| Term | Definition |
|---|
| dukaanka | the shop |
| tagtay | (you) went |
| haa | yes |
| tegey | (I) went |
| caleen | leaves |
| shaah | tea |
| ka | from |
| keentay | (you) brought |
| iyo | and (joins noun phrases) |
| caano | milk |
| sonkorba | as well as sugar |
| sonkor | sugar |
| -ba | emphasizing suffix |
| wax | thing |
| kale | other |
| maya | no |
| laybreerigase | the library + but |
| laybreeriga | the library |
| -se | but |
| buug | book |
| -na | and (joins phrases) |
| waa yahay | right, OK |
| imminka | now |
| guriga | the house |
| tag | go to |
| koob | cup |
| ah | which is |
| buuggiina | and the book |
| buuggii | the book |
| -na | and |
| nabad gelyo | goodbye |
| dhis | build |
| Waad ka baxday. | You left from there. |
| Way qaadday. | She took it. |
| Waad akhriday. | You read it. |
| Way gaadhay. | She reached there. |
| Waannu hellay. | We (exclusive) found it. |
| Waannu dirray. | We (exclusive) sent it. |
| Waydin gasheen. | You (plural) entered. |
| Waad heshay. | You found it. |
| Waan akhriyay. | I read it. |
| Way akhriyeen. | They read it. |
| Way bexeen. | They left. |
| Wuu bukay. | He was ill. |
| Way bukeen. | They were ill. |
| Way bugtay. | She was ill. |
| halkaas | there |
| buug fiican | a good book |
| dabadeedna | and then |
| warqad | letter |
| qoray | I wrote |
| nin | man |
| aammusa | be quiet (plural) |
| aammus | be quiet |
| akhriyayaa | (I) am reading. |
| waryaa | hey, hi |
| subax | morning |
| wanaagsan | good |
| ma | positive interrogative mood classifier |
| nabad | peace |
| baa | a focus marker |
| waa | it is, positive declarative mood classifier |
| is | oneself |
| ka | about, from |
| warran | give news |
| la | one (impersonal pronoun) |
| fiican | well, good |
| yahay | he is, it is |
| warrama | Give news (plural) ! |
| sug | Wait ! |
| jooji | Stop ! |
| cun | Eat ! |
| tag | Go ! |
| keen | Bring it ! |
| akhri | Read ! |
| eeg | Look at it ! |
| qor | Write ! |
| fur | Open it ! |
| Ma ey baa | Is it a dog ? |
| Waa ey. | It is a dog. |
| miyaan | ma + aan |
| miyaad | ma + aad |
| miyuu | ma + uu |
| miyay | ma + ay |
| miyaynu | ma + aynu |
| miyaydin | ma + aydin |
| Guriga miyaydin ka baxdeen ? | Did you (plural) leave the house ? |
| Dukaanka miyay heleen ? | Did they find the store ? |
| Laybreeriga miyuu galay ? | Did he enter the library ? |
| diid | refuse |
| baaq | announce |
| go' | cut (intransitive) |
| dil | kill, hit |
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