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The name of which country means "Go and milk it"?

Question #104234. Asked by armindasantana.
Last updated Jun 14 2023.

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"The name Somali originally came from the two Somali words of SOO and MAAL that means, 'Go and milk it'."

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Response last updated by gtho4 on Jun 14 2023.
Mar 29 2009, 5:35 AM
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The name "Somali" is, in turn, held to be derived from the words soo and maal, which together mean "go and milk" -- a reference to the ubiquitous pastoralism of the Somali people.

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Response last updated by gtho4 on Mar 03 2017.
Mar 29 2009, 6:43 AM
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