Chapter 17 (D5)

Question 1

calooshii u shaqayste/a(ha) / calooshood u shaqaystayaal(sha)

Answer 1

mercenary (lit. “one who works for their stomach”)

Question 2

bareer

Answer 2

intentional, in a deliberate way

Question 3

xeerilaalinta

Answer 3

prosecutor (lit. “protector

Question 4

marxuum

Answer 4

deceased, dead person

Question 5

sareeyo

Answer 5

general

Question 6

sareeyo guuto

Answer 6

brigadier general

Question 7

sareeyo gaas

Answer 7

four-star general

Question 8

abaanduule/a(ha)

Answer 8

leader, commander

Question 9

mindi afleh

Answer 9

sharp knife (lit. “knife with a mouth”)

Question 10

miinshaar

Answer 10

saw (n.)

can also colloquially be used to refer to something jagged

Question 11

qabqable dagaal

Answer 11

warlord

Question 12

dagaalooge

Answer 12

warmonger

Question 13

xulafo

Answer 13

allies

Question 14

ku suleysan

Answer 14

based on, founded on

Question 15

sulaysan

Answer 15

reliable

Question 16

fawdo

Answer 16

chaos

Question 17

kaydso

Answer 17

store, save (v.)

Question 18

afgambi

Answer 18

overthrow

Question 19

genbi

Answer 19

turn upside down

Question 20

u gooy / u genbi

Answer 20

dodge, avoid (southern slang)

Question 21

ku biir

Answer 21

to join an organization

Question 22

khiyaamo

Answer 22

traitor

Question 23

hano

Answer 23

control, rule, command

Question 24

danyar(ta)

Answer 24

poor people

Question 25

ka baxso

Answer 25

defect