Omar Eno on Interpretation for Somali Bantu refugees

Mr. Eno, co-director of the National Somali Bantu Project speaks about interpretation issues for Somali Bantu refugees in the US. (www.bantusupport.pdx.edu)

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[SomaliafricanQueen]

How can he be well informed and still say that there were or are many languages in somalia? Bantus were the slaves brought onto Somalia during the early 1900's while somalis were in somalia more than 10,000 years ago. We are Homogenous because when you trace back the origin of the somali people, they came from the same people who setteld in the East. Even science prove that we are most homogenous people in terms of geneology wise than any other human beings on earth and that is a Fact.

[denverbabushka]

Somali could mean a citizen of Somali

Somali could also mean the ethnic group "Somalis"

This can be a source of confusion in the debate. That's why they came up with the term Somali Bantu--to refer to citizens of Somalia who are of Bantu origin.

[Yamani56]

keep seeking man but dont bother the somali ppl, start seeking where you originally came from and where your ppl live (mozambique, malawi and tanzania)

[shumey123]

realy somali nation become like girefe who broken legs and every animal want to eat him or to kill him look this man wat he talking still he talk tripe , and clan somali man is somali if i ask u question where we can got our medicine even behind the sun we can go coz we are sick mantely and morely look he say i am educater and still tripe yaab amizing  very sad

[dalmarqaran]

it's very sad where our nation will end even well educated man still talking tripe when kazim hilowle fighting our independ he not batu he was somali pure please i hate this cancer deasese who destroyed our nation how we can save our people if we talk religion extrimist, tripe , brotha please pick up your brain we need you wat ever still u r somali u grow up camel milk and freedom seve your country and your pple

[AfricanBloodz]

I truly support what this guy is saying because whether you like it or not it's the fact.

I speak maxaa,maay,swahili,english,spa­nish and af jinni. lol straight up Somali.

[dalmarqaran]

realy it's sad where we end our glorious nation tribes problem of religions and extrimist somali is somali why u said bantu somali kasiim hillowle was faghting our nation indepedent now u says bantu they are different we are brothers i follow u somali is somali brotha even people who well educated still they spoke tripe issue sad

[abakar20]

This man is odd. Whilst i agree that Somalia is a diverse nation in its own respect, he attacks other Somalis too much. In his book he discredited the great history of Sh Hassan Barsane who, instead of highlighting his struggle against the colonial forces, he called him a slave keeper who misunderstood the religion.

[noor2017]

@mnboy that right somali originals need educated man like this, so they can tacle the problem imposed by people from Bush

[noor2017]

@mnboy that right somali originals need educated man like this, so they can tacle the problem imposed by Bush people!

[Drromantic83]

Somalis are Somalis. We are one and we will always be one. Stop this division shit, we have enough problem as it is we dont need you bulishit

[somboi71]

you are big liar you say bantu somalis they dont speak somali i dont agree with youhistory says but you will never change even if you are a phd hold always inside your head its that you are from a slave parent

[naajix]

This is the true somali history. It needs to be published and taught in the somali schools for the children to learn the history of somali. People who may disagree have their own opinion. But Dr Omar Eno is not talking of