aniga

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *ʔani,[1] from Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔan (“I”).

Cognates

Jiiddu ani, Rendille ani, Aweer an, Baiso ani, Oromo ani, Borana ani, Khonso ana, Dirasha an, Afar anu, Burji ani, Gedeo ani, Hadiyya ani, Kambaata ani, Sidamo ani, Tsamai ano, Iraqw aning, Blin an, Xamtanga ኣን (an), Awngi ኣን (an), Beja áni

Pronunciation

  • (Ashraaf) IPA(key): /ʔan/, [aŋ]
  • (Benadir) IPA(key): /ʔaníɡa/
  • (Garre) IPA(key): /ʔana/, [ɒnɒ]
  • (Maay) IPA(key): /ʔan̪i/, [anə][2]
  • (Tunni) IPA(key): /ʔana/

Pronoun

aniga

  1. I, me (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Usage notes

Commonly abbreviated as ani.

References

  • De Larajasse, E. (1897). Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary[2] (p. 1). A-AB.
  1. ^ Heine, Bernd. The Sam Languages: A History of Rendille, Boni, and Somali. 1978, p. 52.
  2. ^ D.L. APPLEYARD, AGAW, CUSHITIC AND AFROASIATIC: THE PERSONAL PRONOUN REVISITED,[1] Journal of Semitic Studies, Volume XXXI, Issue 2, AUTUMN 1986, page 227
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