Sidamo edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Cushitic, of onomatopoeic origin. Cognates include Kambaata hiqqe and Oromo hirqinfuu.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

heqqo ? 

  1. hiccup

References edit

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 37