217.
Textual Notes
Line 20. Aw is a Somali title given to a learned man of
religion.
Line 39. The ants referred to In this line are the small
ants called in Somali qudhaanjo. Fights are
frequently observed between these ants and
termites and this enmity has become part of the
Somali traditional animal lore.
Line 61. The word 'widow' [garoob) could also mean a
divorced woman.