Did you know that there are Individual Somali Names for Every Hour Throughout the Day

[Jimmy Hopkins]

 

[iley]

What do you think is the difference between "wabari" and "waa bari"

 

[cunug3aad]

What do you think is the difference between "wabari" and "waa bari"

Ibelieve its the same they aree both talking about dawn in the east

 

[backgroundISneeded]

What do you think is the difference between "wabari" and "waa bari"

Waa bari
Waabari ld waabberi

 

[cunug3aad]

Waa bari
Waabari ld waabberi

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Can you translate the names i know aroor and galab and hargal but no thing else

 

[iley]

Ibelieve its the same they aree both talking about dawn in the east

I think its like, Waabari as in tommorow/next day

 

[Tambien]

If that’s the case shouldn’t there be a native word for hour that’s not sacad

 

[livinlavish]

If that’s the case shouldn’t there be a native word for hour that’s not sacad

There is and it is called “xili”. For example you can say xiliga waa afar sac which translates to the time is 10 o’clock.

 

[Midas]

If that’s the case shouldn’t there be a native word for hour that’s not sacad

Sacad = hour and sanad = year are somali and to be more specific theyre likely afroasiatic cognates.

 

[cunug3aad]

There is and it is called “xili”. For example you can say xiliga waa afar sac which translates to the time is 10 o’clock.

Then the word xilli in that sentence refers to time and saac is the hour that you measure with. Xilli also as time period like waagi you would say like for example xilliga gumeysiga the time of colonialism

 

[cunug3aad]

Sacad = hour and sanad = year are somali and to be more specific theyre likely afroasiatic cognates.

I dont think there are any similar words in neighbouring cushitic languages like saacad and sanad