qaaqqo
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʼaːkʼːo/
- Hyphenation: qaaq‧qo
Usage notes
- The gender of qaaqqo depends on the natural gender of the referent. As such, it may be translated as either baby boy (masculine) or baby girl (feminine) depending on the context.
Declension
Declension of qaaqqo
(masculine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | qaaqqo | |
| nominative | qaaqqu | qaaqqi |
| genitive | qaaqqu*) | qaaqqi*) |
| dative | qaaqqoho | qaaqqira |
| accusative | qaaqqo*) | |
| ablative | qaaqqunni | qaaqqinni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
Declension of qaaqqo
(feminine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | qaaqqo | |
| nominative | qaaqqo | qaaqqo |
| genitive | qaaqqote*) | qaaqqo*) |
| dative | qaaqqote | qaaqqora |
| accusative | qaaqqo*) | |
| ablative | qaaqqotenni | qaaqqonni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 37
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