arrawo

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *caanrab-. Cognates include Afar arraabá, Burji arraba, Hadiyya allabo, Kambaata arrabita, Oromo arraba and Somali carráb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɾˈɾawo/
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ra‧wo

Noun

arrawo m 

  1. tongue

Declension

Declension of arrawo (masculine)
unmodified modified
predicative arrawo
nominative arrawu arrawi
genitive arrawu*) arrawi*)
dative arrawoho arrawira
accusative arrawo*)
ablative arrawunni arrawinni

*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 38
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “arrawo/bo”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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