The 2 somali guys that want our language to be arab are so retarded
This two brothers want to confuse the whole Somali nation. It didn’t succeed in Somalia for as long as we were Muslim and I don’t think it will change.The 2 somali guys that want our language to be arab are so retarded
Burton tells us that the Somali tribes, in Somaliland , call their land Barr el Ajam , " land of non - Arab peoples''
I think this Rural V Urban divide limited the Arabic influences and loanwords in Somali, the language maintained far more it's integrity. Also back in the day it used to be sometimes common for Urban ones to send their kids out to be amongst rural relatives for a short period to learn purer more eloquent form of Somali speech and they still do this some extant nowadays as well dropping their kids into Miyi.
Not true. Bring me a proof of your claims. Your average somali person in Somalia can speak only somali fluently. They can't speak either arabic or english fluently in 2024 let alone in 20th century when 90% of somalis had no academic education and were living in rural areas.You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.
Not true. Bring me a proof of your claims. Your average somali person in Somalia can speak only somali fluently. They can't speak either arabic or english fluently in 2024 let alone in 20th century when 90% of somalis had no academic education and were living in rural areas.
Not true. Bring me a proof of your claims. Your average somali person in Somalia can speak only somali fluently. They can't speak either arabic or english fluently in 2024 let alone in 20th century when 90% of somalis had no academic education and were living in rural areas.
writing and reading quran is not same as knowing normal arabic. Do you guys live in alternate reality or what ? Sometimes i think im the only somali person with common sense. YaabPeople in rural areas were familiar with Arabic and could even read and write in the 20th century. There was even rural learning centers as well.
But what differentiates the Urban and Rural especially separated from urban coastal people is that it was never adopted as a form of communication. Which is the biggest purpose in language transmission, to facilitate in communication.
writing and reading quran is not same as knowing normal arabic. Do you guys live in alternate reality or what ? Sometimes i think im the only somali person with common sense. Yaab
They didn't just learn writing and reading the quran. There was an indigenous system of teaching Arabic known as ''Laqbo'' that developed over centuries in Somalia. This was done in both the rural and urban areas. Students pretty much became bilingual.
You can read more about how widely spread Arabic, learning , literacy was in the rural areas in the 19th century in this piece : Tradition to Text: Writing Local Somali History in Mid 19th century
You are talking about 5% of the population at most. I'm talking about the average somali person. The average somali person in somalia is not bilingual in 2024. How could they be bilingual 100 or 200 years ago.They didn't just learn writing and reading the quran. There was an indigenous system of teaching Arabic known as ''Laqbo'' that developed over centuries in Somalia. This was done in both the rural and urban areas. Students pretty much became bilingual.
You can read more about how widely spread Arabic, learning , literacy was in the rural areas in the 19th century in this piece : Tradition to Text: Writing Local Somali History in Mid 19th century
You are talking about 5% of the population at most. I'm talking about the average somali person. The average somali person in somalia is not bilingual in 2024. How could they be bilingual 100 or 200 years ago.
The Somali prime minister Abdirazak Haji Hussein was a product of this education.
He grew up in rural Galkacyo and didn’t receive a formal education but was fluent in Arabic due to his Islamic education from dugsi.
The heavyweight Somali politicians of the past spoke excellent Somali, Arabic and English. Now days you see Somali politicians talking like this: “arinta debate laga keenay waxa principleska motionka marka ”
Even Siyaad Barre, military brute that he was, was surprisingly eloquent, despite the accent, when he spoke during interviews:
We've devolved as a culture.
This isn't Carab jacayl it's is-naceyb and some sort of complex.wallahi carab jeceyl ba dadkeeni dili doona