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aabbe father
aan adkeen easy
aan ahayn not
aan iin lahayn perfect
aan mayrnayn dirty
aan sahlanayn difficult
aanay empty
abooto grandmother
abti maternal uncle
adag strong, difficult
adeer paternal uncle
adrees address
af mouth, language
afar four
afartan forty
afargees square
afo wife (old word)
akhri read
akhqriyid read (to -)
alaabta guriga furniture
alab la isku xirxiray package
albaab door
alwaax wood
ama or
amaahin lend
aqal house
Arbaco Wednesday
arday student
aroor morning
aroos marry
asbuuc week
awoowe grandfather
Axad Sunday
ayeeyo grandmother
baabuur car
baahana-hay hungry
baan bank
baaxad leh large
badan more
bad-weyn ocean
balan-qaadid promise
ballaran large
bangi bank
bangiga bank
baqaar store
baraf ice
barasho study, teach, learn
bare teacher
bari (jiho) east
bariis rice
barkin pillow
baror cry
baruur fat
baryo please
bas bus
basal onion
basbaas pepper
baskiil bicycle
batato potato
bax go
beed egg
beerid grow
beerta ubaxa lagu beero flower garden
berri tomorrow
berrito tomorrow
beytamay bathroom
beyto-mee toilet
beyto-raaxo toilet
beytoraxa bathroom
bidix left
bil month, moon
bilabanaya beginning
bilabid begin
bilow begin
birtaawada wax lagu shiilo frying pan
bisad cat
bisha moon
bixid go
bixin pay
bixin give
biyo water
bog page
buluug blue
burashka ilkaha toothbrush
burcad cheese
burtuqaal orange
bushimo lips
buste blanket
buud boot
buudh boot
buug book
buuran fat
buuxa full
caafimaad healthy
caajis lazy
caano milk
caato thin
caawin help
cab drink
cabbid drink (to -)
cabbitaan drink
cabir size
cad white
cadceed sun
caddan white
cadow enemy
cag foot
cagaar green
cagta hoose foot
caleen leaf
caleen-shaahi tea
calool stomach
carab tongue
carar run
casaan red
cashaq love
casuumid invite
cawo night
cayil fat
ceyr poor
cimilo weather
cimri yar young
cinwaan address
cirka sky
ciyaar play
ciyoon soon
ciyow soon
cudud arm
cudur sick
culays badan heavy
culus heavy
cun eat
cunid eat (to -)
cunto food
cunug child, baby
cusbo salt
cusub new
da' age
da' weyn old
da' yar young
daacadnimo honest
daayr winter
dab fire
dab damiye fireman
daba socod follow
dabaal stupid
dabaqad class
dad people
dahab gold
dal country
dallad umbrella
dambiil bag
daqad window
daqiiqad minute
dariiq street
dariishad window
daruur cloud
dawo medicine
dayax moon
dayr fall
dedka roof
degdeg quick
deg-deg hurry
derbi wall
deris neighbor
dhabar back
dhaciif weak
dhagax stone
dhalin yar young
dhamaad over
dhammaad end
dhammayn finish
dhaqaajiin move
dhaqid wash
dhaqsi hurry, quick
dhaqso soon
dhar clothes
dharaar day
dharka hoos laga xirta underwear
dheel play
dheelid play
dheer tall, long
dheg ear
dhego-dhego earring
dhegta wax lagu maqlo ear
dheh say
dhexda center
dhexdi during
dhibsi hate
dhig put
dhigid put, write
dhihid say
dhimasha die
dhimo die
dhinac side
dhinaceed beside
dhismo building
dhoof travel
dhoolo ka qosol smile
dhumid lose
dhunkasho kiss
dibedda out
dibno lips
digaag chicken
diger cagaar pea
digir cagaar beans
diiran warm
diqsi fly
dir send
diyaar ready
diyaarad plane
doog grass
dooga ay xooluhu daaqaan grass
dooli jiir mouse
doon boat
dooni boat
dooro chicken
doraad yesterday
dukaanka dawada drugstore
duq old
duq nimo old
duqsi school
durba already
duulid fly
eber zero
eedo aunt
eeg look
eey dog
engeg dry
faaruq empty
fadhi sit
fadlan please
fahmid understand
far finger
faraati ring
faras horse
faraxsan happy
farda fuulid ride
fargashi ring
fargeyto fork
fariisasho sit
fasal class
fasax holiday
fatuurad car
faynuus lamp
feedh comb
fekar think
fiican good
fiiri look
filfil pepper
frangabolo stamp
franjiteer refrigerator
funaanad sweater
furan open
fure key
furid open
furin bread
fuulid ride
gaaban short
gaabin slow
gaajo hungry
gaari yar car
gabar girl
gaboobay old
gacan hand
gacanta hore hand
gadaal back (body)
gadasho buy
gadh comb
galab noon, afternoon, evening
galbeed (jiho) west
garaac knock
garaacid knock
garab shoulder
garasho understand, know
garatid know
garawaati tie
gashanqaad adult
gebertaada daughter
geed tree
gelin dambe afternoon
gerfeer comb
gey bring
gidaar wall
go' spring
gobadh girl
gombo penny
goobabin sida kubbadda round
goono skirt
goor-dambe late
goor-hore early
guduud red
guri house, building, apartment
guursi marry
ha yeshe but
haa yes
habar-yar aunt
habeen night
habeenbadh midnight
had iyo jeer always
hadal speak
hadal la 'aan quiet
hadda now
haddii if
hal mar once
halkaas there
halkan here
hanaqaad adult
harag leather
haro ama war biyo ku jiran lake
harraad thirsty
hawada weather
hawl yar easy
hay keep
haye hello, yes
hee yes
hees song
hilib meat
hoos under, down
hoose low
hooseya low
hore before
hurdo sleep
hurdo ka toos wake up
idlayn finish
ido dheylo' ah lamb
iftiin la 'an dark
iga raali noqo excuse me
iibsi buy
iibsid sell
iibsid-gadid sell
ijaar rent
ilbiriqsi second
ilig tooth
ilka caseyn smile
illaawid forget
ilmeen cry
iminka now
imow come
ina abtida cousin
ina adeerka cousin
ina adeerta cousin
inaantaada daughter
inanka eey walalaha dhaleen nephew
inankage son
inanta eey walalaha dhaleen niece
injir louse
inkastoo although
inta badan often
inta kale rest
inta waqti socda during
irrid door
isbitaal hospital
isha wax lagu arko eye
iskaalso sock
iskuul school
Isniin Monday
istaag stand
istaajin stop
isticmaal use
isticmaalid use
iyo with, and
jaar neighbor
jaban cheap
jacayl love
jaclahay like
jaranjaro stairs
jariidad newspaper
jasiirad island
jawaab answer
jawiga weather
jeceel love
jeebka pocket
jeeq cheque
jerdiin garden
jid street
jidh body
jiid bull
jiilaal winter
jiinis jeans
jiiran neighbor
jijin bracelet
jiko kitchen
jilibka knee
jilicsan soft
Jimco Friday
jirka oo kululaado fever
jiro sick
jodari mattress
joojin stop
joornal newspaper
ka from
ka bacdi after
ka dib after
ka hor before
ka jawaabid answer
ka korreya above
ka la duwan different
ka tegid leave
kaalay come
kab shoe
kabood coat
kafayn kara enough
kafe coffee
kaftan joke
kakan strong
ka-kor over
kan this
kan hore first
kan labad second
kan sedexaad third
kaneeco mosquito
karhid hate
kaxayn drive
keliya only
ken bring
khaanad shelf
khalad wrong
khalad mistake
khaldan wrong
Khamiis Thursday
kibriid match
kilmad word
kiro rent
kitaab book
kobtan here
koob cup, glass
kood coat
koodh coat
koofiyad hat
koofuur (jiho) south
koor jacket
koow one
kor above, high, up
korin grow
ku dhawaad almost
ku filan enough
ku naban beside
ku sigtay almost
kubeerto blanket
kulayl hot
kulmid meet
kulul hot
kursi chair
kursiga dheer ee fadhiga sofa
kurta head
kuul necklace
la' aan without
la beeray grow
la bilabo begin
la dhaho say
la dhigo put
la istaajiyo stop
la joojiyo stop
la koriyey grow
la mid similar
la sameeyo make
la siiyo give
la siyaarto visit
la so salaamo visit
la weydiiyo ask
la yiradho say
laba goor twice
laba jeer twice
labo two
lacag money, penny
laga jawaabo answer
lagama marmaan important
lagu sawiro xerox
lahaan owner
lakiin but
lawga knee
leedahay have
leenahay have
leeyahay have
leh have
liimo qarar grapefruit
liimo ugunji grapefruit
limo macaan orange
loo diro ama la diro send
lug leg
lugeen walk
lumid lose
lumisid lose
luqun neck
ma aha not
maalin day
maalqabeen rich
maanta today
maantay today
mac sweet
maca with
macaan sweet
macalgada-weyn (tan cuntada) tablespoon
macalgada-yar (tan shahiga) teaspoon
macalgo spoon
macalin teacher
madaxa head
madax-xanuun headache
madbakh kitchen
madhan empty
madoonaayo no
madow black
magaalo weyn city
magac name
mahadsanid thank you
maktabad library
malaay fish
malab honey
maqaar leather
maqaasin store
maqal shelf, listen, hear
maqas scissors
maqsinka hurdada bedroom
mar sometimes
mar kale again
mar naba never
maraq soup
marka qaarkood sometimes
markasto always
markiiba already
mar-mar sometimes
marti guest
marti qaadid invite
mashiin machine
mashquul busy
mator machine
maxaa wacay because
maxaa yeelay because
maya no
mayrid wash
meel kore high
meel sare high
meeshan here
mesha baburka la dhigto park
mesha la ga helo address
meyrasho bath
midab color
midig right
miftaax key
miis table
milix salt
mindi knife
mirir minute
mise or
miskiin poor
moos banana
mucaawino help
mugdi dark
muhiim important
mukulaal cat
muraayad mirror, glass
murayadaha indhaha glasses
murugo sad
musqul bathroom, toilet
musqusha la gu qubeysto xamamka bathroom
muus banana
muusik music
naag woman
nabadeey good-bye
nabad-geylo good-bye
nacas stupid
nacbeysi hate
naceeyb hate
nadiif clean
nadiifin clean
naf leh live
nafleeyda iyo dhirta live
nafleydo adult
nasasho rest
nasiib lucky
nicid hate
nin man
ninka naagta qaba husband
ninka xaaska leh husband
nolan live
nolol life
nool live
oo qudha only
oo qura only
oon thirsty
ooyid cry
ooyin cry
orad run
orah say
ordid run
qaac smoke
qaadasho take
qaadid take, carry
qaali ah expensive
qabo catch
qabow cold
qado lunch, dinner
qalal dry
qalalan dry
qalin pencil
qalinka khadka leh pen
qandho fever
qaraar sour
qareen lawyer
qawi strong
qaxwo coffee
qiime price
qiime sare ah expensive
qiiq smoke
qime cost
qobka fadhiga living room
qof person
qofka yar child
qolka hurdada bedroom
qoor neck
qor write
qorax sun
qorid write
qoslid laugh
qosol laugh
qoyaan wet
qoyan wet
qoys family
qubeys bath
qudaar vegetable
quraac breakfast
qurux-badan beautiful
quruxsan beautiful
qurxoon beautiful
raacid follow
raadiyo radio
raashin food
raaxo leh comfortable
rabid want
rajabeeto brooch
rakhiis ah cheap
raqabad neck
raqiis cheap
riixid push
riyo dream
roob rain
rooti bread
rumay toothbrush
run true
saabaanka guriga furniture
saabuun soap
saacad (waqti) hour
sabool poor
sac cow
safar travel
sagxadda guriga floor
sahlan easy
salaan stairs
samayn make
san nose
sanad year
sanduuq box
sanjibiil ginger
sanka nose
sano year
saqafka roof
saqafka jiingadda ka hooseeya ceiling
saqdadhexe midnight
sariir bed
sarreya high
sar-weyn building
sawir gacan ah picture
sax right
saxan plate
saxan dish
saxiib friend
sax-maaha mistake
se but
Sebti Saturday
sedex goor three times
sedex jeer three times
setimaan week
shaahi tea
shaatiga naagaha blouse
shabad letter
shalay yesterday
shan farood iyo calacal hand
shandad box, bag
shanlo comb
shaqar la aan quiet
shaqo work
sharaab drink
shiinyeeri zipper
shilis fat
shimbir bird
shimbir baded goose
shimbir la rabeysto goose
shubaako window
shukulaato chocolate
shukumaan towel
shurbad soup
shuuli bracelet
sibidh floor
sicir price
sid carry
sida badan often
sidookale too
sigaar cabid smoke
sii give
siin pay
sixni plate
sixni dish
siyaaro visit
socod walk
socodsiin move
sonkor sugar
soo jiid pull
stambo stamp
subag butter
subax morning
sufriyo saucepan
sug wait
sugid wait
suubiin make
suulka gacanta thumb
suulka luugta toe
suun belt
taano penny
tabar-daran weak
tag go
tajir rich
takhtar doctor
takhtarka-ilkaha dentist
Talaado Tuesday
talaajo refrigerator
taraq match
tay tie
tegid go
telefisyoon television
telefoon phone, telephone
timo hair
tin hair
tinaar oven
tiro ahan less
tomato tomato
toos wake up
tufaax apple
tus show
tusid show
tuubaako tobacco
tuug thief
tuwaal towel
u dhexeeyo between
u dirid send
ubax flower
ukun egg
uu eg similar
wacan perfect
waddan country
wadid drive
wadnaha nafleyda heart
wadne heart
wado street
wakhti dambe late
wakhti hore early
walaal brother
walaasha sister
walalka brother
wanaagsan good
waqadda lacagta cheque
waqooyi (jiho) north
waqti time
waqtiga time
wargeeys newspaper
warqad paper
warqad laysu diro letter
wasakhsan dirty
wax la barto learn
wax yar small
waxba nothing
waxba ku jirin empty
webi river
weji face
weligaa never
weligeed never
weliiba also
weydiin ask
weydiis ask
weyn big, large
wiil boy
wiilkage son
xaaga fall
xaas family, wife
xafidid keep
xafiis office
xafiiska postada post office
xagaa summer
xagga dambe back (body)
xagga hoose down
xagga sare above
xajin keep
xanuun pain
xaraar sour
xaraf letter
xarama weyn bag
xariif clever
xataa too
xayawaan animal
xeedho dish
xeero dish
xidhan close
xidig star
xiran close
xummad fever
xun bad
xusul elbow
yaayo tomato
yar small, less, young
ziib zipper



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