identification
aqoonsi
an official document that shows or proves who you are
EXAMPLE: I have to show my identification and my insurance card when I go to the doctor's office.
ethnicity
qowmiyadeed
belonging to a large group of people with shared culture, language, and history
EXAMPLE: The students are from all over the world. They have many different religions and ethnicities.
legal alien
shisheeyaha sharciga ah
a person from another country who is here legally
EXAMPLE: Maya is a legal alien. Our government allows her to live and work here although she is from another country.
legal guardian
sharci ilaaliye
a person who takes responsibility for a child when his parents cannot
EXAMPLE: After the child's parents died, I became her legal guardian.
race
jinsi
the group of people a person belongs to due to physical characteristics, such as skin color
EXAMPLE: Ming is from Japan. She looks like a typically Japanese person. Her race is Asian.
declare
shaac ka qaadid
(verb) to say something officially
EXAMPLE: When I signed the form, I declared that everything I wrote on it was the truth.
PO Box
Sanduuqa PO
a mailbox at the post office, not outside the home
EXAMPLE: Someone stole my mail out of my mailbox. I don't want that to happen again, so I rented a PO box at the post office.
penalty
ciqaab
a type of punishment for doing something against the law
EXAMPLE: He lied on the form. His penalty was to pay a $10,000 fine.
perjury
been sheegid
the crime of telling a lie after you promised to tell the truth
EXAMPLE: When she was in court, she lied to the judge. She committed perjury.
response
jawaab celin
an answer or reaction
EXAMPLE: I asked him a question, but he gave me no response.
select
xulasho
(verb) choose
EXAMPLE: There were many choices on the form. I needed to select one.
signature
saxeex
writing your name
EXAMPLE: I needed to put my signature at the bottom of the form.
skip
dhaafin
(verb) to not answer a question on a form
EXAMPLE: We had a test today. I didn't know the answer to one of the questions, so I skipped it. I did not answer that one.
to the best of my knowledge
sida ugu fiican aqoonteyda
truthfully, I think
EXAMPLE: You want to know where your keys are. To the best of my knowledge, you left them on the table at home.
unknown
aan la garaneyn
not known, not familiar
EXAMPLE: I don't know when I was born. My birthdate is unknown.
voluntary
iskaa ah
you can do it if you want to, but you don't have to
EXAMPLE: The form asked about my race, but it said my answer was voluntary. I don't have to tell them my race if I don't want to.
birth certificate
shahaadada dhalashada
a document recording a baby's birth including such information as name, time, place, and parents
EXAMPLE: My baby's birth certificate just arrived in the mail! This document shows all the important information about his birth.
document
waraaqo
a paper with information on it
EXAMPLE: Certificates are important documents. Keep them in a safe place. You will need them in the future.
proof of identity
caddeynta aqoonsiga
something that shows who you are, like a driver's license or a birth certificate
EXAMPLE: When I applied for a social security card, I had to provide proof of identity.