be before (v.) [2b]
hore
firstborn child (male or female irrelevant)
curad(ka)
lastborn child (lit. “last of the house”)
guri dambeys
only child (male only)
madi
pronunciation (can also mean spelling)
higgaad
pronounce (or spell) (v.) [2a]
higgaadi
How do you pronounce/spell?
Sidee loo higgaadiyaa…?
a little bit (lit. “a little thing”)
waxiyar
part
qayb(ta)
find (v.) [1]
hel
Have you found a job?
Shaqo ma heshay?
together
wada
old woman
habar
fast, quickly
dhaqso
north
waqooyi(ga)
south
koonfur(ta)
west
galbeed(ka)
east
bari(ga)
The Middle East
Bariga Dhexe
again, another time
mar kale
be located, be found (v.)
joog
want (v.)
rab
she
iyeedu
bring (v.)
keen