arrawo
Sidamo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *caanrab-. Cognates include Burji arraba, Hadiyya allabo, Kambaata arrabita, Oromo arraba and Somali carráb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾˈɾawo/
- Hyphenation: ar‧ra‧wo
Declension
Declension of arrawo
(masculine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | arrawo | |
| nominative | arrawu | arrawi |
| genitive | arrawu*) | arrawi*) |
| dative | arrawoho | arrawira |
| accusative | arrawo*) | |
| ablative | arrawunni | arrawinni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 38
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “arrawo/bo”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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