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Authors: Giuseppe Catozzella
aabe:
father
abaayo:
sister
aboowe:
brother
angero:
a type of crepe
aroos:
wedding celebration
buraanbur:
Somali women's poetry that expresses happiness or sadness in times of war or as a celebration of life
burgico:
brazier
garbasar:
shawl
gobeys:
a kind of flute
griir:
a game played by tossing pebbles
hawiye:
militiamen, affiliated with Abgal
hooyo:
mother
kaban:
lute
kirisho mirish:
a type of spicy meat and rice dish (Samia's favorite)
koor:
the bell a camel wears around its neck
niiko:
Somali music danced to during weddings
qamar, hijab, diric:
Islamic veils worn by women
shaat:
a type of tea drink
shambal:
a musical instrument consisting of two pieces of wood with a hole in the middle
shareero:
a string instrument; a type of lyre
shentral:
a board game
wiilo:
tomboy
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