Nomadic Ramblings

Man with red hat: War maxay leeyheen. This line is not moving at all.

Man with green hat: stop pushing and wait for your turn.

Man with no hat: Rag waaween bad teheen. Stop complaining and don’t show us up. The women are in the opposite line and can hear you.

Man with red hat (whispers): Badw bad tahay ninyaho. Why else do you think I am making all this fuss about the non-moving queue?

Man with green hat (whispers back): Ninyaho kan eska dhaf. Mala xaaskiisa linka ku jirta.

Man with red hat: Hahaha

Man with no hat: Uuuf. War maxay leeyheen. This line is not moving at all!

Man with green hat: say ma yaroox fooq, say ma yansol taxat ayaay carabtu ku maahmaahda

Man with red hat: Haahay. Waxay na yedhaahdan: qaala wa qaala kalam kateer.

Man with no hat: War I dhiga ban edin edhi.

Man with green hat: maskeen ya dallas

Man with red hat: cajeeb el cajaayib

Woman with orange jilbaab: War ninka mad eska daaysan.

Man with green hat (to man with red hat): So kuu man sheegin?

Man with red hat: Bow!

Man with no hat: War I dhiga ban edin edhi

Man with green hat: Do you support Udub?

Man with no hat: Maxa kaa galay?

Man with red hat (to man with green hat): Does he look like an Udub supporter to you?

Man with green hat: Ninyaho wa runta. He does not look like one. Woxo wa eska badow. He must be a Kulmiye supporter.

Man with red hat: He looks like one.

Woman with orange jilbaab: You are calling him badow but neither of you understands the meaning of democracy. Maxa ka jira hadoo K or U taagiro?

Man with red hat: Arr ninyaho xaaskaga naga qabo dee.

Man with no hat: Ninyaho wad caytamaysa. This woman is my and your sister. Stop spreading rumours about her.

Woman with o.j (to man with no hat): inadeer, don’t waste your time trying to reason with these two jaahils.

Woman with yellow jilbaab: Naa. Amus. Adiga hadalka eso keenay. What possessed you to get involved in men’s conversations?

Woman with white maser: Don’t shut her up. She was right to tell those two to leave the poor man alone.

Man with red hat to man with green hat: Waliga ma argtay nin ween oo la leeyahay waa maskiin?

Man with green hat: Miya ninyaho. Kano wa bila dheeg.

Man with red hat: gaalado waxay ku maahmahda, at da wrong balayees at da wrong time.

Man with green hat: hahaha..waxanay edhaahdan, E-see come, E-see go.

Man with no hat (losing his temper): talyaanigo waxay ku maahmaahan Il diavolo fa le pentole ma non i coperchi

Man with red hat: Arr woxo eleen waa reer xamar. Nacala af talyaaniga eyo.... (fill in the gaps with a suitable swear word)

Man with green hat: Mala waa jaasuus!

Woman with yellow jilbaab: Ma Al shabaab ba?

Woman with white maser: Na miyanaad aheen tii na laheed ragga ha la hadlina?

Woman with yellow jilbaab: Naa aamus. Sacsacad yahay. Sheekado way es badashay.

Man with red hat: Waa ruunta. Aad bay eso badashay. Arr ma Al shabaab bad aheed?

Man with no hat: War wala shabaab wala odyaal ban ahay, I daa.

Man with green hat: Bacdan aad sidatid maxa ku yaala?

Man with red hat: oo ma bac buu sita? Balo! Arr baxsadaaaay. Arr cararaaaay. Tolaay...(fill the gaps again)

Man with no hat: War calm down all of you. There is nothing in that bag, only a new shirt and macawis.

Woman with orange jilbaab (hesitating): Walaal, ma run ba? Al Shabaab miyad ku jirta?

Man with green hat: Xita xaaskiisa ka shakiday. Arr kala yaacaaaay. Arr baxsadaaaay.

The line disperses and people run in all direction only for the men with the red and green hats to return and stand at the head of the line.

Man with red hat: war waan siginay.

Man with green hat: haa ninyaho.

Man with red hat: carabtu waxay ku maahmaahda, fe al baxar kabeer lasim saceema.

Man with green hat: hahaha. Waxay na yedhahdaan, talaata fi etneena ma yemshi.

The door opens and they walk in to register.