New Wind in a Dry LandAn account of the author's life among the nomads of Somaliland (also known as the Horn of Africa). |
Common terms and phrases
Abdi Abdi's Aden Africa Ahmed Hatab Allah Arabetto Arabic asked ballehs began believe belwo Berbera birds Borama bungalow Burao camels camp cheetah Darod desert dhow Djibouti drivers drove elders Elmi English Ethiopia European eyes face feeling felt gabei gerenuk Gino girl Guban Gulf of Aden Habr Awal Haji Hargeisa Haud heard Hersi hyenas Igaal Illaloes Ingrese Ismail Italian Jack Jack's Jilal khat knew land Land-Rover lived locusts looked memsahib Midgan Mohamed Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed's morning mosque Musa Muslim nabad never night Ogaden once perhaps Qoran rain rifle road robes sahib sand seemed Sheikh Shugri Somali Somali language Somaliland songs spear spoke Sultan talk tell thing thorn told took town tractors trees tribal tribe tribesmen truck voice Wadda walked wanted wife wind woman women wonder words Yibir young Zeilah