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Sadacha Macca wrote: ↑

04 Feb 2021, 17:16

Good afternoon,


In Oromo, it's Afur.
Pretty close.

2 in Somali is Laba, in Oromo it's Lama.

3 Is sádde in Somalia, in Oromo it's Sadi [hence my name, Sadacha=three oromo clans who united].

there's other words we share too.

Somaliman wrote: ↑

04 Feb 2021, 18:01

Sadacha Macca wrote: ↑

04 Feb 2021, 17:16

Good afternoon,


In Oromo, it's Afur.
Pretty close.

2 in Somali is Laba, in Oromo it's Lama.

3 Is sádde in Somalia, in Oromo it's Sadi [hence my name, Sadacha=three oromo clans who united].

there's other words we share too.

Sadacha Macca,

Somali language is made up of two main dialects, which are Af-Maay and Af-Maxaa-tiri, even though many people argue that each of the two is a Somali language on its own and thus they're not dialects.

However, In Af-Maay (language or dialect) 3 is sadde, and 2 is lama, just like in Afaan Oromo. In Af-Maxaa-Tiri, 3 is saddex, or saddax, and not sadde.

Also, from intonation perspective, Afaan Oromo sounds more Af-Maay than Af-Maxaa-tiri

Sadacha Macca wrote: ↑

04 Feb 2021, 18:29

Somaliman wrote: ↑

04 Feb 2021, 18:01

Sadacha Macca wrote: ↑

04 Feb 2021, 17:16

Good afternoon,


In Oromo, it's Afur.
Pretty close.

2 in Somali is Laba, in Oromo it's Lama.

3 Is sádde in Somalia, in Oromo it's Sadi [hence my name, Sadacha=three oromo clans who united].

there's other words we share too.

Sadacha Macca,

Somali language is made up of two main dialects, which are Af-Maay and Af-Maxaa-tiri, even though many people argue that each of the two is a Somali language on its own and thus they're not dialects.

However, In Af-Maay (language or dialect) 3 is sadde, and 2 is lama, just like in Afaan Oromo. In Af-Maxaa-Tiri, 3 is saddex, or saddax, and not sadde.

Also, from intonation perspective, Afaan Oromo sounds more Af-Maay than Af-Maxaa-tiri

Which dialect or version is spoken by more people in Somalia and Somaliland?