Is KH in Somali borrowed from Arabic or indigenous

[adaharari]

Any authentic somali words that have this letter in?

 

[DuctTape]

None, they're all Arabic loanwords.

 

[TheMadMullah]

Khaakh tuuf maybe

 

[Arman]

Akhas is probably an authentic word

 

[ሕጊ።።]

Khaakh tuuf maybe

Sneezing?

 

[DuctTape]

Akhas is probably an authentic word

That's Arabic

 

[TheMadMullah]

Sneezing?

Hahahah Maya amxaarka candhuufo ku tufayay you missed it

 

[--Ajakis Lax Max--]

what about kharaab. like gaariga wuu kharaabay

 

[ሕጊ።።]

Hahahah Maya amxaarka candhuufo ku tufayay you missed it

 

[adaharari]

what about kharaab. like gaariga wuu kharaabay

https://translate.google.co.uk/#ar/en/خرب

 

[--Ajakis Lax Max--]

https://translate.google.co.uk/#ar/en/خرب

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[adaharari]

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Kkkk
I dont think its indigenous in the horn apart from some languages

 

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Kkkk
I dont think its indigenous in the horn apart from some languages

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[adaharari]

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Kkkk just translated it

 

[Mohamud]

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pretty sure it's actually spelled with a q. just a different sound depending on the person?

 

[--Ajakis Lax Max--]

pretty sure it's actually spelled with a q. just a different sound depending on the person?

idk kh sounds more true

 

[adaharari]

@Jodeci Thoughts?

 

[Shamis]

There aren't any, they're all Arabic loan words. In my neck of the woods we exchange all kh sounds with q. Akhas becomes aqas, khalaas becones qalaas etc

 

[bluebird]

Theres not kh in somali though? We only use Q

 

[adaharari]

Theres not kh in somali though? We only use Q

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