adiga

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *ʔati, from Proto-Cushitic *ʔanti, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔanti, from *ti (“you”).

Cognate with Aweer adi, Rendille ati, Jiiddu adi, Baiso ati, Oromo ati, Borana ati, Konso ati, Dirasha ati, Afar atu, Burji ashi, Gedeo ati, Hadiyya ati, Kambaata ati, Sidamo ati, Tsamai ato, Blin énti, Awngi እንቲ (ənti)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀.ˈð̞ɪ́.ɣɑ̀/
  • (Ashraaf) IPA(key): /ʔat/
  • (Maay) IPA(key): /ʔaðə/

Pronoun

adiga (subject clitic aad, object clitic ku)

  1. you (second-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

Somali personal pronouns
independent clitic
emphatic subject object
1st person singular aniga -aan -i
plural exclusive annaga -aannu -na
inclusive innaga -aynu -ina
2nd person singular adiga -aad -ku
plural idinka -aydin -idin
3rd person singular m isaga -uu -
f iyada -ay
plural iyaga -ay

References

  • De Larajasse, E. (1897). "Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary", A-AB, page 1
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