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163 Cards in this Set
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baxaya
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he leaves (with focused subject)
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doondoon
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conj. 1, to look for
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tagsi
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m d2, taxi
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hortiisa
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in front of (lit. its front)
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u yeedh
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to call for
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tagsile
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m d7, taxi owner
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hayye
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hi (an interjection used often in Somali)
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tegi rabtaa
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you want to go
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rab
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conj 1, to want desire, used as an auxilliary with the infinitive
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hudheel
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m d2, hotel
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gee
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conj 2B, to take so or st (eg in a taxi)
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ma taqaan
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do you know it?
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wallah, wallahi
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an exclamation of surprise, from Arabic wa Allah and God
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si
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f, way
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xaggee
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where (lit. which place?)
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baratay
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you learned (from baro)
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Landhan
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London
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saaxiibkayga
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my friend
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la yidhaahdo
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called (lit. one says)
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ku hadli kartaa
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you can speak in
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kale
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other
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lagu
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la+ku one + in (eg the languages)
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Cafar
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Afar, a Cushtic language spoken in Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia
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Faransiis
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French
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in
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f, amount
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yar
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small
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fiicantahay
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you are well
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waayo
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because, why
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sabab
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because
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halkan lagu hadlo
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that are spoken here (lit that one speaks in here)
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hawo
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f d6, air, weather
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ka hel
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conj. 1, to like, enjoy
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kulayl
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m, heat (used for weather)
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aad iyo aad
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very very much
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maxaan
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What+I
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maxaad
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what+you
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muxuu
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what+he
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maxay
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what+she
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maxaynu
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what + we incl
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maxaannu
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what + we excl
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maxaydin
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what + y'all
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maxay
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what+they
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Maxaad sameysay?
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What did you do?
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Maxay dhisayaan?
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What are they building?
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Maxaa dhacay?
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What happened?
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Maxaa laga sameeyay?
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What did one do about it?
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baan, ayaan
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noun phrase focus marker+I
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baad, ayaad
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focus marker+you
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buu, ayuu
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focus marker+he
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bay, ayay
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focus marker+she
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baynu, ayaynu
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focus marker+we incl.
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baannu, ayaannu
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focus marker+we excl.
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baydin, ayaydin
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focus marker+y'all
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bay, ayay
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focus marker+they
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When the subject is focused:
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the subject is in the absolutive case, the subject verbal pronoun is not used with the focus marker, and the reduced verbal paradigm is used
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with a focused subject, the focus marker is
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baa
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keenay
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reduced verb form, I brought, you brought, he brought, y'all brought, they brought
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keentay
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she brought
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keennay
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we brought
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keena
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reduced verb form, I/you/y'all/they bring, he brings
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keenta
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she brings
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keenna
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we bring
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keenaya
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I am bringing, you are bringing, he is bringing, y'all are bringing, they are bringing
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keenaysa
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she is bringing
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keenayna
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we are bringing
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in reduced verb forms:
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aa becomes a in the general present and present progressive, stress tone is final, and there are only three forms
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Noun ending in short vowel+baa
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focus marker can be fused to word
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ninka baa tagay becomes
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ninkaa tagay
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furo
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to open for oneself
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furtay
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3b I, he opened
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furatay
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3b, you, she opened
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furannay
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3b, we opened
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furateen
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3b, y'all opened
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furteen
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3b, they opened
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Sound changes for conj 3b:
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endings beginning with a vowel insert t before the vowel, endings beginning with t, o of stem changes to a, gutteral+-tay becomes day
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wado
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3b, to drive oneself
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Wata!
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3b, drive it!
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Furta!
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Open it for yourselves!
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Furanayaa
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3b, I am opening, he is opening
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furanaysaa
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3b, you are opening, she is opening
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furanaynaa
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we are opening
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furanaysaan
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y'all are opening
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furanayaan
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they are opening
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labataan
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20
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soddon
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30
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afartan
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40
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konton
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50
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lixdan
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60
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toddobaatan
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70
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siddeetan
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80
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sagaashan
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90
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boqol
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100
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kun
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1000
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malyuun
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1,000,000
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Gender of numbers?
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masculine
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kow before a vowel becomes
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koob
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kow/koob iyo toban
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11
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laba iyo toban
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12
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saddex iyo toban
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13
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afar iyo toban
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14
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kow iyo labaatan
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21
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laba iyo labaatan
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22
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shan iyo labaatan
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25
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lix iyo soddon
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36
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toddoba iyo soddon
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siddeed iyo afartan
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sagaal iyo konton
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59
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laba iyo lixdan
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62
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saddex iyo toddobaatan
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73
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afar iyo siddeetan
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84
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shan iyo sagaashan
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95
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saddex boqol
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300
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laba kun
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2000
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siddeed malyuun
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8000000
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saddex boqol iyo laba iyo lixdan
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362
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laba kun iyo shan boqol iyo laba iyo siddeetan
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2582
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kun iyo sagaal boqol iyo saddex iyo sagaashan
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1993
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saddex kun iyo shan boqol iyo toddoba iyo labaatan
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3527
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Saacaddu waa immisa?
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What is the time?
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Waa immisadii?
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What is the time?
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Waa kowdii.
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It is one o'clock.
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Waa shantii.
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It is five o'clock.
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Tobankii.
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Ten o'clock in the past
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Laba iyo tobankii
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12 o'clock in the past
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rubuc
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one quarter
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badh
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half
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Waa afarta iyo badhka.
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It is half past four.
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Waa labada iyo rubuca.
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It is quarter past two.
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Waa koob iyo tobanka oo rubuc la'.
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It is quarter to eleven (eleven less a quarter).
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Janaayo
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January
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Febraayo
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February
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Maarso
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March
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Abriil
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April
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Maajo
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May
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Juun
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June
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Luulyo
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July
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Agoosto
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August
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Sebtember
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September
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Oktoobar
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October
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Noofembar
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November
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Disembar
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December
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shan iyo labaatanka Juun
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25-Jun
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saddex iyo tobanka Disembar
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13-Dec
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qadee
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2b, to have lunch
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dhamee
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2B, to finish
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macaan
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adj, sweet, good tasting
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ahaa
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it was
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fiicnaa
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it was good (from fiican+ahaa)
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yimmaada
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comes (reduced paradigm of yimi)
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canab
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m d2, grapes
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I+u, for me
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muus
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m, d4, banana
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macaanyihiin
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they are sweet
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lagu
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la+ku one+in
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beer
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conj 1, to cultivate, grow
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walaal
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f, d2, sister
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mar
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conj 1, to pass along
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heedheh
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interjection used to call so
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imminkaannu
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from imminka + baannu now we have, we have just
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midho
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m, collec, fruit
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ma doonayo
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I do not want it
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saddex koob oo shaah ah
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three cups of tea (oo is used because there is a number with koob)
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waa hagag
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right (lit it is straightness)
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