Say and Don't say

Akham Ikatbakh · Number of posts: 22 Registration date: 2007-06-07

Ladies,Teens

Say and don't say

To say "have a sit" say Shikif balu
don't say tegebelu

Negat

Akham Ikatbakh · Number of posts: 22 Registration date: 2007-06-07

As'selamu Aleykum,

Recently, I have been hearing people in Harari media saying "Alum Huquf" for " World wide"?

"Alum Aqef" is Amharic

Say " Adugne dumum"

Nigat

duseet · Number of posts: 6 Registration date: 2007-06-08

Is there a Harari dictionary at all?

Akham Ikatbakh · Number of posts: 22 Registration date: 2007-06-07

duseet, No there is no one, but insha allah we will very soon ofcourse with your help

Akham Ikatbakh · Number of posts: 22 Registration date: 2007-06-07

Do you know the meaning of "Al Magan"?

Akham Ikatbakh · Number of posts: 22 Registration date: 2007-06-07

Everybody knows the meaning of Alla Magan in Harari, which is "Thank you" in English or "Shukran" in Arabic. But do we know where the word "Magan" is driven form. Based on my best knowlage
"Magan" is a Somali word which means "Mercy" in English and "Rahma" in Arabic. The word "Alla Magan" is equivanlent to the Allah's Mercy.

Nigat

aqile · Number of posts: 5 Registration date: 2007-06-04

Nigat, you seem to now a lot about the origine of words in harari language. are you, at any time thinking of coming up with a Harari dictionary? if not why dont you think about it. I think we need one.

Akham Ikatbakh · Number of posts: 22 Registration date: 2007-06-07

I know few. I will leave the setting up of dictionary to others.

Here is one more word "Makhmakha"

Every body know what does it mean in Harari. But in Somali it is Maahmah. Who took from who I don't know?

Nigat