-nayay

de: she was / you were doing (X)

lx: -anaysay

ps: v3-2sg/3f-ppgr

xe: she was cooking for herself

xv: =-aneysey

key: -anaysay

a: -naynay, -neynney

de: we were doing (X)

lx: -naynnay

ps: v2-1pl-ppgr

key: -naynnay

de: I am / he is doing (X)

lx: -anayaa

ps: v3-1sg/3m-prpg

xe: Im building a house for myself.

xv: Guri baan dhisanayaa.

key: -anayaa

de: they are doing (X)

lx: -nayaan

ps: v2a-3pl-prpg

xe: they are boiling it

xv: karinayaan

key: -nayaan

de: we are doing (X)

lx: -naynaa

ps: v2a-1pl-prpg

xe: we are cooking

xv: karinaynaa

key: -naynaa

de: you are / she is doing (X)

lx: -naysaa

ps: v2a-2sg/3f-prpg

xe: she is giving

xv: =-neysaa

key: -naysaa

de: I am / he is doing (X)

lx: -ynayaa

ps: v2b-1sg/3m-prpg

key: -ynayaa

de: it is ... who is / are doing (X)

lx: -aya

ps: v1-subj-prpg

xe: while they were teaching

xv: iyagoo baraya

key: -aya

de: we did (X)

lx: -nay

ps: v1-1pl-past

xe: we lit it

xv: shidnay

key: -nay

vl. pron. she / they,

(n) (suffix) used to form the past continuous tense of verbs with prounoun I or he. Ex: wuu arkayay; he was seeing, wuu maqlayay; he was hearing, wuu soconayay; he was walking

de: I / he did (X)

lx: -aday

ps: v3a-1sg/3m-past

xe: he bought it for himself

xv: =-adey

key: -aday

de: you / she did (X)

lx: -atay

ps: v3-2sg/3f-past

xe: she died

xv: =-atey

key: -atay

de: -th [ORDINAL NUM-ERAL] After numbers in written texts

lx: -naad

ps: num-ord-abr

xe: fifteenth

xv: =-aad

key: -naad

(Mayay-ga)

1. Roobka da'a maalinta qaarkeeda hore; bariiso.

2. Roob weyn; jir.

mayay¹: m.l (-llo, m.dh) Roob xoog leh oo maalinta gelinkeeda hore da'a. la-mid: mayaay¹.

mayay²: f.mg1 (-yay, -yday) Maalin gelinkeeda hore, roob di'id. la-mid: mayaay².

m.l (-llo, m.dh) Roob xoog leh oo maalinta gelinkeeda hore da'a. la-mid: mayaay.

m. n. dawn rain; heavy rain, downpour

-ga: (magac, lab, keli) roob is daba jog ah oon kala qaad lahayn oon duufaan iyo dabylana wadan. Waxaa mayay soo madaw, waxaa miiraale yimid: ninkii meelloow ka roor. Dh: miiraale, gudgude.

de: dawn rain; heavy rain, downpour

lx: mayay

pd: (-ga)

ps: n2a-m

key: mayay

v., pl., present habitual: we are

(v) we are. Ex: waxaan nahay Soomaali; we are Somalis

de: we are

lx: nahay

ps: v5a-1pl-prhb

xe: We are good workers.

xv: Shaqaale wanaagsan baannu nahay.

key: nahay

(fal) niyadda ku qabo oo rajee. Dh: niyee.

de: we were doing (X)

lx: -aynay

ps: v1-1pl-ppgr

xe: we were eating

xv: -aynnay ~ -eyney

key: -aynay

a: -aysey, -eysey

de: you were / she was doing (X)

lx: -aysay

ps: v1-2sg/3f-ppgr

key: -aysay

conj., vl. pron., neg. that she / they ... not

de: that she / they ... not = in + ay + aan

lx: inayan

pd: (inaanay / inaaney)

ps: conj + vpro + neg

key: inayan

(fal) heesta ugaadha ku hees. Haddaad hal'abuur tahay maayay Dh: hees, maayee.

de: we were doing (X)

lx: -anaynnay

ps: v3-1pl-ppgr

xe: -anaynay ~ -aneyney

xv: safanaynnay 'we were standing in line'

key: -anaynnay

de: they are doing (X)

lx: -anayaan

ps: v3-3pl-prpg

key: -anayaan

a: =-aneynaa

de: we are doing (X)

lx: -anaynaa

ps: v3-1pl-prpg

key: -anaynaa

a: =-aneysaa

de: you are / she is doing (X)

lx: -anaysaa

ps: v3-2sg/3f-prpg

xe: Are you borrowing some money?

xv: Lacag maad amaahanaysaa?

key: -anaysaa

de: you all are doing (X)

lx: -naysaan

ps: v2a-2pl-prpg

key: -naysaan

de: they are doing (X)

lx: -ynayaan

ps: v2b-3pl-prpg

key: -ynayaan

de: we are doing (X)

lx: -ynaynaa

ps: v2b-1pl-prpg

xe: we are cleaning

xv: safeeyneynaa

key: -ynaynaa

de: you are / she is doing (X)

lx: -ynaysaa

ps: v2b-2sg/3f-prpg

key: -ynaysaa

v., sg., past progressive form: I / he was coming

de: I / he was coming

lx: imanayay

pd: (imanayey)

ps: v4b-1sg/3m-ppgr

xe: Who was coming?

xv: Yaa imanayay?

key: imanayay

v., sg., past progressive form: I / he was saying

oranayay v., subject case, past progressive form: it was ... who was / were saying

a: =-aneysa

de: it is you who are / she who is doing (X)

lx: -anaysa

ps: v3-2sg/3f-subj-prog

key: -anaysa

de: I / he was doing (X)

hm: 2

lx: -ayay

ps: v1-1sg/3m-ppgr

xe: He was waiting a long time.

xv: Wax badan buu sugayay.

key: -ayay_2

de: our [exclusive]

lx: -dayada

ps: pro-det-1pl

xe: our work

xv: =-tayada

key: -dayada

de: our [exclusive]

lx: -gayaga

ps: pro-det-1pl

xe: our house

xv: =-kayaga

key: -gayaga

de: our [exclusive]

lx: -hayaga

ps: pro-det-1pl

xe: our teacher

xv: =-kayaga

key: -hayaga

de: our, of us [exclusive] With masculine nouns

lx: -kayaga

ps: pro-det-1pl

xe: our friend

xv: -ayaga, -gayaga, -hayaga

key: -kayaga

de: they were doing (X)

lx: -nayeen

ps: v2-3pl-ppgr

xe: they were surprising s.o.

xv: ka yaabinayeen

key: -nayeen

a: =-naysay

de: you were / she was doing (X)

lx: -neysey

ps: v2-2sg/3f-ppgr

key: -neysey

de: our, of us [exclusive] With feminine nouns

lx: -tayada

ps: pro-det-1pl

xe: our money

xv: -dayada, -shayada

key: -tayada

(fal) walax, hir danab u yeel.

question word, [expression] what is your father's name / family name?

-ha: (n) family name; usually the first name of one's father

de: what is your father's name / family name?

lx: ina ayo

pd: (/ha)

ps: qw-expr

xe: What is your fathers name?' ... Ina Maxamed baan ahay. 'It is Mohammed.

xv: Ina ayahaa?

key: ina_ayo

conj., neg., vl. pron. that she / it [fem.] / they ... not

[pronoun they / she followed by action verb] ~ inaysan, inayan

a: inayan

de: that she / it [fem] / they ... not = in + aan + ay

lx: inaanay

pd: (inaaney)

ps: conj + neg + vpro

key: inaanay

conj., vl. pron., neg. that we [incl.] ... not

[ pronoun we followed by negative action verb], we ... not ... Ex: waxbarashada waa inaynan ka tagin; we should not abandon the education

de: that we [incl] ... not = in + aynu + aan

lx: inaynan

ps: conj + vpro + neg

key: inaynan

[pronoun she/they followed by negative action verb] that she / they not.. or she /they must or shall not ... Ex: hooyadu waa inaysan carruuteeda dayicin; the mother should not neglect her children

-ta: (magac, dhedig, keli) heesta ugaadha ku heesid. Abwaaniintu maayaynta way ku kala ba'as yihiin. Dh: heesid, maanyays.

-ka: (magac, lab, keli) eeg maanyayn.

a: =-aneysaan

de: you all are doing (X)

lx: -anaysaan

ps: v3-2pl-prpg

key: -anaysaan

de: you all are doing (X)

lx: -ynaysaan

ps: v2b-2pl-prpg

key: -ynaysaan

v., sg., past progressive form: I / he knew; I / he was recognizing (it)

de: I / he knew; I / he was recognizing (it)

lx: aqoonayay

pd: (aqoonayey)

ps: v4d-1sg/3m-ppgr

xe: I always recognized you.

xv: Anigu mar walba waan ku aqoonayey.

key: aqoonayay

(fal) «u ~» cid kale, bogaadi; hanbalyo u dir.

v., pl., past progressive form: we were coming

de: we were coming

lx: imanaynay

pd: (imaneyney)

ps: v4b-1pl-ppgr

key: imanaynay

v., sg., past progressive form: you were coming / she was coming

de: you were coming / she was coming

lx: imanaysay

pd: (imaneysey)

ps: v4b-2sg/3f-ppgr

key: imanaysay

v., pl., past progressive form: we were saying

de: we were saying

lx: oranaynay

pd: (odhaneyney)

ps: v4a-1pl-ppgr

xe: He was not thinking about what we were telling him.

xv: Waxaannu ku oranaynay muusan ka fikireynin.

key: oranaynay

v., sg., past progressive form: she was / you were saying

de: she was / you were saying

lx: oranaysay

pd: (odhaneysey)

ps: v4a-2sg/3f-ppgr

xe: What was she saying just now?

xv: Maxay oraneysey imminka?

key: oranaysay