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Salaam everyone,

I'm Suhayb. Over the past year I built Geeljire (geeljire.org), a website and Android app for learning Somali. It has lessons in Standard Somali, Waqooyi and Koonfur, plus stories, gabay, proverbs and native tutors.

Almost 500 people have signed up so far, mostly kids and young people in the diaspora who grew up understanding Somali but struggle to speak it. Some are parents who want their kids to keep the language.

I've done all of it myself: the building, the content and the marketing. The marketing is where I'm falling behind. I'm good at making the app, but not at getting it in front of people.

I'm looking for a few people to help with:

1) Marketing & advertising: running ads, and reaching out to Somali schools, mosques, community groups and creators

2) Social media: running our TikTok, Instagram and Facebook

3)Video content: short videos on Somali phrases, culture and the app. You'd need to speak Somali (any dialect).

To be upfront, this is unpaid. I'm self-funding everything and can't afford salaries yet. What I can offer:

Free Premium for as long as you're on the team

Commission on any subscriptions you bring in

A certificate and a reference letter. If you're a student who needs an internship for your course, I'm happy to sign whatever paperwork you need.

You'd work directly with me. It's fully remote, on your own hours, with no minimum commitment.

If you care about Somali kids keeping their language and want real experience growing an actual product, I'd love to hear from you.

You can apply at geeljire.org/careers, or just comment or DM me here if you have questions first.

Salaam everyone! 🇸🇴 Some of you have been with us since the early days of Geeljire.org — testing, breaking things, sending feedback, and keeping us going.

Today I finally get to say: the app is live on Google Play.

This moment is yours as much as it is ours. 👉 Download Geeljire on Google Play

To our testers — شكراً, Mahadsanidiin 🙏 You gave us your time for free, reported bugs at weird hours, and trusted us when the app was still rough. We wouldn't be here without you. Genuinely.

So What makes Geeljire different:

🗣️ Three dialects covered — Standard Somali, Waqooyi (Northern), and Koonfur (Southern).
📚 Structured lessons from complete beginner to advanced
🔊 Native audio for every word and phrase
🎧 learn Somali with songs and podcast stories & Gabay (classical poetry)
🔥 Streaks, XP, achievements & certificates
🌙 Dark mode, clean design, built specifically for Somali

iOS is coming soon. If you're on Android, download it, try the free content, and tell us what you think. Every review and every comment genuinely helps us grow. Horumar Wacan! 🚀🇸🇴

Assalamu alaikum everyone,

Some of you might remember when I posted about Dua Exchange about a year ago — a simple, free space where anyone can share a dua (prayer request) and others can say "Ameen" and pray for them. The support back then was incredible and meant the world.

After running smoothly for a while, the platform unfortunately went down due to a domain expiry issue. It stayed on my mind ever since because I saw how much comfort people found in knowing someone out there was making dua for them in secret. so I decided to rebuild the platform from the ground up under a new name and a stable home:

👉 https://sharedua.com (formerly duaexchange)

The goal behind ShareDua has always been simplicity and sincerity. Life gets overwhelming, and sometimes you just need sincere prayers from brothers and sisters across the globe for health, family, exams, or personal struggles. At the same time, scrolling through and saying Ameen for someone else’s unspoken pain is an effortless way to earn reward and bring barakah into your own day.

What is new and how it works:

- Simple and Private: You can post completely anonymously if you prefer privacy, or create an account to keep track of your prayers and see when someone taps Ameen.
- Clean and Respectful: No ads, no tracking, and zero monetization. It is meant to be a quiet, peaceful corner of the internet with no distractions or clutter.
- Active Community: Even during the soft relaunch, there are already hundreds of duas shared and over a thousand Ameens recorded.

Looking for 20 Android Testers:

I am wrapping up the companion Android app for Google Play to make it even easier to read and share duas on the go. Google requires a closed test with at least 12 bur it will be great if we get atleast 12 people actively opted in for 14 days before it can go live on the Play Store.

If you would be open to helping test it out (it just involves installing the app and opening it occasionally over two weeks), please drop a comment below and I will send you the invite link. You can also opt in directly through the banner on the website.

JazakumAllahu khayran for the encouragement and support. If you have any suggestions, feature ideas, or notice anything that can be improved, please let me know in the comments! 🤲

Asc Walaalahay Dhamantiin ! 👋🏾

For a long time, I struggled to find a proper way to learn Somali online. Most resources were scattered across YouTube, old PDFs, or websites that hadn’t been updated in years.

So I decided to build something different.
After months of work, I launched Geeljire.org — an interactive platform designed to help Somali learners progress from complete beginner to advanced, all in one place.

For just $4.99 USD/month, you’ll get access to:

📖 Step-by-step Somali curriculum — from the alphabet to grammar, conversations, vocabulary, and real-life speaking.

📚 40+ Somali ebooks & audiobooks — read while listening to native Somali narration to improve pronunciation naturally.

📜 Classic Somali Gabay — with translations and audio to help you understand traditional poetry.

🐪 Sheekooyin (Stories) — original Somali stories and folktales to build reading skills in a fun way.

🌍 Multiple dialects — learn in Standard Somali, Waqooyi (Northern), or Koonfur (Southern).

🧠 Interactive quizzes, flashcards & downloadable PDFs — designed to help you remember what you learn.

🚀 Coming soon: Official Geeljire apps for iPhone and Android are currently in development.
If you’ve always wanted to reconnect with your language—or help your children learn Somali—I’d love for you to give it a try.

✅ Start with the Foundation lessons completely FREE and see if it’s right for you.

👉 https://geeljire.org

I’d genuinely appreciate any feedback or suggestions. Every comment helps make Geeljire even better.

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share some fascinating maps I came across that perfectly illustrate how the Somali language shifts across different regions. If you are learning the language or just trying to understand why your relatives use different words than you, these visual breakdowns are incredibly helpful.

Here is what the maps cover:

Regional Vocabulary Divides: You can clearly see the geographic splits for common words like Watermelon (Qare vs. Xabxab), Egg (Ukun vs. Beed), and Ball (Banooni vs. Kubbad).

The /dh/ to /r/ Phonetic Shift: One of the most interesting maps breaks down the phonetic shift where /dh/ changes to /r/ depending on the area (for example, Gabadh vs. Gabar).

Historical Loanwords: The bottom of the second image also highlights how Italian, English, and Arabic have historically influenced specific regional vocabularies (like Sitimaan vs. Wiig vs. Usbuuc).

Hear the correct pronunciation:

Reading the different dialects is one thing, but hearing them is another. If you want to hear exactly how these specific words are pronounced, head over to Geeljire.org. We built a natural, authentic Somali Text-to-Speech (TTS) feature into the platform you can use it to hear the exact native pronunciation of these vocabulary words and master the dialect you want to focus on.

Salaam everyone,

I want to share something I've been quietly working on Geeljire (geeljire.org), a platform to learn the Somali language online.

Honestly I built this out of frustration. Duolingo doesn't have Somali. Most sites are outdated, have no audio, and don't acknowledge that Somali even has dialects. I wanted to fix that.

Here is why it’s different from other sites:

• 🗣️ Choose your dialect: You can toggle between Koonfur (South) and Waqooyi (North). The whole app—vocab, audio, and quizzes—adapts to your choice.
• 🔊 Real Native Voices: No robot voices. Every word is recorded by native speakers (Muuse & Ubax) so you learn the actual rhythm of the language.
• 📚 Interactive Lessons: Structured, step-by-step curriculum with gamified quizzes and flashcards to help things actually stick.
• 📖 Sheekooyin & Gabay: A growing library of Somali folktales, audiobooks, and classical poetry with word-by-word translations. We’re a nation of poets; the app reflects that.
• 🧑‍🏫 1-on-1 Tutoring: If you need to practice speaking, you can find and book sessions with verified Somali teachers directly on the platform.

Note: We are currently in Beta! 🛠️ Since this is a passion project and still in the early stages, you might run into a bug or two. If you have any issues or feedback, please email us or DM me here. Your input is what will help make this the best resource for our community.

Pricing: I want this to be accessible. It’s $4.99/month (OR $34.99/Year) for full access to the lessons, library, and audiobooks.

I’d love for you guys to check it out. What’s missing? What would help you most on your journey?

geeljire.org

Mahadsanid 🙏