ninke

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔann-/*ʔinn-. Cognates include Afar nanú, Hadiyya neese, Oromo nuyi, Sidamo ninke and Somali annaga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈninke/
  • Hyphenation: nin‧ke

Pronoun

ninke

  1. we

See also

Sidamo personal pronouns
1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m f
singular nominative ani ati isi ise
genitive ane*) ate*) isi*) ise*)
accusative iso*)
plural nominative ninke kiʼne insa
genitive ninke*) kiʼne*) insa*)
accusative

*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 70
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