why do white people think somali sounds like arabic

[--Ajakis Lax Max--]

That sounds like Oromo. There is not one word I understood from that apart from names.
And it is not a click, we are not Zulu, it's called an ejective. 7:40-7:42 had a Somali sound to it, random

you need to get your ears checked

 

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you need to get your ears checked

That part did sound like Somali to me, the tone.

 

[--Ajakis Lax Max--]

That part did sound like Somali to me, the tone.

 

[John Michael]

Lol Oromo is also clicking sounds as well. I don't get this Cushitic classification. This language is supposed to be our closest relative.

 

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You speak Somali, obviously no other language is going to sound similar.

Lol Oromo is also clicking sounds as well. I don't get this Cushitic classification. This language is supposed to be our closest relative.

It's not a click, and the classification is based on more than just phonology. There is no other family that Somali will fit in unless it had it's own language family.

 

[John Michael]

You speak Somali, obviously no other language is going to sound similar.


It's not a click, and the classification is based on more than just phonology. There is no other family that Somali will fit in unless it had it's own language family.

I had a feeling the Cushitic group is just a bunch of languages that can't keep classified any other way.

And no I can definitely say that afar has similarities to somali I'm not being biased at all. I wish there were OROMOS on this forum to give their input on the somali language.

 

[--Ajakis Lax Max--]

Lol Oromo is also clicking sounds as well. I don't get this Cushitic classification. This language is supposed to be our closest relative.

what do you think of the rendille

You speak Somali, obviously no other language is going to sound similar.


It's not a click, and the classification is based on more than just phonology. There is no other family that Somali will fit in unless it had it's own language family.

why are you so touchy about the click sound. it clearly exists although it is not as pronouced. i bet if i google click and amharic i wont be the first entry.

 

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I had a feeling the Cushitic group is just a bunch of languages that can't keep classified any other way.

And no I can definitely say that afar has similarities to somali I'm not being biased at all. I wish there were OROMOS on this forum to give their input on the somali language.

Afar and Rendille sound the closest to me with Somali.

 

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why are you so touchy about the click sound.

Because it's not a click.
None of which Amharic nor Tigrinya have . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejective_consonant

 

[John Michael]

what do you think of the rendille


why are you so touchy about the click sound. it clearly exists although it is not as pronouced. i bet if i google click and amharic i wont be the first entry.

Rendille is probably old somali mixed with Nilotic with borana oromo. No way their language didn't have any influence from there neighbours considering how they now dress and marry into Masai.

 

[--Ajakis Lax Max--]

Because it's not a click.
None of which Amharic nor Tigrinya have . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejective_consonant

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080210144310AA5F8fK

you are stupid.
Kathrin. First of all I dont even believe you are white, I believe you are an undercover Ethiopian with problems. We dont have clicks in our language, but like someone pointed out we have accent marks that might sound like clicks but they arent really **clicks**
and Amharic does not sound like arabic and spanish. Our language is afro semitic/asiatic
spanish is a European Roman lingua and Arabic is purely semitic.
Afro semitic languages are spoken all the way from Egypt to Mozambique/comoros in sourthern Africa.

http://friendsoffreshandgreen.com/the-academy/amharic-ethiopias-ancient-language

Several of the consonants are pronounced at the back of the throat and to an outsider, it sounds like a “clicking noise.” Almost impossible to imitate for an English speaker.

 

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https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080210144310AA5F8fK




http://friendsoffreshandgreen.com/the-academy/amharic-ethiopias-ancient-language

The point is it's not a clicking noise so what's the point in saying it is one just because non-Amharic speakers 'thinks' it sounds like one.

 

[--Ajakis Lax Max--]

The point is it's not a clicking noise so what's the point in saying it is one just because non-Amharic speakers 'thinks' it sounds like one.

what is that sound at around .47th second.

looks like a sounds like a

 

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what is that sound at around .47th second.

looks like a sounds like a

An EJECTIVE
Click on the play button for k', that is the sound. It is not a click as you can obviously see by that table. How can you rewrite linguistic terminology, I don't get it.

 

[--Ajakis Lax Max--]

An EJECTIVE
Click on the play button for k', that is the sound. It is not a click as you can obviously see by that table. How can you rewrite linguistic terminology, I don't get it.

we ll agree to disagree


but it is definitely a click sound

 

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we ll agree to disagree


but it is definitely a click sound