Finnish
Etymology
From English Waama, from some African language (see the English entry for more).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑːmɑ/, [ˈwɑ̝ːmɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑːmɑ
- Syllabification(key): waa‧ma
- Hyphenation(key): waa‧ma
Noun
waama
- Waama (language)
Declension
| Inflection of waama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
|
waama
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—
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| genitive
|
waaman
|
—
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| partitive
|
waamaa
|
—
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| illative
|
waamaan
|
—
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
waama
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
waama
|
—
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| gen.
|
waaman
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| genitive
|
waaman
|
—
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| partitive
|
waamaa
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—
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| inessive
|
waamassa
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—
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| elative
|
waamasta
|
—
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| illative
|
waamaan
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—
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| adessive
|
waamalla
|
—
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| ablative
|
waamalta
|
—
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| allative
|
waamalle
|
—
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| essive
|
waamana
|
—
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| translative
|
waamaksi
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—
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| abessive
|
waamatta
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
waamani
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
waamani
|
—
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| gen.
|
waamani
|
| genitive
|
waamani
|
—
|
| partitive
|
waamaani
|
—
|
| inessive
|
waamassani
|
—
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| elative
|
waamastani
|
—
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| illative
|
waamaani
|
—
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| adessive
|
waamallani
|
—
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| ablative
|
waamaltani
|
—
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| allative
|
waamalleni
|
—
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| essive
|
waamanani
|
—
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| translative
|
waamakseni
|
—
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| abessive
|
waamattani
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
waamasi
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
waamasi
|
—
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| gen.
|
waamasi
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| genitive
|
waamasi
|
—
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| partitive
|
waamaasi
|
—
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| inessive
|
waamassasi
|
—
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| elative
|
waamastasi
|
—
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| illative
|
waamaasi
|
—
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| adessive
|
waamallasi
|
—
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| ablative
|
waamaltasi
|
—
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| allative
|
waamallesi
|
—
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| essive
|
waamanasi
|
—
|
| translative
|
waamaksesi
|
—
|
| abessive
|
waamattasi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
waamamme
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
waamamme
|
—
|
| gen.
|
waamamme
|
| genitive
|
waamamme
|
—
|
| partitive
|
waamaamme
|
—
|
| inessive
|
waamassamme
|
—
|
| elative
|
waamastamme
|
—
|
| illative
|
waamaamme
|
—
|
| adessive
|
waamallamme
|
—
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| ablative
|
waamaltamme
|
—
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| allative
|
waamallemme
|
—
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| essive
|
waamanamme
|
—
|
| translative
|
waamaksemme
|
—
|
| abessive
|
waamattamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
waamanne
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
waamanne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
waamanne
|
| genitive
|
waamanne
|
—
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| partitive
|
waamaanne
|
—
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| inessive
|
waamassanne
|
—
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| elative
|
waamastanne
|
—
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| illative
|
waamaanne
|
—
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| adessive
|
waamallanne
|
—
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| ablative
|
waamaltanne
|
—
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| allative
|
waamallenne
|
—
|
| essive
|
waamananne
|
—
|
| translative
|
waamaksenne
|
—
|
| abessive
|
waamattanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
waamansa
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
waamansa
|
—
|
| gen.
|
waamansa
|
| genitive
|
waamansa
|
—
|
| partitive
|
waamaansa
|
—
|
| inessive
|
waamassaan
waamassansa
|
—
|
| elative
|
waamastaan
waamastansa
|
—
|
| illative
|
waamaansa
|
—
|
| adessive
|
waamallaan
waamallansa
|
—
|
| ablative
|
waamaltaan
waamaltansa
|
—
|
| allative
|
waamalleen
waamallensa
|
—
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| essive
|
waamanaan
waamanansa
|
—
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| translative
|
waamakseen
waamaksensa
|
—
|
| abessive
|
waamattaan
waamattansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
—
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|
French
Proper noun
waama ?
- the Waama language
Nawdm
Noun
waama ɦa (plural waamba ba)
- lazy person
- monkey (general term for monkeys, baboons and other primates)
References
- Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary[1], SIL International