Sidamo

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmeʔe/
  • Hyphenation: meʼe

Etymology 1

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Meʼe (1).

Noun

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meʼe m (singulative meʼichcho m or f)

  1. (collective) goats
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji mi'a, Hadiyya mee'o and Oromo meeqa.

Determiner

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meʼe

  1. how many?
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References

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  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 29
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “me"e”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department