Lessons in survival : The language and culture of Somalia: Thirty Years of Somali Studies - Softcover

"... The etymology of suugan in menus the sap or fluid of certain plants like the geesariyood. These plants are evergreen, and are associated with life and the sustaining of life under precarious situations or conditions. You and your colleagues are the metaphoric suugaan for Somali studies. You have kept it alive. It has Pound sustenance under your care and compassion... " (Ali Jimale Ahmed).