daqwaay

Iraqw

Etymology

From Proto-South Cushitic *daqway. Cognate with Burunge daqway and Alagwa daqwi; Awngi [Term?] (“dəɣʷarí”), Blin dəxʷara, Xamtanga [script needed] (dəxʷara) and Qimant dəɣʷära.[1]

Noun

daqwaay m (plural daqwaayee f)

  1. donkey

References

  • Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 18
  1. ^ Appleyard, David (2006) A Comparative Dictionary of Agaw languages (Kuschitische Sprachstudien; 24), Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 56
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