Poll- What is your favourite non mother tongue hoa language

[Vanguard]

He is old member here.

Are you talking about me?

 

[fardowsa]

@John Michael @Prince Abubu @ethan bradberry

Cushitic ears

 

[Warsheekh]

2 is tigrinya
5 is Afar

 

[fardowsa]

The way a language sounds is meaningless. I'd be more concerned with the level of cultural advancement behind it, and for that it's Amharic by a large margin.

And why not somali or a cushitic language
Explain yourself

 

[Apollo]

And why not somali or a cushitic language
Explain yourself

non-mother-tongue it says in the title. Amharic wins.

 

[fardowsa]

non-mother-tongue it says in the title. Amharic wins.

Why not afar or a cushitic one
I hope you would have said somali if it was not titled that

 

[Apollo]

Why not afar or a cushitic one
I hope you would have said somali if it was not titled that

Besides Oromo and Somali, all the other Cushitic languages are fairly primitive.

I would support a government policy to kill off all the non-Maxaa Tiri dialects in Somalia. Let's get rid off Maay and all that crap.

 

[fardowsa]

Besides Oromo and Somali, all the other Cushitic languages are fairly primitive.

I would support a government policy to kill off all the non-Maxaa Tiri dialects in Somalia. Let's get rid off Maay and all that crap.

I would support a government policy to kill off loanwords
They are primitive in what way?

 

[Apollo]

I would support a government policy to kill off loanwords
They are primitive in what way?

You are asking too many rhetorical questions. You already know the answer.

 

[fardowsa]

You are asking too many rhetorical questions. You already know the answer.

Not really
Kill of loanwords in somali and the language will be purely cushitic like afar oromo etc.

If primitive to you is because they are rural and nomadic people then that is crazy,

 

[Apollo]

Not really
Kill of loanwords in somali and the language will be purely cushitic like afar oromo etc.

If primitive to you is because they are rural and nomadic people then that is crazy,

I'm all for mass absorbing MSA Arabic for all the words Somali is lacking. Make Somali a Cushitic-Arabic pidgin.

 

[fardowsa]

I'm all for mass absorbing MSA Arabic for all the words Somali is lacking. Make Somali a Cushitic-Arabic pidgin.

Its not lacking, there are words for some things check @SultanuuFicaan science word threads

Of course with science and other things it will not be possible but a lot of languages are like that, we can just use other cushitic words instead of borrowing off arabic

 

[Prince Abubu]

Besides Oromo and Somali, all the other Cushitic languages are fairly primitive.

I would support a government policy to kill off all the non-Maxaa Tiri dialects in Somalia. Let's get rid off Maay and all that crap.

I actually think the older and more primitive a language, the more interesting it is. It is an undiluted connection to the language of our ancestors.

But of course, languages like Somali and Amharic which have a lot of foreign influence are useful because they can easily be universal languages for business and education.

 

[fardowsa]

I actually think the older and more primitive a language, the more interesting it is. It is an undiluted connection to the language of our ancestors.

But of course, languages like Somali and Amharic which have a lot of foreign influence are useful because they can easily be universal languages for business and education.

Apart from religious loanwords, i believe we definetely should have a somali word for some simple vocabulary

Scientific words like chemical elements etc. of course we probably dont have, but not every language even has around the world

 

[fardowsa]

I actually think the older and more primitive a language, the more interesting it is. It is an undiluted connection to the language of our ancestors.

But of course, languages like Somali and Amharic which have a lot of foreign influence are useful because they can easily be universal languages for business and education.

Which foreign influence has affected amharic? I l know for Somali its arabic?
Maybe english, but english has affected all and when other languages start becoming urban, they will be affected too i believe

There should be works on standardising and purifying the somali language, thatll be good

 

[Striker]

@fardowsa

do u think farmaajo is Arab

 

[fardowsa]

@fardowsa

do u think farmaajo is Arab

No hes a Somali you idiot

 

[Naissur]

No. I am not a cultural relativist. Some cultures are richer and more developed than others.

I used to believe that (back when I was naive and didn't read a lot).

 

[Naissur]

I love number 8 very much if you get me.

 

[fardowsa]

I love number 8 very much if you get me.

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