Languages of the Horn

[ሕጊ።።]

That's definitely confusing
I wonder how easy the languages in the Horn would be to learn for inhabitants of that area, like for an Afar to learn Amharic or a Tigray to learn Somali
If there's one thing we can be proud of as Afro-asiatic speakers it's that we likely had complex language before anyone else, since it's the earliest recorded language family

They learn pretty easily, Africans in general do. The good and also bad thing is most bilingual rural people learn extra languages orally, but most people are illiterate anyways so it doesn't really matter.

 

[Young Popeye]

Are you sure thats giraffe and zebra? I have always used a different word. News can also be kheber.

i heard sari wachara for zebra (literally wild donkey) and yea words are used interchangeably depending on the person your talking to and his or her travels. egyptian/italin presence also brought in loan words.

 

[adaharari]

i heard sari wachara for zebra (literally wild donkey) and yea words are used interchangeably depending on the person your talking to and his or her travels. egyptian/italin presence also brought in loan words.

Yeah ive only ever used sari wechera or darga wechera not farru, i guess it depends. And i see, also depends on the persons recent background too

 

[lurker95]

Here is afar being spoken, its sound slightly like somali, but at the same time not.

 

[Jjero]

Banana-moos
Meat-- hilib
Watermelon-- Qarre
Lemon- liin
Bread-- rooti
Potatoes-- patato
Onion-- basal

PATATO KUTIRI
SAY BARADHO ABAAYO

 

[Jjero]

I have no idea, I just wrote it out off of an Afar news broadcast.

And I'm not entirely sure, but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language says that the 'x' in Afar is the 'dh' sound in Somali and the 'q' in Afar is the 'c' sound in Somali. Also the 'c' in Afar happens to be the 'x' in Somali, confusing, could have stuck with the same alphabet.

How do you Ethiopians have time to learn our language
I told you you were a undercover agent

 

[ሕጊ።።]

How do you Ethiopians have time to learn our language
I told you you were a undercover agent

How am I learning your language?

 

[Jjero]

How am I learning your language?

I was just joking
Why do you take everything so seriously

 

[ሕጊ።።]

I was just joking
Why do you take everything so seriously

I don't know, why do you over exaggerate everything?

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[Jjero]

I don't know, why do you over exaggerate everything?

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I was just joking because we had a conversation earlier this day its not that serious sxb
Don't take anything on this forum seriously, you'll end up getting hurt lol

 

[ሕጊ።።]

I was just joking because we had a conversation earlier this day its not that serious sxb
Don't take anything on this forum seriously, you'll end up getting hurt lol

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[Gibiin-Udug]

PATATO KUTIRI
SAY BARADHO ABAAYO

It's patato.

 

[Jjero]

It's patato.

I bet you say liin (orange) instead of liin dhanaan (lemon) too
Gerrara here

 

[adaharari]

@Vanguard you wasnt a member here so i dont blame you if your mind is telling you im a fake, enjoy the reading

 

[Vanguard]

@Vanguard you wasnt a member here so i dont blame you if your mind is telling you im a fake, enjoy the reading

Nice thread and I'm just trying to rile you up man. Learn to take a joke and give some back

 

[fardowsa]

Good thread for @Khalid Hussein the bootyclapper

Enlighten us please

 

[ሕጊ።።]

Good thread for @Khalid Hussein the bootyclapper

Enlighten us please

Do you ever give up

 

[fardowsa]

Do you ever give up

I will do what i want
Get a username first

 

[Khalid Hussein]

I will do what i want
Get a username first

Don't bring up Arabic, if you don't even know it.

 

[Khalid Hussein]

Good thread for @Khalid Hussein the bootyclapper

Enlighten us please

Should I fix all the Mistakes you make Madam