That is an easy one marka. You can just stand where they usually congregrate and wait their waste. At least with the makulaal one, it is hard to witness. That is the reason.

The author of this piece is confused, misinformed and, quite yet, comes across as an angry man with no apparent reason. First of all, Soomaali waa Soomaali, and can live wherever they want in Soomaaliya at whenever, including in Waqooyi Galbeed. Same as the folks up there moved to Koonfurta en masse during the late '80s, including thousands displaced that moved to Arlaadi lands, such as Baay, Shabeellaha, Bakool and Gedo. No one was making hoopla and ballyhoo about that. Conflict misplaces people, rendering them internally displaced people, not "refugees," as the author apparently seems a one who does not distinguish between the two terms. [Even if he is trying hard to paint Waqooyi Galbeed as another country, which it is not. The United Nations officially recognizes them as internally displaced people.] Again, for his information, Reer Arlaadi do not live in Marka Caddeey. Perhaps every Southern interior dialect spoken seems to the author is Afmaay, and thus the speakers must be the said clan name on the thread's title. Teeda kalena, as many other non-clan members of the identified clan in this thread speak Afmaay as others speak Afmaxaatiri. Afmaay is not a clan dialect, though it is mostly identified with one major clan. It is same as Afmaxaatiri dialect. Xasan Aaden Samatar can be an example, so is Shimaali Axmed Shimaali and Sahro Dawo. There are also abwaano, who are not the members of the named clan, who write in Afmaay, such as Sahal Macalin Ciise and the actor/jilaa Cali Nuur Abgaa'loow. He is confused about Afmaay, the language and the particular major clan whose main dialect is Afmaay. Many folks found up Waqooyi Galbeed and Bari are not originally from Baay, Gedo, Bakool or Shabeellaha Hoose and not the clan members identified in this thread, but in Jubbooyinka and Shabeellaha Dhexe. Many of them are hard working Jareerweyne people who were farmers and forcefully taken their farms by some merciless bililiqo iyo xaaraan ku nool ah; they speak Afmaay because the deegaans they lived, such as interior Jubbooyinka, were spoken Afmaay and naturally hence adopted the language, same as those who were airlifted to Mareykanka, now called 'Soomaali Bantu' whose main language is Afmaay.

Eebba haku caafiyo. Anything that has to about qaliin iyo aniga isma qaadno. Stay away as far as you can, and see if other options work.

There are a substantial peculiar Soomaali cultural myths out there. Some may be regional customs, while others are nation-wide. Those that I can think of now: Upside down shoes insult Eebbe [Alle]. So most Soomaalis always try to turn properly face up if they see any shoe facing the wrong way up. [i still practice this, though it is ridiculous I know. ] If a crow bird rests on a tree next to a house at an avening for a considerable time, that household's people will soon experience a tragedy, possibly a death among those who live there on the coming days. Neighbours should not ask and get salt [cusbo] at night from one another. Putting salty sea water in a bottle infront of people's homes, because they ward off evil eyes. [We used to put this infront of our qooleey's (pigeons') saxafad, their little homes we boys built.] Xirsi. Writing some holy ayaado [most important ones such as 'aayad kursi'] from the Quraanka Kariimka on a paper and then putting it under a small animal hide and finally stitching. The child wears it as a kuul or a necklace camal. Reer Miyi people practice this. This too is believed to wards off unwanted evil eyes and to protect the child from harm. If you see a cat giving birth, you will be rich one day. [ most absurd them of all, mostly believed by children and some adults. I remember always being lookout any makulaal giving birth. It was impossible to witness. Cats back home during birth go meel aan la arkin.] Intaas ayaan ka xasuustaa caawa.

Originally posted by Nephthys: Dadkaan iyo qabiil lama kala saari karo, haku noogina. Sahra Ahmed riwaayad hadaad tagto waxaad arkaysaa ummaddan oo dhan oo stage-ka u wada saaran, wiping the sweat off her face, qaar way babinayaan. Adiga gees baa lagugu cubaa sida laguu riixaayo as if dhafoorka kaaga qorantahay you're no-lander, war ileen nin aan wax arkin baa iri wax baan arkay! Waxaa kaa imaanayso haddiiba qabiil saan yahay, yaanu qabiil lahayn?Maan ana mid ina addeerkay concert-kiisa iska raadsado. Ar Bishaaro dhafoorkeeda ee qiiq iyo quuq ka keeneen xanaaq daradiis. Dhafoorka kaaga qorantahay hee? LoL. Xaa ku geeye ruwaayadahaas camal adiga awalba? Qabyaalad qurunkeeda haddee soo gishay maanta fanka iyo suugaanta ayaandaro weyn waaye. Fanka iyo suugaanta qabyaalad badanaa waaka reebnaan jirtay. Baddacase, igaarka kuusan masoo nabad noqotay? Xaa noogu keentay arlaadi?

I thought masaajidka Cabdicasiis was built earlier than that. Probably around 1500s, inkastoo Soomaalida exeggarate and say it is almost a millenia old. Cabdicasiis is one of the few still remaining oldest masaajid in Afrika. We seem not to value this historical masaajid. Masaajidka C/casiis, taken circa 1800s. Other historical masaajido: Masaajidka Faqaradiin, pictured circa 1880s. Masaajidka Jameecadda, taken probably in mid 1800s.

Of course, Itoobiya waa meel ay dowladda Mareykanka isku haleyn karto. Ever wonder why Itoobiya remained intact compared to where our nation stands after 17 years today? Mingiste and Siyaad Barre were overthrew at the same time, only the former remaining in power a brief few months after the Kacaan regime's downfall. Yet Itoobiya is still standing. No paper was stolen the day the hated Mingiste and his family left, let alone wax kale dhaco. Compare it to xoolanimadda Soomaalida u dhaqmaan, oo kala saari waaye dalkooda iyo dadkooda and a few members of a former regime. Mareykanka iyo Galbeedka would never allow Itoobiya inay ku dhacdo wax dalal badan Afrika ka tirsan iyo adduunweynaha kale ku dhacaan. It is a special 'child' of Afrika. Ee marka hala yaabin safaaradaas weyn ee ka dhisanayaan meesha because Mareykanka in the foreseeable time will not allow dalkaas in uu qalalaaso ka dhaco, hadduu ka dhacana only the regimes will change, not a total chaotic collapse as we witness in dalkeena.

Waa caytameysaa in the second thread I am seeing now, ee baliis istoob aflagaadadda.

Warkaan ii dheh, oo dacaayadnimo bilaash loo qoray, oo mid dhab ah uma eko. Let's, however, assume it is war dhab ah. Awalba shirkaan qaaf iska ahaa, oo magaca dib u heshiin ku dheelay, sida dhowr hore loogu tuntay magacaas, laakiin kuwaan ergadda sheeganaayo, oo haddana ka faantamaayo cambuulo -- a native to Soomaaliya and Soomaalis -- ma waxee rabeen sabaayad in lagu casheysiiyo, bariis ama baastana qado loogu kariyo? Hindi, Shiinees iyo Talyaani mee ismoodeen? Ma Nayroobi beentii hoteeladdii luxury wax loogu cuni jiray ayee meesha moodeen, markii shir walba lagu qabanjiray meeshaas? Waaba ku fiicantahay. Cambuulo waa in la siiyaa habeenkii, qadadana soor, hiraabtiina canjeero iyo saliid macsaro haku quraacdaan. At least they will get three free meals a day, much better than malaayiin masaakiin badan oo Soomaaliyeed oo sabool ah oo hal meal ay cunaan xataa meel ay ka keenaan weysan, haddana la dulmiyo, some whom they say they represent for.

Originally posted by Puujaa: quote:Originally posted by Paragon: Isn't this qooleey ? Wax isweydiin ma xumee walaashiis, waligaa magaalo ma dhaaftay oo miyi ma gaartay? Qooleey maa luggahaas dhaadheer qoriqoriga ah ku yaalo? Dhulka ayaaba igu daran oo u eg meel gubatay, oo anjagan, qaleel ah. Hal caleen kama muuqato. Dhirtii yarayd wada baaba'day.

Buuxo, Xamar ma lagu geynaa? LoL. Xamar is not that bad runtii, that in fact my brother Denmark ka tagay a month ago is currently there and his aroos happened last week in Xamar. Another sister from Kanada and another brother in London are on their to Xamar at the end of this week as well. So not everybody is as scared as the feeble, infirm Xabashi stooge nafta heyso markii hoobiyaal iyo baasuukiyaal ka seexan waaye, oo ku cabaadaayo 'wadkeyga markuu soo galo ayaa dhimanaayaa.'

“Stop the fear, you will die when your destiny ends” said president Yusuf when Ali Mahdi Mohamed, the chairman of the reconciliation conference whispered to him to finalize the speech as mortar shells slammed in an area not far from the conference venue. Aaheey, maalintuu wadkaaga soo galo ayuu qofka dhintaa, laakiin not everybody almost u dhimanaayo cabsi every single day.

This was intended as a tongue-in-cheek thread by a bored mind. I don't know where our sister Aaliya got it, but Dhigsan never was a 'low-income' residential apartments. In fact, Dhigsan was considered as a luxury condos in early '90s, until when the caddaan people moved out and Soomaalis and others moved in. It still looks and functions like condos. It is located in safe, highly sought area and is clean. Comparing Dhigsan to Jane and Finch area, which is dominated by public housing with its gangs, was unfortunate. Way to go to Reer Dhigsan, and, no, I don't live there.

Kusoo dhawoow gobolkaan. Meeshaan maanokoobiyo waaye marmar ee iska jir yaah.

Dhigsan [Dixon]. That [in]famous residential buildings Soomaalis dominate to this day. The question is, why did Soomaalis move to those buildings en masse in 1991/92? Unsubstantiated rumour goes the buildings are the last tallest residential buildings before the planes land at the Koronto airport, which is a just few driving minutes away from Dixon's buildings. After a much, tedious investigation and a little help from Google Earth, it seems that rumour has at least some relevance. Thanks to Google Earth's satellite system, this is what to those who come to Koronto inside the planes see just before the planes land shortly. They also see it when the planes takes-off. Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 ------------- Don't mind me, it is a lousy, dull, mid-summer late Saturday night. Unbelievable? Yea, I know. So I am messing with Google Earth.

Buuxo, aad aa u qosleysaa cawada ee qosol amaa ka buuxsantaa?

Soomaalida iska muran jeclaa. This is not dood, this is pure muran bilaa yacni and iska kee maqal. Haddii Asmara lagu qabanaayo because dowladda meeshaas ka jirto ayaa dhaqaalaha bixineyso. Xagga iyo xaggaan maxaa loogu qaban waaye ma soconeyso dad jeebkooda awalba foorinaayo. That is the first hurdle. What would the eminent philosopher Mr. Homer Simpson say in situations like this: Dah! Always succinct.

You need to fix monitor's size, controlled from the keys' on the monitor, next to where you turn the power of the monitor on. Proportionate where it says H-Center, H-Size and V-Center and V-Size.

What a misleading and misinforming thread, intended to sooth ... Ma beenta la isku sheegaayo ayaa lagu seexdaa? Let's see. The initial post on this thread links to the original site, which has these following words: "ECOWAS flag, West Africa’s regional body, the African Union flag & the flag of Somaliland, fly high on the occasion of the seminar on “Somaliland and the African Union in the Horn of Africa” at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra." One of the hired usual spinners was there: "Dr Iqbal Jhazbhay of the University of South Africa." Heey, Gaana is a free country. I am sure I can fly my shaati along with any other flag too, as long as it is private gathering, not the real African Union venue, which this thread tries to mislead to. These following flags, however, flew at the official venue. A Ghanaian guard stands near the flags of African nations on the second day of the African Union summit in Accra July 2, 2007. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (GHANA) A Ghanaian guard walks past the flags of African nations on the second day of the African Union summit in Accra July 2, 2007. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (GHANA) And inside the venue: A general view shows the opening session of the 9th edition of the African Union summit held in Accra, 01 July 2007. African leaders were struggling to nail down an agreement on a roadmap for a closer union at the end of a summit which exposed deep rifts over how fast they should move towards integration.(AFP/File/Issouf Sanogo) ------------ I don't think a gathering, whose official agenda was the discussion to unite the continental Afrika, will invite people who want to divide one of the countries that is already united. Don't you see the irony going to that venue of all places?

I never was any fond of listening any songs outside Soomaali ones, and the least being those of hip-hops. I however remember mid soo caanbaxday back in mid '90s in Nayroobi. Probably around 1994. Usually the video kanaanlka KTN laga soo deyn jiray frequently. My younger brother ayaa aad u jeclaa, though myself weyba ii bixi jirtay. I am not, though, sure if it can be considered 'hip-hop' since it is a reggae. It was the first and the last any hip-hop song I ever liked and listened to finish. The song, a one-time hit wonder and popular one and sung by Ini Kamoze, was called "Here comes the Hotstepper," and the words go like: Nah nana nana nanaa nah ... Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Pick up the crew in-a de area, murderer Still love you like that, murderer No no we don't die, yes we mul-ti-ply Anyone test will hear the fat lady sing Act like you know, Rico I know what Bo don't know Touch them up and go, uh-oh! Ch-ch-chang chang Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Excuse me mister officer, murderer Still love you like that, murderer Extraordinary, juice like a strawberry Money to burn baby, all of the time Cut to fade is me, fade to cut is she Come juggle with me, I say everytime Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Dial emergency number, murderer Still love you like that, murderer Nah, na na na nah ... Nah, na na na nah ... Start like a jackrabbit, finish in front of it On the night is jack , that's it, understand? I'm the daddy of the mack daddy His are left in gold, maybe Ain't no homie gonna play me, top celebrity man Murderer, I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Excuse me mister officer, murderer Still love you like that, murderer No no we don't die, yes we mul-ti-ply Anyone test will hear the fat lady sing Act like you know, G go, I know what Bo don't know Touch them up and go, uh-oh Ch-ch-chang chang Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Pick up the crew in-a the area, murderer Still love you like that, murderer Nah, na na na nah ... Nah, na na na nah ... Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Big up all crew bow ya, murderer Still love you like that, murderer Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical danger, murderer Pick up the crew in-a the area, murderer Still love you like that, murderer Here comes the Hotstepper I'm the lyrical gangster I'm a live in-a me danger Still love you like that Hey, da da da da... Since seeing it this last month, after a dozen years or so, boyish memories flooded like a stormed wabi. Waa wareey. You can watch the popular video on inta.

I lately started following waxa kasoo yeero, laga soo sheego, ka socdo deegaanka Bari. It is unbelievable. The corruption. The xadgudubta. The beenta. You can't just believe it anymore wax aad rumeysato kasoo yeero deegaankaas. The worse, however, waa wax aan loo dulqaadan karin, which is publishing counterfeit shilin Soomaali. Dad sheeganaayo 'authority' ayaaba mashiinkii lagu daabacaayi lacagta been abuurka keensaday meesha, oo si naxariis daro ahayn u daabaco each week. The whole shilin Soomaali is counterfeit post-civil war, laakiin awal at least every three or four years ayaa once la keeni jiray, those lagu soo daabaco in Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea or Malaysia. As sicir barar as they made those once four or three years, at least masaakiinta sanado ayee ka neefsan jireen, unlike the bold, naxariisdaradda maanta ka socoto Bari. It is a monthly thing now, heck even seems a weekly. Sicir barar [inflation] kaliya ma keenaan, ee waxee keenaan kalsooni la'aan ku dhacdo the already wretched shilin Soomaali, oo heer ganacsadihiina bilaabaan inayba aqbalin shilin Soomaali. It is xaasidnimo aan loo aaba yeelin. Read on. Wasiirka Maaliyadda ee Dowlad-gobaleedka Puntland oo lagu eedeeyey inuu ka dambeeyo daabacaadda lacagaha Shillin Soomaaliga ee been abuurka Xildhibaan Salaad Barafuun, oo ka mid ah Xildhibaanadda Barlamaan-gobaleedka Puntland, ayaa ku eedeeyey Wasiirka Maaliyadda ee Puntland, Maxamed Cali Yuusuf “Gaagaab” inuu ka dambeeyo Lacagaha Shillin Soomaaliga ee been abuurka ee lagu daabacayo Puntland. Xildhibaanka, oo maanta ka hadlay furitaanka Barlamankaasi, ayaa sheegay inuu Wasiirka Maaliyadda ka mas’uul yahay qorshaha Makiinadaha lacagaha faalsadda daabaca lagu keenay Magaallooyinka Garowe iyo Bosaaso, waa sida uu hadalka u dhigay. Sidoo kale, Guddoomiyaha Barlamaan-gobaleedka Puntland,waxa uu maanta soo hor dhigay Golaha Wakiilladda mooshin la xiriira in tallaabo laga qaado Dowladda Puntland oo iyadu lagu tuhunsan yahay inay ka dambeyso Lacagaha been abiirka ee lagu daabaco gudaha Puntland, Lacagaha Shillin Soomaaliga ee sida xawliga ah loogu daabacayo Puntland, ayaa waxa uu abuuray sicir-barar xooggan, iyadoo qiimaha Boqolka Dollar lagu sarrifayo lacag dhan Laba Malyan oo Shillin. Dhinaca kale, Lacagaha Shillin Soomaaliga ee lagu daabaco Puntland, waxa uu sicir-barar xooggan ka dhaliyey Goballadda Dhexe, iyadoo Ganacsatadda iyo dadweynaha ka cabanayaan sicir-bararka ka dhashay Lacagaha sida xooggan loogu soo qufayo Wershadaha daabaca Lacagaha ee la keenay Goballadda Puntland. Dowladda Federalkka ee Somalia, waxa qeylo-dhaan ah ama tallaabo ah kama qaadin Lacagaha Shillin Soomaalifga ee been abuurka ee lagu soo daabaco Puntland, inkastoo qaar ka mid ah Xildhibaanadda Barlamaanka Federalka Somalia cambaareeyeen arrintaasi, iyagoo sheegay inay xadgudub ku tahay Axdi-qarameedka DFKMGS. Xigasho ---------------- Qiima dhimistii uu Cade Muuse ku dhawaaqay oo noqotay hal bacaad lagu lisay Madaxwaynaha DGPL Gen: Cade Muuse ayaa xili Go'an u qabtay in uu ahaan doono qiimaha sarifka Dollarka deegaanada puntland hal sicir, kaasi oo ay waxba ka soo naasacadaan waayeen hore ayuuna cade muuse qabtay wakhti kama danbaysa oo ay ku jaan gooyna doonaan sarifka lacagta qalaad kaasi oo qiimihiisa ay dawladu ku sheegtay 16 sh.so. ah Si kastaba waxba kama naasa cadaan hadalkii Cade Muuse waxaana loo qaatay ruwaayad uu madaxwaynuhu ku hamiyayo ama uu alifay taasi oo ku dhamaatay guul daro maadaama Go'aankiisii madaxwayne nimo uu noqtay mid ay waxba ka socon waayeen. Qiimaha sarifka Lacagta qalaad oo sii siqaya marba marka ka danbaysa ayaysan hadana jirin cid wax ka qabatay ilaa iyo xiligan dad badan oo dan yar ah ayaan awoodin in ay helaan waxyaabaha noloshooda muhiimka u ah maadaama aysan kaafin karin noloshooda. Qiimaha sarifka ayaa isu taagay laba milyan oo xiran waxaana hawada galay ama kor u kacay qiimihii lakala siisan jiray raashinka mana jirto ilaa iyo hada cid isku dayday in ay arimahaasi wax ka qabtaan dadbadan oo ku dhaqan deegaanda Puntland ayaa cabsi wayn ka muujinaya sicir bararkan iyaga oo sheegay in hadii ay sii socoto kor u kaca raashinak iyo dollarku ay puntland ahaan doonto meel laga kala hayaamo oo looga safro deegaano kale sida Somaliland oo uusan sarifka Dollarku ka kicin deegaanadaasi oo ay dawlada halkaasi ak jirtaa ay si wayn u xakamaysay qiima Go'ana ay u samaysa. Si kastaba Madaxwayne Cade Muuse ayaa ku fashilmay siyaasadii qiimaha sarifka dollarka waxaana loo aanaynayaa sare u akcaya ku yimdi in ay dawladu mas'uul ka tahay maadaama ay dawladu keentay dalka makiinadaha sameeya Lacagaha Falsada ah kuwasi oo si xawli ah u soo gala suuqyada puntland keenana sixir barar dhaqaale iyo mid bur burin ah xaga dalka. Samaynta lacagaha been abuurka ah ayaa ah kuwo ku badan Puntland waxaana lagu sameeyaan meelo badan oo ay ka mid yihiin magaalooyinka Boosaaso, Gaalkacyo, Qardho, Camro, iyo Garoowe . Xaalka qoysas badan oo reer puntland ah ayay ku adkaan doontaa hadii uu sidan ku sii kaco qiimaha lakala siisto sarifka dollarka iyada oo aysan jirin xakamayn ka imaan kartaa dawlada uu madaxda ka yahay Cade Muuse oo u muuqda mid un u gaarsanaya dollarka oo kalaiya islamarkasina aysan u muuqan masuuliyad darada uu ku dhaqmayo iyo sida uu Madaxawynuhu u baabi'inayo dalkisa hadii ay dhacdo barakac wayn oo ku yimaada dadwayaha ayuu Cade Muuse ka gali doonaa dalkiisa baal mugdi ah isaga oo hada isku haysta hal il tii kalena ay sii dhacayso waxana uu ahaan doonaa madaxwaynihi ugu horeeyay oo dadkiisa bara kiciya una hayaamiya dallal kale. Xigasho --------------- Suuqa Boosaaso oo maanta albaabada loo laabay Ganacsada magaalada dekada ah ee Boosaaso ka ganacsada ayaa maanta waxee albaabada u laabeen ganacsigooda iyagoo ka cabanaya kor u kaca sida xawliga ah uu kor ugu kacayo qiimaha doolarku. [sNIP] Ganacsatan ayaa sheegay in ay aad u khasaareen tan iyo markii uu bilaabmay kor u kaca doolarku, waxayna sheegeen inay u buuxdo lacag badan oo Sh. So. ah, taasoo aad u qiimo dhacday, oo ay khasaaro ku tahay marka ay doolar u badalaan. Xigasho This is pure xaasidnimo iyo maxaa iga galay, by already men in fattened bellies trying to squeeze out the little shilin masaakiinta danyarta ah u hartay, haddeeba wax u hareen. Waxaas ayaa maamul sheeganaayo.

One of my favourite, ee an ku celiyo mar kale: Hooba naar galaasa, bartaa ay la aragnee, tiimbooy! Many of you Afsoomaali-challenged might have been perhaps wondered what my signature means. Here is your chance, explained fully. Hooba naar galaasa, bartaa ay la aragnee, tiimbooy = Haddaa naar galeysid, bartaada yaala arkin, ee tiimbo = If you have decided to do something, don't do it in halfway, do it completely; thus the word 'tiimbooy' is emphasized, which means dive in like a swimmer.

Soomaali people generally waa dad wada qurxoon, siiba dhalintooda barbaarta ah, hana ugu horeyaan gabdhaheena, oo marmar adaaba isla yaabeysid quruxda iyo bilicda ka muuqato. Taas qof ama dad -- shisheeye ama sokeeyaba -- isweydiinaayo maleh, Eebba [sWC] ayaa ugu hibeeye. However, if only many more of us were blessed the inner beauty -- maan wanaagsan iyo dabeecad wacan. Some Soomaalis waaba ka samreysaa, rotten with incurable qabyaalad disease, though try to front their easily detected fake smiles. Naceyba iyo xaasidnimadda ka muuqato, even through that fake dhoolacaddeyn, ay u haayaan walaalahooda ay isku dhiiga, xiddidka, diinta iyo dhaqanka yihiin. Fortunately, those are not many, but they influence the easily influenced and misled masses. We will overcome kuwaas iyo wixii lamid ah, Eebba ha idmo.

And what does this have to do with siyaasad section? I am sorry but it has to move to Sports section.

And what does this have to do with siyaasad section? I am sorry but it has to move to Sports section.