list of shared vocabulary between Somali and Arabic that stems from proto-Afroasiatic:
body parts such as : mouth , nose , eye , hair , ear , tooth are shared vocabulary between Somali and Arabic .
Most animal names in the Arabic language have Somali roots.
af ( mouth, singular ) →afaf ( mouths , plural ) in Somali language .
fam ( mouth, singular ) → afwaah ( mouths , plural ) in Arabic language .
it is logic in Somali language ( af ) became ( afaf ) .
But how did Arabic ( fam فم ) become ( afwaah أفواه ) ?
ilig / ilik ( tooth , singular )→ilko ( teeth ,plural ) in Somali language .
*sin سِنّ* ( tooth , singular ) →asnaan ( teeth , plural ) in Arabic language .
it is logic in Somali language (ilig / ilik ) became ( ilko ) .
But how did Arabic ( sinسِنّ ) become ( asnaan ) ?
Only a gifted, inquisitive linguist could take on the challenge, and even then, it would be a rather arduous task to compile a whole list, for it could be a whole dictionary.
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