ayyaana
Sidamo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo ayyaana.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ayyaana m
Declension edit
Declension of ayyaana
(masculine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | ayyaana | |
| nominative | ayyaanu | ayyaani |
| genitive | ayyaanu*) | ayyaani*) |
| dative | ayyaanaho | ayyaanira |
| accusative | ayyaana*) | |
| ablative | ayyaanunni | ayyaaninni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
References edit
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “ayyaana”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department