Similarities Between Arabic and Amharic

[Nasiib Gaashaan Cade]

In Galgaduud geeljires have 0 Arabic loan words. You will be surprised pure geeljire they're

 

[Apollo]

In Galgaduud geeljires have 0 Arabic loan words. You will be surprised pure geeljire they're

Loanwords have nothing to do with race. One can exchange words without fucking.

 

[Nasiib Gaashaan Cade]

Loanwords have nothing to do with race. You can copy words without fucking.

Those geeljires from mudug and Galgaduud have no loan words.
What surprised me was, I never heard them saying sxb, but I don't know what other word they use instead.

 

[Yonis]

In Galgaduud geeljires have 0 Arabic loan words. You will be surprised pure geeljire they're

Thats because reer galgaduud were reer baadiyo throughout somali history, they were not able to trade with the rest of the world like Majeerteenya for example so they had minimal contact with the outside world.

 

[Nasiib Gaashaan Cade]

Thats because reer galgaduud were reer baadiyo throughout somali history, they were not able to trade with the rest of the world like Majeerteenya for example so they had minimal contact with the outside world.

So we should learn ree Galgaduud and mudug Somali

 

[government]

Those geeljires from mudug and Galgaduud have no loan words.
What surprised me was, I never heard them saying sxb, but I don't know what other word they use instead.

They probably use some but either they are old Arabic or are somalisized I doubt they have zero loan words

 

[Apollo]

They probably use some but either they are old Arabic or are somalisized I doubt they have zero loan words

Arabic is like the Latin of North and East Africa.

Even Swahili is full of it, but they pronounce the Arabic loanwords in a Bantu way. Swahili doesn't sound Afro-Asiatic at all.

 

[Nasiib Gaashaan Cade]

They probably use some but either they are old Arabic or are somalisized I doubt they have zero loan words

I was there and I heard no Arabic words, their Somali was so hard for me to understand at sometime and I can speak good Somali tho

 

[MARAQ DIGAAG]

Arabic is like the Latin of North and East Africa.

Even Swahili is full of it, but they pronounce the Arabic loanwords in a Bantu way. Swahili doesn't sound Afro-Asiatic at all.

You would be surprised how many Arabic loan words there are in English.

 

[Apollo]

You would be surprised how many Arabic loan words there are in English.

Yeah, I know many of those Al- words. Via Spanish & Sciency terms mainly.

 

[MARAQ DIGAAG]

Yeah, I know many of those Al- words. Via Spanish & Sciency terms mainly.

No, even some words which do not have al or relate to Science:

Arsenal
Assassin
Aubergine
Average
Gazelle
Giraffe
Sugar
Lemon
Safari


There are hundreds more.

I believe Amharic also has Arabic loan words , but it is harder to determine because of the Semitic relationship.

Even in Somali there are words which are of a shared afroasiatic origin and are sometimes confused with Arabic loanwords.

Example : Xaar or a similar sounding word means poo or to defecate in many Afroasiatic languages.

Adeer : has a root in ancient Afroasiatic meaning some kind of lord or over lord.

Abo/Ab for father , etc , in many Afroasiatic languages.

 

[Prince Abubu]

@Apollo I've noticed all these language/YouTube channels like geography now and langfocus avoid Somalis like the plague. Only that masaman gives a mention, and he's obsessed with Habeshis.