Iraqw

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Cushitic *bark’-/*birk’-. Cognate with Gedeo bank'o (thunder), Oromo balaqqeessa, Somali biriq, Qimant mebrakí, Blin mərək.

Noun

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mankari f (plural mankaroo f)

  1. lightning

References

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  • Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 59