Fabregas Posted February 13, 2008 We know the Somali community is known to be very bi-lingual. So I'll start with the languages ..........I speak 1. English Slang( just joking) 2. English Proper 3. Somalia( poor writing though) 4. Can say some small phrases in Arabic and German... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted February 13, 2008 1. English Slang(I'm NOT joking) 2. Standard English 3. Somali (Y'll know how my writing is though) 4. Bengali (I know you are thinking WTF, but it is true) 5. Speak & reading Arabic 6. Broke A*ss French 7. I use to speak Xabashi… I don’t think I can anymore, I just remember all the swear words, and how to buy bread, hello, few other things...there is no one to practice on. I've been trying to learn Swahili for a while now, I'm hopeless without my phrase book, and my teacher’s dumped me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted February 13, 2008 so u from east london? i'm guessing that is were u picked up Bengali? or r u married to a bengali? What is Harbishi? u mean xabashi? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted February 13, 2008 ^^Sorry yes.. typo, I corrected it. Lool, HAHA, right on the money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malika Posted February 13, 2008 1.English 2.Swahili 3.Somali[erm,I can honestly speak fluently..but writting tends to be tricky business] 4.Swedish[can still make myself understood even after many years not speaking or writing the lingo] 5.Hindi[ah,my childhood lingo,learnt from neighbours/friends and ofcourse those darn India Movies] I am currenlty trying to learn Polish and Mandarin [Chinese] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted February 13, 2008 ^^I tried learning Cantonese. I got as far as "Ni how ma mi legloin" before I gave up. Let me know how, and if Mandarin is any easier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malika Posted February 13, 2008 Mandarin is simplified Cantonese,so it will be slightly easier[i hope] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZanzi Posted February 13, 2008 English.. if u hear me speaking english i will remind u MR BORAT )YA jajbsi kenay aniga ahen Kiswahili My fav Lang' Somali Laga ooyay aan kuhadlaa Lingala Xhoza Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malika Posted February 13, 2008 ^Lingala and Xhoza..waaw! cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZanzi Posted February 13, 2008 lol malika Kunjani sisi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yaabka-Yaabkiis Posted February 13, 2008 Langauges i speak: Kikuyu Garam Garam Urdu Bahasa Malayu..lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dhagax-Tuur Posted February 13, 2008 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. The fact is, the loss of the language comes with a loss of great deal of culture and homely ways. The somali language is part of what makes us somali. Come on.....! ughhhhhhhhhhhh! Annoying. 3rd and 4th generation Chinese, Indians, Pakis etc still manage to speak their parents' tongues whilst us, who barely got here yesterday losing theirs. It is ridiculous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cynical lady Posted February 13, 2008 "The fact is, the loss of the language comes with a loss of great deal of culture and homely ways. The somali language is part of what makes us somali." mhh :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baluug Posted February 13, 2008 Me speak english, me so special....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZanzi Posted February 13, 2008 Abdilah somaliga wax laga Faano uu noqday ayaantaan Afgaaleedka aa qalad laga fahmay 20 jiro afsomali manaqaan dhahaayo aan arkay tola'ayeey ma somaligiiba hada wax laga faano noqday Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
