilay laga xiraye, maxaad war iyo wacaale ka haysaan arrinkaa?

Laga roonayaal iga dheh.

Lajecla, Saxarla, Ceebla, Cawralla...beautiful names... names of my family. They should be renewed. I will if I have my way.

Originally posted by Cara: LOL @ Adam. Saying nayaa is gay! Misleading.....

Insha-Allaah xal baa loo helayaa arrintani. Aminna iri.

Originally posted by Xaaji_xundjuf: koonfuurrians wa lugu dawakha imikana waxaba ku soo biiray qaar la yidha al ansaar al islam, kuwasna maxay tageersanyihin Waar inaar armaad mijintii xalaye baarixiga ahayd ku yara dawakhsan tahay un? Illeen qaadirada dhafoorra-hays badan iyo madax-faluuq ayeey keentaaye?

This is another one... beautifully Somali.

Here she is again..same song...difference place but still the same beauty. http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=ZEsNx19BY lA Waatanaa hadana Something so Somali, so ethnicly beautiful.

http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=HeSPSG776 KU

Lol.

^Lol. What are your reasons for visiting Somaliland? Huh? Maxaa lagu sheegey meesha ninyoow. Let me in on the 411. NGONGE, lol. Temptations indeed. Mararka qaarkood maslaxadaa ku jira in la is celiyo, waayo qaarbaa sidii kursi duqoobey kugu kala daadanayaa. Then it'll be 50 halaad bixi illeen Europe baad ka timiye. Then the publicity.

^Waryaa I am not a language bully. Waxaas gabdhaha ha maqashiin. PS: You said Val speaks an exotic Somali? Axem. Right, right. I don't buy it. Waa garam garam.

^Yup, that's the policy. Never, I repeat, never let out. Haddaad dhimaneeyso xitaa, die with it.

^ Dee waa hoosta ka jaf.

^Loool.

^Loool@Do married couples actually have an intelligent conversation? Malika ma NGONGE-baad u dan leedahay?

And Riyaale didn't arrest this German bad-mouthing the mighty Somaliland Navy? What's up with that? No teeth anymore?