Chapter 8 (D4) Flashcards
fariin
message (n.)
qalinjebi
graduate (v.)
dhimasho
death (n.)
xeel
way, method, style
qaliin(ka)
surgery
wadaad(ka) / wadaado/a(da)
priest
calaqad
female traditional healer or cult leader (basically Somali version of a voodoo priestess)
cilmi(ga) / culuun(ta)
science, knowledge, -ology
qaniino/a(da) / qaniinyo/a(da)
bite
kor(ka)
surface, external (can refer to outside body)
caleen(ta) / caleemo/a(ha)
leaf, leaves
aammin
trust, have faith, believe
aaminsanow
trust in, have faith in, believe in
aammin(ka)
honest person; trustworthy, sincere
aamminaad
credibility; trust, confidence
aammindarro
mistrust, lack of confidence (n.)
aamminsan
trusting, believing, having confidence in
maxaa kaa galay?
What’s your business (here)?
Maxaa kaaga shan iyo toban ah?
Why are you sticking your nose into this? (lit. “What’s your fifteen in it?”)
duugiid(da)
funeral
duug
bury, inter
aas(ka)
bury, inter
qubuuraha
cemetery
ka saabsan
related to
ku biir
join, enlist, become part of a group