Ancient South Arabian Loan words in Northern Somali.

[EDsomali]

Source: http://dspace-roma3.caspur.it/bitst...other Semitic languages in norhern Somali.pdf

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

Interesting thread sxb. Sabean inscriptions were found in Northern Somalia.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Sometimes I find myself believeing we were the ancient Sabeans

 

[SuldaankaDadka]

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Source: http://dspace-roma3.caspur.it/bitstream/2307/5518/1/Strata in loanwords from Arabic and other Semitic languages in norhern Somali.pdf

Spurious.

 

[Prince Abubu]

A lot of those are a stretch.

 

[Timo Jareer and proud]

 

[Azania]

To whoever says Somalis are spreading the use of words like “Madow” as a slurs.

Just remember our ancestors were so good at it that the arabs Had to outsource “Addoon” from us

 

[Veteran]

A lot of those are a stretch.

 

[Gadhwayne]

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Did the authors check if lughadda ximyariiya is really a yemenite language and not Central Semitic, like arabic?i feel I read that ximyariiya might not be well defined yemenite

 

[Prince Abubu]

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@Timo Madow and proud @Alexis @Cuneo

Do you guys have anything on the physical evidence of Sabean e.g. monuments, carvings, tombs and paintings?

 

[Cuneo]

@Timo Madow and proud @Alexis @Cuneo

Do you guys have anything on the physical evidence of Sabean e.g. monuments, carvings, tombs and paintings?

Yes, there are plenty of stelaes with South Arabian inscriptions.

 

[Timo Jareer and proud]

Yes, there are plenty of stelaes with South Arabian inscriptions.

Can you post some?

 

[Cuneo]

Can you post some?

There’s only one known image out there and it’s from Shal’aw.

 

[EDsomali]

Here's one.

 

[Prince Abubu]

There’s only one known image out there and it’s from Shal’aw.

This one?

 

[Prince Abubu]

@EDsomali @Cuneo

Do we know of any translations and decipherment of these inscriptions?

 

[EDsomali]

@EDsomali @Cuneo

Do we know of any translations and decipherment of these inscriptions?

No idea.

I'll see if I can get someone to try translate it though.

 

[Cuneo]

This one?

Yes