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1
Q

ku sugan / ku sugnaa

A

in a condition

2
Q

diqsi, duqsi

A

fly (insect)

3
Q

kala dambeyn(ta)

A

order, law & order

4
Q

madaxfurasho

A

ransom

5
Q

madaxbanaani

A

independence

6
Q

hanweyn

A

proud, arrogant, ambitious

7
Q

dagaalyahan

A

warrior, fighter

8
Q

dagaaljecel

A

bellicose, warlike

9
Q

dagaaljoojin

A

cease-fire

10
Q

dagaalgeli

A

enter into war,

11
Q

qabqable, qabqableyaal

A

fraud, cheat

12
Q

beel

A

community, settlement (can also be a veiled reference to clans)

13
Q

darbee

A

kick (v)

14
Q

eri

A

discharge, dismiss, send away; (conjugated as ery, v1)

15
Q

dib u dhig

A

delay, postpone (lit. “re-put” or “re-place”)

16
Q

xilsaar

A

place in charge of

17
Q

himilo/a(da) / himilooyin(ka)

A

goal, objective

18
Q

god / godad(ka)

A

cave, hole in the ground, burrow

19
Q

gacan

A

arm, hand; radius

20
Q

naanays(ta) / naanaysyo/a(da)

A

nickname, moniker

21
Q

Ma la wada fiicanyahay?

A

Is everything okay?

22
Q

fuli

A

execute, implement, fulfill

23
Q

ruwaayad(da)

A

play, musical, show, theater

24
Q

keen

A

bring, take to; get, score

25
Q

diiran

A

peeled

26
Q

diirran

A

warm

27
Q

xubnaha taranka

A

reproductive organ

28
Q

dibadjoogi

A

stray (as in animals)

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