Vocabulary for Lesson 7 (Nov. 12, 2013)
Somali
-aan
English Meaning
1st person pronoun
indicator (suffix) “I”
2nd person pronoun
indicator (suffix) “You”
Notes
-uu
3rd person male pronoun
indicator (suffix) “He”
Added to “waa”, “baa”, “waxaa”, “ma” or
“yaa” mood indicators
-ay
3rd person female pronoun Added to “waa”, “baa”, “waxaa”, “ma” or
-aad
Added to “waa”, “baa”, “waxaa”, “ma” or
“yaa” mood indicators.
Added to “waa”, “baa”, “waxaa”, “ma” or
“yaa” mood indicators.
indicator (suffix) “She”
“yaa” mood indicators
Mood indicator –
interrogative? or negative!
makes questions or negative statements
(depends on verb ending)
Maan _______?
Am I ____________?
= ma + aan; Miyaan? (long form)
Maad _______?
Are you __________?
=ma + aad; Miyaad? (long form)
Muu ________?
Is he ____________?
=ma + uu; Miyuu? (long form)
May ________?
Is she ___________?
=ma + ay; Miyay? (long form)
Dad (ka)
People (the)
Collective noun
Qof (ka)
Person (the)
Single individual
Kalaas (ka)
Class (the) (the students)
From the English word
Fasal (ka)
Classroom (the); also class
ma
(the students); section;
Arabic
Taariikh (da)
Date; calendar (the)
Maalin (ta)
Day (the)
Maalintee?
Which day?
Maalmo (ha)
Days (the)
Ayaan (ta)
Day (the)
Ayaan (ka) = fortune or luck.
Toddobaad (ka)
Week (the)
Also: Asbuuc, Usbuuc, Setimaan, Wiig.
Maanta
Today
Berri / Berrito
Tomorrow
Shalay / shalayto Yesterday
Berri dambe /
saa dambe
Day after tomorrow
Saa kuun
Three days from now
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Vocabulary for Lesson 7 (Nov. 12, 2013)
Somali
Garab (ka)
English Meaning
Sholder (the)
Notes
Garbo (ha) = Sholders (the)
Gacan (ta)
Arm & hand (the)
Gacan (ka) = elephant’s trunk; water
channel, bay or inlet
Gacmo (ha)
Arms & hands (the)
Lug (ta)
Leg (the)
Lugo (ha) = Legs (the)
Cag (ta)
Foot (the)
Cago (ha) = Feet (the)
Far (ta)
Finger (the); digit
By extension “handwriting” or “script”
Faro (ha)
Fingers (the); digits
Farta Lugta or Farta Cagta = Toes (the)
Jilib (ka)
Knee (the)
Jilbo (ha) = Knees (the); Also section(s) of
a clan; sub-clan;
Low (ga)
Knee (the)
Calool (sha)
Stomach (the)
Suxul (ka) or
xusul (ka)
Laab (ta)
Elbow (the)
Chest; breast
By extension “inner thoughts / emotions”
Kal iyo laab
Heartfelt, heartily
As in the phrase “receive warm greetings”
Naas (ka)
Woman’s breast
Naaso (ha) = Woman’s breasts
Maxal (ka)
Womb, uterus
Uur (ka)
Belly, gut; pregnant; also
the internal organs;
Uur leh – to be pregnant (lit. to have
a belly)
Sambab (ka)
Lungs (the)
Wadne (ha)
Heart (the)
The physical organ inside the chest.
Qalbi (ga)
“heart” (the)
The seat of emotions / feeling “organ”
Beer (ka)
Liver (the)
Beer (ta) = “garden” or “farm”
Kelli (da)
Kidney (the)
Luqun (ta)
Neck (the)
See also “Qoor (ta)” & Qoodh (dha)
Hunguri (ga)
Also by extension: “food”
Muruq (a)
Throat, larynx, gullet,
esophagus; windpipe.
Muscle (the);
Maskax (da)
Brain (the); mind
Primarily the physical organ inside the
head; although can also be intelligence.
Maan (ka)
Mind (the); intelligence
Also “good sense”
also “muscular pain”
Prepared by Doug Person (11-12-13)
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