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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biˈoʔ/ [biˈjoʔ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧yo

Adjective

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biyô (plural biriyo, Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜓ) (literary)

  1. complete
    Synonym: kompleto
  2. entire; whole
    Synonyms: entero, bilog, lagdo

Derived terms

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Somali

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Etymology

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From Proto-Somaloid *biče,[1] from Eastern Proto-Cushitic *bikee,[2] whence also Arbore biče and Oromo bishaan. Further cognates might include Burunge ma'ay and Iraqw ma'ay.

Noun

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biyo ?

  1. water

References

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  1. ^ Heine, Bernd (1978) “The Sam languages. A History of Rendille, Boni and Somali”, in Afroasiatic Linguistics, volume 6, number 2, pages 1–93
  2. ^ Sasse, Hans-Jürgen (1979) “The Consonant Phonemes of Proto-East Cushitic (PEC)”, in Afroasiatic Linguistics, volume 7, number 1