aniga
Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Somaloid *ani, from Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔan- + *yi.
Cognate with Maay ané, Garre ana, Tunni ana, Aweer an, Rendille ani, Jiiddu ani, Baiso ani, Oromo ani, Borana ani, Konso ana, Dirasha an, Afar anu, Burji ani, Gedeo ani, Hadiyya ani, Kambaata ani, Sidamo ani, Tsamai ano, Dahalo anyi, Iraqw aning, Blin an, Xamtanga ኣን (an), Awngi ኣን (an), Beja áni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀.ˈnɪ́.ɣɑ̀/
Pronoun
aníga (subject clitic aan, object clitic i)
- I (first-person singular independent emphatic personal pronoun)
Inflection
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| incl. | excl. | ||
| Absolutive | aníga | annága | innága |
| Nominative | anigu | annagu | innagu |
Usage notes
- Abbreviated to ani when without emphasis (non-emphatic).
See also
| 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