What word similarities do we share with Ethiopians?

[Gacanka Cadmeed]

Maternal Aunt And uncle are: Habo and Essumo
Paternal aunt and uncle are Adadaa and Adeero

In somali

Maternal aunt and Uncle
Habaryar and Apti

Paternal Aunt and Uncle
eedo and Adheer

 

[AfranQallo]

In somali

Maternal aunt and Uncle
Habaryar and Apti

Paternal Aunt and Uncle
eedo and Adheer

It’s similar, and many other words and phrases are either similar or identical.

if I were to say you as a Somali learnt Oromo it would translate to

Soomalen Afan Oromo barte
And I’m sure in Somali it’s very similar.

 

[Gacanka Cadmeed]

It’s similar, and many other words and phrases are either similar or identical.

if I were to say you as a Somali learnt Oromo it would translate to

Soomalen Afan Oromo barte
And I’m sure in Somali it’s very similar.

The word for language Af and Affan are similar

 

[Sheikh Kulkuli]

Interesting. In Amharic Birr means silver, from which the ancient coins were made of (siver coins). From the ancient siver coin, Birr now became the name of the Ethiopian currency. Bret as you said means metal.

Southern Somalia call chicken dorro while amhara mame for chicken is dorrow

Never say to a northern Somali you want Dorro aka chicken Dorro in the North means flyid emission from the private part.
Northern Somalis call chicken digaag which sounds arabic dajaja

 

[Shimbiris]

can you prove it?

It's in the link I shared on Semitic loans in Somali.

 

[Apollo]

What people don't realize is that the Cushitic language family (excluding Beja, yes they are Cushitic, but they split even earlier) is about as old as Indo-European.

So Cushitic languages can be almost as different from each other as German, Russian, Persian, and Spanish are from each other.

It is easier to learn Arabic than to learn other Cushitic languages for a Somali native speaker.

Nevertheless, the biggest Cushitic language: Oromo, is relatively close to Somali, but many of the other ones aren't.

 

[Gacanka Cadmeed]

What people don't realize is that the Cushitic language family (excluding Beja, yes they are Cushitic, but they split even earlier) is about as old as Indo-European.

So Cushitic languages can be almost as different from each other as German, Russian, Persian, and Spanish are from each other.

It is easier to learn Arabic than to learn other Cushitic languages for a Somali native speaker.

Nevertheless, the biggest Cushitic language: Oromo, is relatively close to Somali, but many of the other ones aren't.

What about Saho and Afar

 

[Apollo]

What about Saho and Afar

Like how Armenian and Persian are to each other, barely intelligible.

 

[Gacanka Cadmeed]

Like how Armenian and Greek are to each other, barely intelligible.

Or maybe like Persian and Hindi.

I always thought Afar are the closest people to Somalis linguistically

 

[Apollo]

I always thought Afar are the closest people to Somalis linguistically

They aren't. No major group (so excluding weird tribal laangaabs numbering in the few thousands) are linguistically close to Somalis.

Oromo is the closest major Cushitic language to Somali.

 

[Gacanka Cadmeed]

They aren't. No major group (so excluding weird tribal laangaabs numbering in the few thousands) are linguistically close to Somalis.

Oromo is the closest major Cushitic language to Somali.

What about genetically

 

[Apollo]

What about genetically

Same, Somalis are unique and plot slightly away from all other Horners, but this is mainly due to geography. Somalis live isolated into the far East. The other Cushites live closer together in Ethiopia.

 

[Aurelian]

It's in the link I shared on Semitic loans in Somali.

I didn't find it. Anyway, ugaas came from the word ug, who knows. While negus came from the word ngs to reign. Completely different words and sources

 

[Apollo]

Negus - King

Aniga - I

Cushites are clearly niggas.

 

[Shimbiris]

I didn't find it. Anyway, ugaas came from the word ug, who knows. While negus came from the word ngs to reign. Completely different words and sources

Here is the post where I share the link:

What word similarities do we share with Ethiopians?

I was just thinking about something... In Amharic, Negus = king, In Somali Ugas = King. They really do sound a bit related.

www.somalispot.com

And here is the linguist's rundown of the words:

 

[Aurelian]

Here is the post where I share the link:

What word similarities do we share with Ethiopians?

I was just thinking about something... In Amharic, Negus = king, In Somali Ugas = King. They really do sound a bit related.

www.somalispot.com

And here is the linguist's rundown of the words:

It doesn't make any sense how a word for governance turns into a word for wisdom and knowledge? I'd take that with a grain of salt

 

[Shimbiris]

It doesn't make any sense how a word for governance turns into a word for wisdom and knowledge? I'd take that with a grain of salt

? It says that a word for "good management" turns into "tribal chief". Seems reasonable to me.

 

[Aurelian]

? It says that a word for "good management" turns into "tribal chief". Seems reasonable to me.

from gaza good management to Ug to know?

 

[Shimbiris]

Negus - King

Aniga - I

Cushites are clearly niggas.

 

[jabsveg276]

I was just thinking about something... In Amharic, Negus = king, In Somali Ugas = King.
They really do sound a bit related.

I'm pretty sure Somalis, Afars, Ethiopians/Oromos and other cushites share a similar language base