Caamira, duqa, I do know what the word means. The way the title implies, however, is different. Si kale aan u dhahee, like minankeyga nadiif waaye, dariska walaalkey kiisana qashin waaye camal loo qoray, even si qof faraxsan camal soo qoray u eg.

Will some be happy if Waqooyiga were in "disarray" and chaos? Ma dad saas ku farxi lahaa jiro, dhul Soomaaliyeed oo nabad ah in dab ka kaco, oo holco? Xaasidsanaa, oo cuqdad miiranaa dadka qaarkiis. Kidnapping of aid workers and foreigners is common in Somalia, but captives are usually treated well -- since they are usually held for ransom. Authorities generally blame militant Islamists for attacks on foreigners. There is something wrong with this paragraph. It alludes if "Islamists" kidnap the foreigners in Soomaaliya? If so, when did ever an "Islamist" kidnap a foreigner in Soomaaliya? Yaab ee kaa keenaan Western media, "Islamist, Islamist" lagu qafiifay. The last time I knew mööryaans and their qabqable nominal leaders were the kingpins of kidnapping business.

This Sanaag guy, this is a moderated forum, if you hadn't realized that yet. This is the third or fourth I am editing of what you post, especially deliberately posting qabiil names, giving a total disregard to site's rules. This site is moderated discussion board once again, caaydaas iyo naming qabiils' names meesha ku qortid sinaba ma laga ogola. Be cautioned.

Originally posted by GJ_Goate: quote:Originally posted by Shar ma'arke: quote: Originally posted by Abdillah: [QB] Why has it become almost fashionable, nowadays, for almost all somali kids growing up in the west to claim, "I can barely speak spoken somali, and I can't write it at all". It is really sad. Speaking Somali is considered(in some Somali environs)being uncivilised . I kind of grew up in such an evironment. Afrikaanimo iga dheh! Contrary to the European societies(who are deemed to be civilised and we love to simulate) are so proud of their languages and traditions. And even push their children to learn their mother tongue/tradition even if they are born outside their home country. Growing up I remember waan ka faani jirnay in aan cunno Ugali(soor). And now I envy Norwegians who eat a thousands old meal every thursday(young and old in every homestead). You'll find Somali, Swahili, Norwegian and of course Ingiriis in my language thesaurus. How do u expect young Somalis kids growing up in the West or Carabaha to write Somalia unless their parents teach them or send them to some kind of tutor? Maxee tahay "Somalia, Somalia" aad ku heysid? Afkee waaye afkaas? Intee loogu hadlaa? Adigoo leh kuma arki "England, England" when talking about Afingiriis, ee afkeena haku ciyaarin, dalkeena meel loogu wicin ha ugu wicin. Afsoomaali waa Afsoomaali, Soomaaliya waa Soomaaliya, kala saar. Wah. Ciyaalka ku dhashay dibadahana, ma kuwa Afgaanka iyo Bakistaamiinta iyo Hindida iyo Turkiga iyo Kurdishka iyo ... -- ma kuwaas ayee dhaamaan? Kuwaas jiilkooda jiilkee dhaleen [in another way, aabahooda xataa inta ku dhashay] afkooda hooyo ku hadlo wali. Soomaali dad iska jaahil ayaa ka buuxo, kana faantano afkooda, waligoodba saas iska ahaa, ha ahaado kii laba erey Talyaani bartay in '60s oo aloore, aloore ku heyn jiray ama kii maanta laba Sawaaxili qaabdaran hakuna matata lasoo shirtagaayo. Had iyo jeer dad nagu dhex jiro moodo af shisheeye inay tahay aqoon iyo ilbaxnimo ku hadalkeeda, waana tan ay heesta Magool ku heysto af qalaad aqoon miyaa. Afkii kaligiis kalsooni la'aanta heysato ma'ahee, waa dhaqankii xataa. Waakaasa magacyada Carbeed ciyaalkeena loogu yeeraayo, xataa Carabta lama baxaan waxee Soomaalida u bixiyaan maanta. Xataa arag qolkaan? Mid walba af jini ka hormarsiiye afkooda hooyo ee Soomaaliyeed.Shuud.

When Kuusha writes LOOOOOOOOOOOOL saas ayee noqotaa. Indho kuus kuusanaa.

Yareey, Kuusha, habi, habi bardhayga iga daayee, goormaa koob shaah caddeys ah noo keenee hee, meeshaan barafkii batee. By the way, dhalasho wacan to sweet A., the little princess!

Sad, now ayee baxsanayaan hay'adahaas shaqaalahooda shisheeye. Already Koonfurta soo faaruqeyeen some of those hay'ado, ugu dambeysayna Qaramada Midooway suspending their operations in Soomaaliya the other day. Mooryään waxmagarato ayaa meel walba taagan. They never realize what severe repercussions their little ransom-seeking adventures has on Soomaaliya and its people. Always the innocents, masaakiinta pay the price.

Abidkee qoftaan maanta aa iigu horeyso.. diaracyada iyo rajasiinada aan qashaa aniga marka ala hee ka ala oo diracaan iyo rajasiinkaan waa igu cusub yahay...awal baati ee xiran jirtay aan u maleynaa.. bajaq baati xiran ani isha geeskeeda xitaa maku xado.... Diracyaasha aa isha ku xadid noocee waaye hee? Jabuuti? Faransiis? Waligaa bajaq dirac Yemani wadato laafiyooneyso isha maku wiideysay, markaa hoos usii fiirisayna califalaax gaduudan makaa soo hor baxay, isla ishii ayaaba isdamineyso automatic ahaan.

Why does this particular image remind me someone I know of.

Fa*sh is anyone who worked in the Siad Barre's government ,,, no matter where that person is from ,,, he/she can be from Borama, Hargeisa, Kismayo, qandala, qansaxdheere or xiniinyo-dabadood Then why His Honourable Riyaale is not one? Mala isku cabaa, maalin caddeey hadana?

[Taargadii dowladii hore] [Taarga ku sheega cusub] Milkiilayaasha gaadiidka kala duwan ee dalka oo shaki ka muujiyay taargada cusub ee lacaga faraha badan looga qaato Shaki ayaa la gelinaya halka ay ku baxdo Lacago badan oo Maalin walba laga qaado gaadiidka kala duwan ee dalka Soomaaliya, iyadoo Milkiilayaasha gaadiidka qayli dhaan ka bixiyeen qarashkaas oo ah mid aan xilligan la awoodi Karin in la bixiyo. Wasaaradda Gaadiidka Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa Muddooyinkan dambe ku howlanayd u sameynta Gaadiidka kala duwan Taargadaha (Sumad), iyadoo Baabuurkii loo sameynayo Sumad uu bixinayo 160$Dollar, taasina waa qiimo aad u badan oo dad badan ka yaabisay. Mid ka mid ah Milkiilayaasha Gaadiidka aan weli loo sameynin Taarkada cusub oo muuqaalkeeda caalamada ku qoran dad badan shaki geliyeen ayaa yiri Lug Iskoorda ah ayaa iibsan waysanahay ee ma waxaa bixin karaa Lacagta Baabuurka aan ka bixiyay barkeeda miyaan Taargo Siistaa”. Wasaaradda Gaadiidka Xarunta ay ku leedahay Fiisha Baraa oo ka soo horjeedo Saldhiga Bari ee Degmada C/casiis ama agagaarka Garoonka Kubadda Kolayga Ex Luujino ayaa Subax kasta waxaa ka furan Qasnad Lacago badan ku dhacda haddana Lacagtaas la sheegay inay gasho Jeebka shaqsi, waayo Banki ay leedahay Dowladda oo lacagtaas ku dhacda ma jiro, waxana la ii xaqiijiyay in lacagtaas marka la gaaro duhurkii lagu kala baxo. Arrinta kale oo yaabka dhalisay ayaa waxay tahay markii milkiile Gaadiid uu u soo bandhigay Wasaaradda Sharcigiisi hore sida Taargada iyo Buuga Milkiiliyadda Baabuurka ayaa loo sheegay inaan loo baahnayn Docomentigaas waayo waxaa lagu yiri kaas ma aha mid soconayo wuxuu la dhacay Dowladdii hore. Milkiilahaas ayaa ku dooday haddii la diiday cadeyntii hore ee sharciga ahayd guriyaha magaalada ma sharci cusub kale miyaa loo sameynayaa. Taargadan cusub ayaa waxaa ku qoran labo xaraf oo la soo gaabiyay kuwaas oo ah: A. A. SOOMAALIYA . Arrintan ayaa dadka qaarkiis waxay ku sheegeen mid astaan u ahayn Dowladda Soomaaliya. Maalin kasta ayaa Qasnadda Wasaaradda Gaadiidka waxaa ku dhacda Lacag ka badan 150.0000 Boqol iyo Kontan kun oo Dollar, lamana oga halka ay lacagtaas gasho. Xigasho

Tamina, nice to see you still kicking, sister.

Afkiis uu furaba daqsi iyo kale inay kasoo foofayaan la moodaa. I have yet to read, listen or watch something tangible, oo caqligal ah uu waligiis yiri. All his interviews, public speakings waa caay, waa hanjabaad, waa yasid, waa faan [faan Xabashi ku faantan waliba], waa booto, waa isamaan, waa... Magac madaxweyne uu sheeganaayo ayuu ceebeeye balaayo ceebeysay.

Asagaa istaahilay in la furo, waliba lix qodob lagu furo. Marka koowaad: Nin kabihiisa banaanka ku iloowaayo yaaba ku aamini karo wax kale. Marka labaad: Qof masuul wanaagsan ma'aha hadduuba kabihii dhamaa banaanka ugu soo tagay, la xadayna. Marka sadexaad: Asaga yaa u diiday in uu wax kariyo ama hadduuba arkaayo inay wax si yihiin, in uu toosiyo ma ahayn miyaa. Hadduu wax karin lahaa, haba ugu yaraatee shaah sameys, waxaas ma dhaceen. Marka afaraad: Wax ka camal xun asaga kahor lama arkin, nin naagtiis hal habeen u dhaxay, maalintii ku xigtayna furay. Dabeecad iyo camal xumaan haddee jirto asagaa ka koow ah. Marka shanaad: Asagaa qumay ah oo hadduu shaahaas karin lahaa, intuu ku fiirsanaaye, habaar kama imaateen iyada. Marka lixaad: Markii horeba qof guur istaahilo ma ahayn.

Awoowe dhalashadiis loo dabaaldegaayo, waaw lee iga dheh. Meeqo shumac ayaa la suraa hee doorshadaada? Konton? Lixdan? Every day should be a birthday day, we should appreciate the fact that we are still alive, healthy and around with our family and friends.

The Independent paper wrote a detailed, very informed report about Soomaaliya this Saturday morning. The last parts of the article aad ayee sad u tahay: Divisions within the TFG have also hampered reconciliation efforts. President Yusuf and his prime minister, Ali Mohammed Gedi, never really got on. The final straw was a row over a donation of $32m Saudi Arabia made to the government for a national reconciliation conference. Gedi kept most of the money for himself. Frustrated by the impasse, the Americans took control. Gedi was summoned to Addis Ababa where he spent two days locked in meetings with US and Ethiopian officials. In return for stepping down, Gedi was given asylum in the United States and was allowed to keep the remains of the Saudi money. He has bought a house in Los Angeles and US officials have negotiated a position for him at the University of California in Los Angeles. No one will pay for Hawa Ali Abdi to move to Los Angeles. She lives under a tree. Along with her husband and their two children, two-year-old Hussein and three-month-old Fatuma, she fled Mogadishu in October after a wave of Ethiopian attacks aimed at rooting out insurgents . Now she is in Afgoye, 40km down the road, part of the world's largest concentration of displaced people. There is no food and no water. Nowhere to go to the toilet and nowhere to get shelter for the night. Hussein is seriously malnourished and is now being treated at a local clinic run by Médecins Sans Frontières. The clinic was established by Dr Hawa Abdi, a Soviet-trained Somali doctor who has lived and worked here through every one of Somalia's past 17 years of hell. " Of all the situations in Somalia ," says Dr Abdi, " today is the worst. There is no food, no medicine, no education, no jobs, no hope. People are dying every day. It is a slow genocide. We are hopeless now. Hopeless ." ------------- Where is Rudy when you need him. If this is true, Rudy, give Geedi a piece of your thang. Or if you are too merciful, usoo kaxeey either the Crips or Bloods. How dare can he live in peace in Mareykanka now when he had done what he did in Xamar, the massacres and other xasuuq? How dare.

Originally posted by me: It’s sad like so many things in Somalia today. But what was the role of the military in the disintegration of the Somali state? I am not talking about these men ku naafooday dagaalkii 1977. *topic hijacking in operation* I am talking about the ones that walked out on the Somali people in the 70's,80's,90's. The ones that joined clan militias with their weapons and expertise. The ones that call themselves generals, colonels and are leading clan militia's or that ran away when their country needed them the most. What’s your opinion on them? Are they the Somali military? Or are they traitors and cowards, who ran away or joined the forces that were out to destroy the country when the Somali people needed them the most. So is the former Somalia army something to be proud about? When they didn’t produce not even one group of men that were willing to serve their nation. Iskaba daa taas, why did the Somali army produce men like Caydiid, Cabdulahi Yusuf, Cade Muuse, and countless other traitors. Don’t you think there was something wrong with the way they selected their men, trained their men. Why did they have produced the armchair generals who are now in the West. Hoping and waiting to be called one day and asked whether they want to come back and work in Somalia. Why didn’t they produce men that are decisive, men that take action when they see evil being done? Why didn’t the Somali army produce men that love their country? What kind of an army was it horta? And is it the kind of military we can be proud of? You blame the whole military because of a few men? Few men such as Moorgan, Jees, Caydiid, Yuusuf, Qeybdiid, Shaatigaduud, Riyaale [the latter two who were not in military, but in sirdoonka's branch], and their likes. You blame the Soomaali military institution because of these qabyaalad dishay, ku raagtay men? Ha u gafin milateriga Soomaaliyeed as an institution because of what few savages who were members of it turned out to be. It is an unfortunate this pessimistic view is coming from you, Me.

Anyone who ever read a single qoraal uu qoray this so-called 'dhaqtar' wuu ogaan karaa waxba in uu dhaamin C/llaahi Yuusuf. Waa another qabyaaladist. The only difference is that C/llaahi Yuusuf is doing in actions.

Haddaan inta jaad ku cuno, not that I ever would chew, anigoo la i qadaan qadinaayo saldhig la iga tuuri lahaa. Would I cry, to make a brouhaha about my personal liberties being abused? Sheeko. She knew wax meesha ka jiro, sharci ka degan. You break, you don't have to cry if laguugu qabto. Heck, being the American she is, she doesn't even have to live there. Dalalkooda kuma sameyn kartid waxee rabin, I am talking about the Westerners. But they always expect to do waxee rabaan in dalalka kale. If mid lagu qabto qamri asagoo smuggle gareynaayo [as it happened in Sacuudiya a few years ago], he is being "tortured" to confess or something.

Originally posted by Dabshid: Some say she was abused in Somalia, some of her family killed infront of her, and when she asked the rest to be brought to NZ,15 siblings,and parents, NZ government declined her application cuz she refused to give DNA. She is well known over NZ, she fought with Policemen many times, and once stormed the parliment,and injured a MP by throwing a chair. Waa wareey. Eebba ha caafiyo walaasheen, hana u gargaaro -- aamiin. Sad case, though.

Another masiibo kale. Soomaali iyo masiibo isdaba socoto, kala harin waayadaan, ayee noqotay. Ama ha joogaan London, ama ha joogaan Yeman, ama badda Yeman intii la gaarin, ama saxarada Liibiya iyo Masar, ama badda Talyaaniga iyo Liibiya u dhaxeyso, kuwii xerooyinkii qaxootiga ka buuxay haba sheegin, kuwii dalkeenana ku dhibaateysan haba ku darin. Eebboow noo gargaar.

Our immediate neighbour soo xasuustee, yar la dhihi jiray Khaalid Qaldään, yar aad u bashaash ahaa. The word then had nothing insultive [for lack of a better word] behind it, too innocuous ahaa and referred to any one from North, from Seylac to Laasqorey to Laascaanood. I later realized our friend was dad reerkiisa ahayeen Reer Sanaag. Its original meaning, it is said, refers to lahjadaha kala gadisan ee Koonfurta iyo Waqooyiga ku hadlaan. Since a lot of Reer Waqooyis moved to South, and particularly to Xamar, their lahjad was considered to be "wrong" -- hence the singular qalad word, which is the root of the word qaldään and borrowed from Carabi] -- by residents of Xamar's standards. It nowadays required a political tone and meaning, and can be considered offensive, especially some who qabyaaladists who try to separate or regionalize the very Northerners into separate groups -- e.i. folks from Hargeysa can be considered qaldään, but not the one from, say, Laasqorey. Kuwa kale iyagana waxaa jiro isticmaalo ereyga wänläweyn, labelling it to anyone from South, as though the term is unsavory, when in fact it is a little town's name.

Mid dhintay maa jiro? Oh, keena cagaarnaa waaye miyaa. Sad. Laakiinse sida laguu soo dhaweynaayo ku dileyso markaa tagtid meelahee joogaan kuwaas buufiska ku dhacay, dhoofdoonka ah. Qisadii igu darnayd waxee ahayd mid ii soo dhiibtay sawiradeeda. Maxaa ku sameynaa ku dhahay. Waxee i tiri ku jawaabtayna iska qaad, meelahaas iyo dalalkaas aad sii mareysid Galbeedka ku naadi, oo ay ula jeeday Londonta aan sii maraaye iyo Kanada aan kusoo noqonaaye. Waxaasaa free advertisement la dhahaa. Tag Nayroobi, tag Dubeey, waa wada saas. Baasaboor shisheeye maxee moodeen in uu qiimo weyn leeyahay.

Arful Leyl waa Leyl intee laga helaa noo sheeg. Mise was it Alif Leyl waa Leyl?. Taas noo keen, Sharkaan Sharkuun iyo Cali Baaba ku jiraanee.