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Somali Name
This article outlines Somali names. Tradition Although it is normal among Somalis to call one another by their given name, in more formal situations, honorific terms may be used as well, such as ''adeer'' to males senior to oneself, or ''sheekh'' to a religious figure, or ''mudane'', an individual one holds in high regard. There are also terms of endearment which are used, such as ''huunno'' (gender-neutral), other gender-neutral terms of address for one's peers, such as ''jaalle'', ''saaxib'', ''eebbow'', ''eeddo'', or ''abboowe''. There are also terms of address for significant others, such as ''gacalo'' and terms of address for younger people, i.e. ''maandhow'' (lab / masculine), ''maandhey'' (dheddig / feminine), or ''igaarkey'' (lab / masculine) and ''igaartey'' (dheddig / feminine).Xaange, Axmed Cartan. "Shekooyiinka III." (2017). The patronymic format wherein one does not have a surname, for example with Axmed Yusuf Qaasim, would be a person whose given name is "Axmed", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somali Culture
The culture of Somalia is an amalgamation of traditions in that were developed independently since the Proto-Somali era. The hypernym of the term ''Somali'' from a geopolitical sense is ''Horner'' and from an ethnic sense, it is '' Cushite''. Overview The cultural diffusion of Somali commercial enterprise can be detected in its exotic cuisine, which contains Southeast Asian influences. Due to the Somali people's for and facility with poetry, Somalia has often been referred to as a "Nation of Poets" and a "Nation of Bards", as, for example, by the Canadian novelist Margaret Laurence. Somalis have a story-telling tradition. According to Canadian novelist and scholar Margaret Laurence, who originally coined the term "Nation of Poets" to describe the Somali Peninsular, the Eidagale clan were viewed as "the recognized experts in the composition of poetry" by their fellow Somali contemporaries: Among the tribes, the Eidagalla are the recognized experts in the composition of poetry. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
