Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary

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SOMALI-ENGLISH
AND
EKGLISH-SOMALI DICTIONARY.

:
SOMALI -ENGLISH
AND
ENGLISH-SOMALI
DIOTIONAEY.
BY
Rev. Fe. EVANGELIST de LARAJASSE,'
MISS. APOST. OKD. SS. FBANCISCI CAP. PBOTINCIjE LUGDTJNENSIS ALUMNUS.
LONDON
EJIGAN PAUL, TEENCH, TKUBNEE & CO., Ltd.,
Paternosteu House, Chaeing Caosa Eoad.
1897
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LONDON
PRINTED BY GILBERT AND EIVINGTON, LIMITED,
ST. John's house, olbreenwell, e.o.
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PEEFACE.
The few books published on the Somali language being in-
sufficient for anyone wishing to learn it, we, in order to have a
basis for a further and thorough study of it, have committed
to print this Somali-English and English-Somali Dictionary,
although it is not as yet perfect and complete.
For writing Somali phonetically we have employed, firstly,
theEoman characters with theirLatin pronunciation secondly,
;
some signs used in the Syrian alphabet (S. J. Beyrouth) for the
transliteration ofArabic into Eoman characters, and letter d, as
explained in the following alphabetical table :
:
VI PREFACE.
diphthongs; w, however, is only a vowel when following the
letters a and o, forming with them the diphthongs aw and ow.
All the other letters are consonants.
OF THE PEONUNCIATION OF THE LETTEES.
Peonunciation of the Vowels.
Simple Vowels.
a
is either long or short
when long it is pronounced as in English "father."
„ short „ „ „ "cat, mat."
e
has the sound of a in such words as " face, space"; but when
this vowel stands before a consonant ending a syllable, it has
nearly the sound ofa in the word "care." Ex. ader, "paternal
uncle," pronounced ah-dare.
i
is either long or short.
When long it is pronounced as i in "ravine."
„ short „ „ " spin."
When i is either preceded or followed by h, or when marked
with ' ('i and 1') it has nearly the sound of e.
is sounded like o in the word "tone," when it is long.
"Tom"
„ „ ,, „ short.
Ex. sor, "food," pronounced sore kol, " time," pronounced holl.
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