Learning Somali from scratch through immersion

[Odkac WRLD]

If you drop a Hooyo Mataalo kid in Somalia, how long would it take for them to speak A1 af soomali- seeing that they are completely immersed in it.

personally I believe two months is good for basic Somali, 3-6 and there a pro.

thoughts?

 

[Shmurda]

2 weeks in the baadiyo will have an cadaan nigga speaking like an upti at a tim hortons FKD session

 

[Odkac WRLD]

Youb

2 weeks in the baadiyo will have an cadaan nigga speaking like an upti at a tim hortons FKD session

you think so ?
Somali is a unique language in that you don’t even need to practice it after a while it just comes to your head

 

[Radical]

I'd say 3-6 months, but only if they're willing to learn, you can't teach someone if they don't have the passion and drive for it. It's why some Somali parents have been in foreign countries for 20 years and still don't know the language

 

[Xasusi]

from english? 6 months +. Grammar is very different from english. Easier than Arabic because of script, but in terms of complexity its up there.

Is the somali language even codified and standardised?

 

[Helios]

2 weeks in the baadiyo will have an cadaan nigga speaking like an upti at a tim hortons FKD session

That one hit home

 

[Kamma]

I learnt for 1 year and a bit.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Hmmmm depends on person

 

[TekNiKo]

Depends on if you integrate with the locals. Some diaspora just stick to speaking with other diaspora and never learn