Languages of the Horn

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Some fruits

Mango- amba
Orange- birtukhan
Banana- muz
Guava- zeytun
Grapes- ayneb
Pineapple- anenas
watermelon- xabxab
Avocado- xabuka
Lemon- derbisisi
Papaya- areb muz
Olive- qurqura
Fruit- bisaya
 
Some fruits

Mango- amba somali ambo
Orange- birtukhan
Banana- muz somali moos
Guava- zeytun soamli/arabic
Grapes- ayneb somali/arabic
Pineapple- anenas somali/arabic
watermelon- xabxab somali?/arabic
Avocado- xabuka
Lemon- derbisisi
Papaya- areb muz
Olive- qurqura
Fruit- bisaya

like somalis will understand when you say these words but their essentially arabic
 

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Some fruits

Mango- amba
Orange- birtukhan
Banana- muz
Guava- zeytun
Grapes- ayneb
Pineapple- anenas

watermelon- xabxab
Avocado- xabuka
Lemon- derbisisi
Papaya- areb muz
Olive- qurqura
Fruit- bisaya

All of those are Arabic. I believe birtukhan came from burtuqal.

Btw we use xabxab too.

Let's try the numbers

1. Kow -
2. Labo -
3. Sadex -
4. Afar -
5. Shan -
6. Lix -
7. Todobo -
8. Sideed -
9. Sagaal -
10. Toban -

20. Labaatan -
30. Sodon -
40. Afartan -
50. Konton -
60. Lixdan -
70. Todobaatan -
80. Sideetan -
90. Sagaashan -
100. Boqol -

After that it's just laba boqol, sadex boqol and so on till you reach 1000 - kun.

@Meles Zenawi feel free to add the Tigrinya numbers
 
Let's try the numbers

1. Kow - xade
2. Labo - kilite
3. Sadex - seleste
4. Afar - arba'te
5. Shan - xamushte
6. Lix - shidushte
7. Todobo - shewa'te
8. Sideed - shemonte
9. Sagaal - tisha'te
10. Toban - a'serte

20. Labaatan - i'sra
30. Sodon - selasa
40. Afartan - arba'
50. Konton - xamsa
60. Lixdan - susa
70. Todobaatan - seba'
80. Sideetan - semanya
90. Sagaashan - tisa'
100. Boqol - miiti


@Meles Zenawi feel free to add the Tigrinya numbers

LOL @Meles Zenawi, but there added
 
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