The term Land

[Classified]

It's in Somaliland, Puntland, Jubaland, Awdalland and many more States with land as their suffix to come. Now, we all know "Land" isn't a Somali word. To claim that you're a Somali, upholding to the true essence of what being a Somali is and at the same time naming your entity/domain/country/identity with an English/German word, hence, "Lander or Länder is a German word for Federal States" defeats the purpose. :confused:

 

Puntland for instance should change it's name to "Dhul Udug". Bal yaa uu diiday iinay isku bixiyan magac Somaliyadeesan?

 

Somaliland could change it's name to "Dhul Somali" lol

[Cambuulo iyo bun]

+1. thread. I totally agree with you

[Tillamook]

Nonsense. Our lands are holy and should not be tampered with...

[Haatu]

This also pisses me off.

[Alpha Blondy]

Classified;973317 wrote:

It's in Somali

land

, Punt

land

, Juba

land

, Awdal

land

and many more States with

land

as their suffix to come. Now, we all know "Land" isn't a Somali word. To claim that you're a Somali, upholding to the true essence of what being a Somali is and at the same time naming your entity/domain/country/identity with an English/German word, hence,

"

Lander

or

Länder

is a German word for Federal States" defeats the purpose

. :confused:

 

Puntland for instance should change it's name to "Dhul Udug". Bal yaa uu diiday iinay isku bixiyan magac Somaliyadeesan?

 

Somaliland could change it's name to "Dhul Somali" lol

 

LOOOL@"Lander or Länder is a German word for Federal States" defeats the purpose

 

when thomas sanka renamed his country from its french colonial name Upper Volta to Burkina Faso (the land of upright men) and its people Burkinabés, he not only ensured the country broke away with its tormented colonial legacy but in tandem established the conditions for a bright future and a shared new identity.

 

when muhammud ali jinnah negotiated an independent Pakistan from uncompromising hindu zealots, he changed the hindu language previously spoken in the indian subcontinent to urdu and used the arabic script to get closer to the ‘muslim identity’ and away from any previously shared commonalities with India.

 

the reconstructing and reconstituting of a country’s value, according to its own parameters, and of course in the eyes of the international community, are instrumental in creating an ultimate unshakable reality – permanent, unyielding and facts firmly placed on the ground. the rebranding and recreating of national myths and convictions is vital. similarly the re-indoctrination and remolding of people is imperative too.

 

Somaliland MUST follow the historical precedence set by trailblazers like Burkina Faso and Pakistan in transforming itself.

 

the term 'somali' has to all intent and purposes become harmfully soiled forever and calling your country Somaliland – combines the two prong legacies of colonialism and the failed reunification and subsequent events proceeding. anything with 'somali' evokes negativity and wreck any potential progress and development.

 

the golis mountain range covers about 45% of Somaliland's land mass from east to west. it also represents the symbolic ideal of unity, unity of a people so closely interlinked, yet, whose inability to unite for a common cause has meant a limbo of sorts and unending purgatory.the changes necessary for such a transformations should start with the immediate obliteration from memory with anything associated with the term 'somali', whether prefixed or suffixed. Somaliland MUST be renamed Golisia and its citizens Golisians. the language should be renamed Golisiyana and written in a different script, if necessary and re-branded to make it a closely related but uniquely different to the olde somali language. a new capital city MUST be built in Oog to achieve a geographically balance.

 

these plans will only require a 2/3 majority in both house to be implemented as per the constitution. Golisia is not too far from its deserved place among the countries of the world. hollywood celebrities like ben stiller, Cameron Diaz and the likes of Bono from U2 are to be enlisted and lucrative deals signed to use the rights to the plight of Golisia and Golisians to attract media attention from the most remote and least densely populated corners of Latvia.

 

for 21 years the name ‘Somaliland' has crippled our destiny, aspirations and collective will. admittedly, it should be noted too that we’ve chosen the wrong path in achieving recognition. how many more years will the good people of somaliland be reliant on the deeqbixiyasha and speculate on the direction of our cursed neighbouring country. victory belongs to those who strive for it. we are at such a critical juncture in our history. and ultimately success belongs to those who take what’s rightfully theirs and by any means necessary….indeed. :cool:

[Hobbesian_Brute]

Golis belongs to Khatumo state, back to the drawing board chump.

[Mad_Mullah]

How about Somalia?

 

the -ia comes from Italy. There's no such thing as Soomaaliyaa in Somali.

[Saalax]

Hobbesian_Brute;973390 wrote:

Golis belongs to Khatumo state, back to the drawing board chump.

 

No it doesn't , Khaatumo doesn't even have major well known mountains such as Sheikh , Daalo or Surad

in their lands apart from few hills in eastern Sool and those are not part of the Golis mountain range.

[GAROODI]

Saalax;973393 wrote:

No it doesn't , Khaatumo doesn't even have major well known mountains such as Sheikh , Daalo or Surad

in their lands apart from few hills in eastern Sool and those are not part of the Golis mountain range.

Djiboutina khatumo Aya leh hahahah...

[GaraadMon]

There nothing wrong with affixing 'land' to Somali states so long as the root of the word is indigenous. The Japanese word for Japan is in fact Nippon but they use the more widely known Chinese mispronunciation officially and China could also drop their Persian derived name and instead call themselves Zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó. You'll notice that it's the global superpowers of the past that determined what names would become more pragmatic today.