‘The Colloquial Series Colloquial Somali AComplete Language Course Martin Orwin R London and New YorkNow Fete Lane, London ECIPAEE ty ewe Prine and ound in Egan by Cy Li St ese Ais rove No pt i book ay be ere ores Contents ‘Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Is ka warrant How ae you? 2 Subax wanaagsan 4 Bill waa tegayaa geoska Afrika Bilis going tothe Horn of Ata 5 Garoonka dayuuradaha 6 Tagsiga Theta 7 Hudheetka Tre hotel 8 Bill telefoon buu Bill changes some money 10 Safarka baa Ia bilaabayaa 11 Tuulo baa la joogaa Staying ina wtape 12 Ma xanuunsantahay? Are youl? vi GOoA0g 10s a7 a7 165 1413 Jriidadda “The newspeer 14 Raydiyowga Themiio Grammatical tables Key to exercises English-Somall glossary Somali-English glossary Index BaRES Acknowledgements 1 wish to thank the following people for much ep Ihave recived luge the preparation of thir ook” Moxmud Sheckh Asmed Damar, Maxamod Rashid eck Xara, Zayas Maxamed Jac’ Aumed Cab Haybe dea Nuux Dhle, Cabisong (Cal Fase Lovaas, Maud Xsan, Kate. Lotent,, David ‘Appleyard. ako thank the st ever underpaduste student othe ourse Somalia th Deparimeat of Aican Langiages nd ites Scho! of Oriental and African toes, who were tent to's thie materi Pally I msh to hank my wife, Carole, ho bis ben ell and patient rings particuly arduous tine, “The to asin the bok ae hy edited versons of tes in Mikmad Soomaal by Matte Haat nancil Galal and BSW, [Rodrsjvsk wiht thank BLW. Andrews for alow me toe them Soi hee