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How to adress girls from diffrent Somali regions? Abaayo, Huuno, etc.

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Carafaat   

I was wondering how to adress Somali girls from diffrent regions. For example;

 

I know in Djibouti they say - Huuno

 

In Somaliland its mostly- Walaalo

 

And in Somalia its - Abaayo

 

How are Somali girls from Kenya adressed- Sisi?

 

And where is Gacaliye used?

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Carafaat;760320 wrote:
I was wondering how to adress Somali girls from diffrent regions. For example;

 

I know in Djibouti they say - Huuno

 

In Somaliland its mostly- Walaalo

 

And in Somalia its -
Abaayo

 

How are Somali girls from Kenya adressed- Sisi?

 

And where is Gacaliye used?

 

Can you see the fallacy in your question/argument ?

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I prefer abaayo or aboowe over the other words. Huuno sounds as if your babying someone imagine using it for a stranger. Walalo somehow reminds me of siblings because of the word walal being used in it therefore it's also a bit weird using it for strangers or strangers using it to you. You will never hear those words out of my mouth lol :eek:

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Aaliyyah   

I say walaalo half the time and I am not from somaliland. But rather laascaanod, Somalia :D..

 

The other half the time I say huuno (it is a word I recently stuck with) and I am loving it ...

 

And for some reason I dnt really say abaayo or aboowe (bt those are sweet words I must admit)..if a guy says abaayo to me horta waan ka helaa..I just dnt see myself going aboowe though lool

 

salaam

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Carafaat   

Aaliyah, I say also wallaalo most the time. And I was born in Muqdisho, Somalia.:D

 

wouldnt use huuno.I find it strange that sometimes even guys call eachother, huuno. doesnt sound right though.

 

Do you where Gacaliye is used?

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Coofle   

Walaalo --- East of Hargeisa till Laascaanood and Ceerigaabo

Huuno --- West of Hargeisa Till Djibouti

Abaayo,-- People who Been To Muqdisho till Kenya

Kililka Shanaad......They Use Both Walalo and Huuno

In puntland & Gobolada Dhexe, I am not Sure , They use the above with some modifications (Boowe, Maandhay, Walaalaw, Areey etc)

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Coofle   

Carafaat;761456 wrote:
Coofle, thanks for clarifying. people call eachother maandhay, for real?

 

And do you know where Gacaliye is used.

That One I have Seen....

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Carafaat;761456 wrote:
Coofle, thanks for clarifying. people call eachother maandhay, for real?

 

And do you know where Gacaliye is used.

Gacaliye is used for someone who is dear to you like a loved one you don't use it for strangers or friends.

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Aaliyyah   

*Aaliyah, I say also wallaalo most the time. And I was born in Muqdisho, Somalia.

 

Carafaat, perhaps nowadays everyone uses whatever word they are comfortable with. Plus where u are born doesnt say much bt rather where u grew up or who u grew up with...although I was born in hargaisa i dnt speak hardcore reerwaqooyi dialect cuz I was only there for one year lol i dnt remember noin..my somali dialect although is reerwaqooyi is like a mild one - one I picked up from my family who are from Laascaanod.

 

salaam

 

p.s gacliye isnt that just like "dear" and used regardless where u are from..

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Carafaat   

Bluelicious;761473 wrote:
Gacaliye is used for someone who is dear to you like a loved one you don't use it for strangers or friends.

Bluelicious, thanks. How do they adress you in your parts of the world?

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Carafaat;761563 wrote:
Bluelicious, thanks. How do they adress you in your parts of the world?

They either call me by my name or any other way you would approach a girl e.g. darling, babes, chickie, hun etc. Now that you mention it Somali men from where I live don't use huuno, walaalo, abaayo etc. I've never experienced them using those words towards me or any other Somali girl I know and don't know. They seem to be more civilised and modern then Somali men from other countries I can tell that from experience. But i've noticed as soon I visit a country populated with alot of Somalis like The States, Australia and UK I get bombarded with the above Somali words.

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