Wedding Traditions
What is the Islamic marriage contract ceremony called in Somali tradition?
Nikkah
This item burns incense and fills the home with a sweet smell.
Uunsi
Can you speak Somali?
Waxay Dhahday A Little Buur
If you can overcome somebody when you are sitting, do not stand up.
Nin aad fadhi kaga adag tahay looma sare joogsado
What is the traditional Islamic marriage gift or dowry given by the groom to the
bride called in Somali culture?
Meher/Yarad
An Item that is Laid out 5 Times a Day
Prayer Mat
Somali Gathering
Buuq and Baliyo
To be without a woman is to be without life
Naag la’aani waa naf la’aan
Traditionally, what animal symbolised a core unit of value and wealth used in bride price negotiations?
Camels
Thick black substance used to treat colds
Xabbo-soda
Is there a devil in you?
ma wax baa kugu jira
One does not throw away fruit in the pocket for the sake of fruit on the tree.
Miro gunti ku jira kuwo geed saaran looma daadiyo
Traditionally, how does codsi begin in Somali communities?
The groom's male relatives visit the bride's family to ask for her hand.
Somali Seating
Firaaxbed
I will aim at you with a sniper
Sniper ban katagayaa, Dhash! Dhash!
If you leave the place in which you are loved, you will come to the place in which you are hated.
Meel lagaa jecel yahay haddaad ka tagtid, meel lagaa neceb yahay ayaad tagtaa
What is the traditional large, decorated wooden container filled with food
that the bride’s family gives to the groom's family?
Xeedho
Ultimate Cure according to All Somali Parents
Quran Saar
Jeans as a hijab
Na ma Jeans Baa Qoortaada La Gishada
An offence is forgotten not by the offendeed but by the offender.
La-yeele ma hilmaamo, laakin yeele wuu hilmaamaa