Mai-Mai (Somali) Dictionary: Mai-Mai to English

By Seqend Hussain

Mai-Mai is the most common language in Somalia, and it is the native language of Somalia. It came with a lot of mythological stories, riddles, quotes, plus other Somalian traditions and cultures. Almost all of Somalian understand and speak Mai-Mai. The majority of the Somali Bantu people speak Mai-Mai. It is the best language they can communicate to each other. By the way, Somali Bantu people are the people who left Somalia because of civil war, and also because of Somalia government dont serve civil rights anymore. However, Mai-Mai written sort of like English and Italian. Some of the words in Mai-Mai used backward compare to English, its like Arabic. Most of the words in Mai-Mai used to start any position to speak it out or to write it out; backward or forward. It doesnt matter, can be use any position and still make sense. Mai-Mai is great language, most people get it fast and communicate with it fast.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 22, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524504441

Seqend Hussain

Seqend Hussain was born in Somalia in 1990. He was raised in the village of Kenya, he also been in Tanzania for two to three years. He’s raised by his grandmother. Now he lives in the United States of America. He got degree on liberal Arts, and also he studied Swahili, English, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian on the side. Mr. Hussain loves Education and educating others. He is very enthusiastic about what he does. So far, this is his first educational book which is Mai-Mai translation in English. He wants people who don’t understand the language Mai-Mai (Somali) to understand it, and hopefully they can read and write in Mai-Mai.

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Rev. date: 07/21/2016

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A

aa used to confirm understanding

aamiy transitive verb ate

aama plural eat

aamow eater

aamey feminine eater

aanq or aam eat

aanq-aanq noun something to eat

aar vengeance, revenge

aaran spring seasons

aaruri to pick up (things) on floor or on ground, gather

aasami to thank

aasan favour, mercy

aasanqo preferably, rather than

aasantei thanks

aascuas to put (something) together or to plan to

aasi disobedient, bad child

aathi normal, cool, okay

aaw father

Aaw’ Malan Father’s Day

aawo fathers, the fathers

aawko siblings who have same father, but not same mother

aay mother

Aay’ Malan Mother’s Day

aayo mothers, the mothers

aayow person’s mother

aayow hoy an expression; Hey, Mother! or Oh, Mother!

aay yar aunt from mother side

aa’tzauwass or aaywass motherfucker

aazho siblings who have same mother, but not same father

aba self, selves

abasheh itself

abay elder sister

abayo or abay yal elder sisters

abayou a term of endearment for sweetheart

abayow a person’s elder sister

abayed a full-length loose-fitting robe worn by Muslim women (abaya)

abay kalled another elder sister

abbareeg teapot

abbareego teapots

Abdi male name; servant of God

Abdullay variant of Abdi

Abdullahi male name; servant of God

Abduraman male name; servant of God

Abduramani variant of Abdi

abb lexicon to drink

abbitan beverage

abyh lexicon father

abir to measure

abiris tape measure

abitey kite

abobou elder brother

abou elder brother

abou kalled another elder brother

abul nest

abul shimbir bird nest

abul shinni bee hive

addares address

adh white colour

adhdan white person

adhdano or adhdamo white people or persons

adhday to make (something) white

adhdenq proof

adhdey prove

addonq slave

addon feminine of addonq

addono or addomo slaves

addomey slavery

af mouth, language

afbilaw breakfast

afbilaw aanq or afbilaw aam eat breakfast

afbilawo have breakfast

afdaibble dragon

affar four; tetra

affarayd forth

affar bogol four hundred

affar dhini four side

affargais quadrilateral

affar gour four time

affar jair four time

affar marr four time

affartan forty; 40

afartan bogol forty hundred; four thousand

afartan kunq forty thousand

affartan milyonq forty million

affurr the first meal of the day for a fasting person; after sunset meal (iftar)

afimad wellness, health

afkarre brunch

afkarrey have brunch

aflagada profanity

aflawb snack

afoqadto avocados

afteen light, shine

afteeni to flash on

afuf to blow with mouth

affaara personal business

agaar green

agal material, stuff

agg wheel or tire

aggkuras or garikuras wheelchair

Ahad Sunday

ahan instance, like, for

aharo any, to be

ahato feminine any, to be

ahaw to be or accept in giving

ahay past tense of is and are

ahayniy were (used with we)

ahayena were (used with they)

ahayiy was, it was

Ahmad male name; most praised

ai don’t

aidhiss AIDS

aida stepmother

aido plural of aida

aiffi forgive

aih will

Aisha female name; living or womanly

aimis insurance

airaid back, the rear part of body

airain goat

airain yal goats

airaindajiow shepherd; goatherd; herdsman

airaineelaley sheep

airaingandol or or airaingandola fatty sheep; sheep

ais grass

aisin niece

aisinq nephew

aisimo or aisino nephews and nieces

aithaib manners, discipline

aithan a call for prayers, to make prayer calls

ajal cassette

ajal rathiou radio cassette or music cassette

ajal philink video cassette

ajarr thigh

ajarr a good deed point from God

ajarr hasanat good deed from God

ajiin dough

ajis idle; lazy

ajislima shiftless

ajissole a lazy person

ajusa an old lady who has teenage spirit

akbaar a while

akd by, toward, near, way, at

ala verbal auxiliary may

al somebody has to do (something) about (something)

alab tableware; dishes

alad instrument

alaikum (Arabic) upon you

alhamdulillah (Arabic) thank God; praise belongs to Allah

allamenda exercise, work out

allanji masticate

alanq flag

alen tea

alen agaar green tea

alen qharer bitter tea

aligorop a plant that has long thorns everywhere

allaf fortune

allama mark

allamo plural mark

allamoy to trace, mark

alol belly

alqaptar helicopter

alwah wood

alwah yal woods

amalle maybe (used at the begging of sentence)

amamiso itchiness

amamizhoye itching

amamio poison ivies

amar order, command

amauh borrow, lend

ambbe or

ambea mango

ambira rubberlike

ameer prince

ameerad princess

amoor getting-together party that involves food

ampira rubber

ambula singular of ambulo

ambulo boiled corn kernels or boiled beans and corn kernels

ameen amen

Amina a female name; trustworthy

aminq trust

aminq lauag trust fund

ambalas ambulance

amal same as, as

amus lexicon quite

anab grape

anano to teach manners

andin fleshy, fat

andino plural of andin

andunq world

andunya earth

ang don’t (used to refer to other people or things)

ani I am, I

ani ei moudti let me pass

anigu lexicon I or me

anjera a round flat soft Somali bread that is made of flour and cornmeal

anjhal chew

anjhara dove

anjhara biyo water dove; forest dove

anjhara buured brown-feather dove, morning dove

anjhara goondo pigeons

anjhara maar red- or copper-eyed dove

anjhara mazhow black-eyed dove; water dove

Anjhairey a little tiny bird that has a small sharp beak

anne are, it is, is (used with we or us)

anqbur fake

anqshag to like

anqshagiy liked