banqo
Sidamo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya banqa (“thunderstorm”) and Kambaata banquta (“lightning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbankʼo/
- Hyphenation: ban‧qo
Declension
Declension of banqo
(feminine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | banqo | |
| nominative | banqo | banqo |
| genitive | banqote*) | banqo*) |
| dative | banqote | banqora |
| accusative | banqo*) | |
| ablative | banqotenni | banqonni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “banqo”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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