parsí
Hamer-Banna
Etymology
From Proto-Omotic. Compare Wolaytta parsúwa (“beer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /parsí/, [pʰarsí̤]
Noun
parsí
- A traditional ale-gruel beer made from fermented sorghum or dough.
- Synonym: shamajá
- parsíno róoro kála kohaaqína aapón galtʼá galtʼaɗá
- If the parsí rests for one day, the opening is sealed.
Usage notes
Hamer-Banna has many words relating solely to the creation and consumption of parsí, including:
- álla (“parsí mixed with honey”)
- attí (“fermented sorghum used to prepare parsí”)
- bíiri (“three-pronged stir stick often used to stir parsí”)
- koisí (“calabash container for parsí”)
- kúmbulo (“calabash container for parsí”)
- máati (“fermented grains used for parsí”)
- mɔ́tta (“fermented dough for bread or parsí”)
- shamajá (“nickname for parsí”)
Inflection
| general | masculine | feminine | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | parsí | parsɛ̂ | parsíno | parsína |
| oblique | — | — | parsín | — |
| accusative | parsíɗan | parsɛ́ɗan | parsínɗan | parsínaɗan |
| genitive | parsísa | parsɛ́sa | parsínsa | parsínasa |
| dative | parsína | parsɛ́na | parsínna | parsínana |
| affective | parsíkal | parsɛ́kal | parsínkal | parsínakal |
| instrumental | parsíka | parsɛ́ka | parsínka | parsínaka |
| locative | parsíte | parsɛ́te | parsínte | — |
| inessive | parsír | — | — | — |
| addessive | parsíbar | parsɛ́bar | parsímbar | — |
| allative I | parsídar | parsɛ́dar | parsíndar | parsínadar |
| allative II | parsíshet | parsɛ́shet | parsínshet | — |
| ablative | parsírra | — | — | — |
| comitative | parsíbe | parsɛ́be | parsímbe | parsínabe |
Some inflected forms may not be entirely accurate.
References
- Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia[1], Leiden University