Somali is pretty easy to learn as a language. It's just that it doesn't have the amount of resources for learning that languages like French and Arabic have. That's the fault of the Somali government and people. The Somali government doesn't even have an official institution dedicated to preserving and propagating the language. Somalis people don't have the initiative to set up their own language programmes like Rosetta Stone or Teach Yourself guides.
Why are Somalis in the West losing the language so quickly?
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Somali is pretty easy to learn as a language. It's just that it doesn't have the amount of resources for learning that languages like French and Arabic have. That's the fault of the Somali government and people. The Somali government doesn't even have an official institution dedicated to preserving and propagating the language. Somalis people don't have the initiative to set up their own language programmes like Rosetta Stone or Teach Yourself guides.
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TekNiKo
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Wa ya ilaahi yaqaan, bal daawada neefafka halkan isugu yimid. Midna wuxuu leeyahay Af Somali wa luuqad aan loo bahnaayn, nacala aabaha ku yeel, Af qalaad aqoon mahan, afkaaga hooyana wa lama huuraan lagama maarmo !!
Cid aan Af Somali aqoon wa mid nolasha ka dhacday
Cid aan Af Somali aqoon wa mid nolasha ka dhacday
Apollo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias
Somali has fewer wiki articles than weird tiny minority dialects in Europe like Low Saxon, Manx, Limburgish, West Frisian, LOL.
..shame
Somali has fewer wiki articles than weird tiny minority dialects in Europe like Low Saxon, Manx, Limburgish, West Frisian, LOL.
..shame
Apollo
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Just decided to check out some of the Somali wiki pages to see what the quality is like:
https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Af-Soomaali
''Af Soomaaliwaa luuqad lagaga hadlo wadanada Geeska Afrika, gaar ahaan Soomaaliya, Jabuuti, dhulka ay itoobiya gumaysato Iyo dhulka kiinya gumaysato''
LMAO, way to keep bias out
https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Af-Soomaali
''Af Soomaaliwaa luuqad lagaga hadlo wadanada Geeska Afrika, gaar ahaan Soomaaliya, Jabuuti, dhulka ay itoobiya gumaysato Iyo dhulka kiinya gumaysato''
LMAO, way to keep bias out
You're comparing the resources of Central European countries like Germany and Netherlands to Somalia? The only Somalis with full access to Wikipedia are diaspora and they more likely to speak the languages of the country they live in.
Apollo
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That argument may have had some validity in the 90s or early 00s, but now internet access is even common in the third world. Many third world languages have big wikis. It might be a sign of weak scholarly culture among Somalis.
Maybe they have something else to do like avoid being killed by thirst or clan disputes have you forgotten our GDP/PC is $600 Wikipedia articles are the last thing they Should be worried about
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Apollo
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Have you seen the comment sections on Somali news websites? There are thousands of Somali trolls out there ..in Somalia often. People are people everywhere, lol.
PS. The Somali GDP stat is fake news. Nobody has done a detailed study on it and in Somaliland and Puntland it is higher than most of Africa.
Their are stats proving somali GDP is between 550-650, probaly lower now considering their was drought killing 80% of our livestock.
Apollo
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I doubt it, but let's not get too offtopic. Outside the capital areas most of Africa is just as bad as Somalia if not worse.
A more ontopic thing: Somalia has higher internet connection rates than Ethiopia..
There's the Regional Somali Language Academy which is an intergovernmental regulating body for the Somali Language, its located in Djbouti and is a joint effort by the government's of Somalia, Djbouti & Ethiopia. I remember it being quite popular in the news when it was launched a few years back.
I have come across a few teach yourself guides including:
Af Somaali Aan Ku Hadalno (Hadallo) (2007) by Abdillahi Abdinoor
Colloquial Somali: A Complete Language Course
I'm sure if anyone does a quick trip to a public/university library in a major city they can find similar guide books or order online if you don't live in a big city.
A young Somali man from the U.K created a website called SomaliBaro.com, it's not up and running anymore but here's his story - Can E-learning Save the Somali Language of the Next Generation?
There's another website, Afkii Hoyoo by some Somali's in Sweden - its geared towards children but I would presume that a lot of Somali teens/young adults could benefit based on their level.
There are a few older Somali men making video's on YouTube:
Mr. Fanah Adam
Dugsigga Aflax
The younger generation of Somali's are more interested in watching terrible Somali challenges or having an cadaan man teach them the numbers 1-10.
All of that to say is you will find what you search for! Though I don't think its realistic for us to expect to have the same level or quality of resources as French or Arabic, there are Somali's making efforts to preserve the language but we need to create the demand. Not many of us are willing to invest time and resources into the Somali language judging from some of the responses here.
All of this is also assuming that media/resources is the main reason why the Somali language isn't being passed on in the west (which I don't agree it is).
Everything starts in the home through communicating with family members, a trip to the motherland or simply sitting with the elders and chatting would probably outdo hours of reading books, resources and watching movies.
Just decided to check out some of the Somali wiki pages to see what the quality is like:
https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Af-Soomaali
''Af Soomaaliwaa luuqad lagaga hadlo wadanada Geeska Afrika, gaar ahaan Soomaaliya, Jabuuti, dhulka ay itoobiya gumaysato Iyo dhulka kiinya gumaysato''
LMAO, way to keep bias out
Someone should write that in the english version too lmaoo
TekNiKo
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Are these folks serious? Theres unlimited amount of different types of Somali websites that are available on the internet.
Heck Somnet is a treasure trove for starters. Do not go to the facebook social media, these are slang somali and you wont understand it until your an expert.
You are all just lazy, it may take a few years but you can achieve it.
Im now still learning and at the level of understanding but slowly deciphering Sayidka poems, Cali Dhuux, Ismaciil Mire and Hadraawi.
I bet most of you dont even know these men and the exemplary poet styles that intrigue the mind.
Somali is a truly rich language
I can't say the same thing for other Somali people in London but I know all my sibling, their Somali is not really fluently. Besides, they couldn't read or to write Somali words like me. I really don't speak Somali at all because of my hearing loss, and my parent had a reason not to teach me the Somali language, they don't want to put too much on pressure on me because they think teaching me Somali would slow my English language development during the childhood and teenage so eventually they decided that English is more important for my educational and my future. By the way, I can lip read as well and speak orally in an English language but not Somali though
I met many Somali people who are also deaf or hard of hearing, they couldn't speak Somali either.
However, it'd be different if I was born in Somalia.
I met many Somali people who are also deaf or hard of hearing, they couldn't speak Somali either.
However, it'd be different if I was born in Somalia.
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Have u thought about getting a hearing aid
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