Don't Tell Me You're Afraid (22 page)

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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