More in common than just the macawiis (sarong) perhaps

[Nilotufian]

Abo in Malaysian is abah

 

[SOMALIKNIGHT]

I want a second wife and wish she is Indonesian.

 

[Qarboosh]

Apparently the reason why different languages have similar words for mom and dad is due to the first sounds babies make

 

[Apollo]

Could be an Arabic loanword in Malay. They are Muslims after all and influenced by Arabs historically. Father in Arabic also contains Ab.

 

[Crow]

Abo in Malaysian is abah

Some Indian guy I talked to said that his people use the same word.

Could be an Arabic loanword in Malay. They are Muslims after all and influenced by Arabs historically. Father in Arabic also contains Ab.

I don't think basic words like that could ever be loan words. It is probably just a coincidence.

 

[Doctor farxaan]

I want a second wife and wish she is Indonesian.

Mate i know where u are coming from. I want one too

 

[Apollo]

Some Indian guy I talked to said that his people use the same word.

I don't think basic words like that could ever be loan words. It is probably just a coincidence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Austronesian_language

father *t-ama *t-ama *tama *tamana

Tagalog word for father: ama

the B and H sounds a bit too much like an Arabic loanword or could be coincidental.

 

[Doctor farxaan]

Abo in Malaysian is abah

Prob comes from the arabic word “Abu”

 

[Nilotufian]

Could be an Arabic loanword in Malay. They are Muslims after all and influenced by Arabs historically. Father in Arabic also contains Ab.

I swear Arabs and their adjacents say baba?

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

I've never called my dad aabo, I've always called him baba.

 

[Apollo]

I swear Arabs + adjacent say baba?

Ab is apparently proto-Afro-Asiatic.

Pater is that for proto-Indo-European.

 

[Nilotufian]

I've never called my dad aabo, I've always called him baba.

Arab adjacent by force?

 

[The alchemist]

Some Indian guy I talked to said that his people use the same word.

I don't think basic words like that could ever be loan words. It is probably just a coincidence.

False cognate.

 

[land owner]

I've never called my dad aabo, I've always called him baba.

True banu hashim princess

 

[Timo Jareer and proud]

Abo in Malaysian is abah

"Waa" in Japanese also happens to translate in English to "is" . Cool how languages around the world have similar words for the same meaning.

 

[Prince Abubu]

The Somali word for dog is "Ey"

The Berber word for dog is "Aydi"

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

I've noticed Somalis stole I mean borrowed a lot of words from different language.

Somali words borrowed from Arabic

Kitaab
Kursi
Tufaax
Dahab
Saytuun
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Somali_terms_borrowed_from_Arabic




Somali words borrowed from English

Buug- Book
Buluug- Blue

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Somali_terms_borrowed_from_English

Somali words borrowed from Persian

Miis- Table
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Somali_terms_borrowed_from_Persian

 

[CaliTedesse]

The Somali word for dog is "Ey"

The Berber word for dog is "Aydi"

Don't spread nonsense many Berbers use different words and languages be precise. My Riffian friend learned me dog in his tongue is Akzin.

 

[Okoj]

Aside from arabic, what would be the next language most borrowed from? Italian?

 

[Fiidmeer]

Aside from arabic, what would be the next language most borrowed from? Italian?

Italian for southerners and English for Northerners.