How come Djibouti kids in Canada can speak fluent Somali but Somalia/land kids can't?

[Inactive]

Anyone else notice this? I'm talking about those born here

Their Somali is good but the others have difficulty speaking.

I think research should be done on this.

Djiboutians are speaking English, French and Somali while Somalia/land kids can only speak English.

 

[Mohamud]

We're losers

 

[Adheer Warsame]

s are highly incompetent

Do most Djiboutians live in Quebec btw?

 

[Inactive]

s are highly incompetent

Do most Djiboutians live in Quebec btw?

No, they mostly live in Ottawa.

But there is a community of Djiboutians and Somalia/land Somalis in Montreal.

 

[Adheer Warsame]

No, they mostly live in Ottawa.

But there is a community of Djiboutians and Somalia/land Somalis in Montreal.

I'd assume they'd be packed in Quebec since you said they speak French

 

[Inactive]

I'd assume they'd be packed in Quebec since you said they speak French

Most people in Ottawa speak French. They moved to Ontario to live with the bigger Somali communities.

 

[merka]

Djiboutian parents tend to send their kids to French immersion instead of regular English schools. Plus they learn Somali at home

 

[waraabe]

Djiboutian parents tend to send their kids to French immersion instead of regular English schools. Plus they learn Somali at home

You speak French?

 

[merka]

You speak French?

I used to be fluent. But I can still get by speaking it

 

[ded]

Djiboutian parents tend to send their kids to French immersion instead of regular English schools. Plus they learn Somali at home

 

[Rooble]

 

[Knowthyself]

speak for yourself, i speak 3 languages, somali included. and most somalis i know can speak somali as well. their accents might be slightly off but its good. the djaboutians i met in ottawa could barely put a sentence together but they speak perfect french. if anyone needs help its them. in a few generations they wont even consider themselves somali

 

[waraabe]

Djiboutians are very educated people Mashallah

 

[Inactive]

speak for yourself, i speak 3 languages,

I speak two languages.

You don't speak Somali. Youre a white girl

 

[Knowthyself]

I speak two languages.

You don't speak Somali. Youre a white girl

your somali is trash though... mine is impeccable.

 

[Mudug-Madman]

Never met a person from Djibouti in Toronto tbh...

 

[Angela Davis]

Never met a person from Djibouti in Toronto tbh...

I have. Some of my good friends are from Djibouti and they don't speak Somali any better than any of us. We're all struggling here.

 

[Bernie Madoff]

AJ you know thats a lie man.

 

[MARAQ DIGAAG]

Generally speaking , children of Djiboutian , Isaac , Harti waqooyi immigrants speak better Somali than those who were formerly under the Italian somaliland protectorate .

 

[MadNomad]

This doesn't apply to all diaspora kids. I personally speak three languages, Swedish, English and Somali. Currently studying a fourth one. And after that hopefully a fifth one. Language is a passion of mine.