Word of the day: How to say manipulate in Somali language?

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How to say manipulate in Somali language?

In Somali language, manipulate is called hiig.

Synonym : maroorso, madoorsii, siyaasadee,
siree

I manipulate.	Waan hiigaa
You manipulate.	Waad hiigtaa
He manipulates.	Wuu hiigaa
She manipulates.	Way hiigtaa
We manipulate.	Waan hiignaa
You (plural) manipulate.	Waad hiigtiin
They manipulate.	Way hiigaan

 

[Xaranle]

I thought it was isdaba marin

 

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I thought it was isdaba marin

Isdabamarin does mean manipulate.

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

Never heard of its usage in this context, but it does make sense, for 'hiig | hiigid' in its original form is where:
a) Animal hide is being flayed, stretched, and treated for purposeful usages, as in a rug, mattress, masallah, or for decoration.

I think it also means 'pull', but can not think of the context.

Hiigsi, as in 'striving towards, aspiring to, reaching for', might also have its root in Hiig.


Addendum:
And 'manipulus' in its Latin origin is 'skillful handling of objects', which speaks to its contemporary application.

 

[hinters]

Waan jeclahay dadka inaan hiiga

Is that correct?

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

Waan jeclahay dadka inaan hiiga
Is that correct?

Correct, except it take 'o' instead 'Waan jeclahay in aan dadka hiigo'

Even sounds better 'Waan jeclahay in aan dadka hiig hiigo'

 

[Abaq]

Correct, except it take 'o' instead 'Waan jeclahay in aan dadka hiigo'

Even sounds better 'Waan jeclahay in aan dadka hiig hiigo'

In the waamo dialect hiiga is also correct

 

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In the waamo dialect hiiga is also correct

Can you share with us what is Waamo dialect?

 

[Abaq]

Can you share with us what is Waamo dialect?

A variant of the Northern maxaa tiri with a Southern flare. It is spoken in Jubaland and NFD. Words that typically end in -o in Northern Somali end in -a in the Waamo dialect. There are other differences too.

Basically when folk from Galbeed arrived in the region 200 years ago, they mixed with the Southern Somalis they encountered on their way along with the Wardey they eventually subjugated. This caused their dialect to diverge from the original Galbeed dialect

 

[Kalsoon]

Does sixir barar mean inflation? New word for me.

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

Does sixir barar mean inflation? New word for me.

Correct, but the right spelling is 'sicir barar' with 'sicir - ascaar [pl]' meaning 'price, rate'.

'Sixir' means magic.

 

[Kalsoon]

Correct, but the right spelling is 'sicir barar' with 'sicir - ascaar [pl]' meaning 'price, rate'.

'Sixir' means magic.

Mahadsanid walaal

 

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Does sixir barar mean inflation? New word for me.

I like to add there is another word for sicirbarar. Qiimabbarar.

 

[Kalsoon]

I like to add there is another word for sicirbarar. Qiimabbarar.

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Mahadsanid. Maxaa sameyn lahaa reer af-Soomaalispot la aantood!

You guys are the best!

 

[Character]

i though manipulation=dhiig-miirasho

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

i though manipulation=dhiig-miirasho

Exploitation is 'dhiig-miirasho'.