dáa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "daa"
Haida
Pronoun
dáa
- you (2nd person singular personal pronoun, strong-A)
Usage notes
- Weak pronouns are placed right before the verb; strong pronouns are placed at the start of the sentence (focus position) and are followed by the focus marker uu.
- Some Haida verbs use pronouns from set A, while other verbs need pronouns from set B.
See also
| weak-A | strong-A | weak-B | strong-B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | hl | hláa | díi | díi |
| 2nd person sing. | dáng | dáa | dáng | dáng |
| 3rd person sing. | hal | ʼláa | hal | ʼláa |
| 1st person plural | tʼaláng | tʼaláng | íitlʼ | íitlʼ |
| 2nd person plural | daláng | daláng | daláng | daláng |
| 3rd person pl. indef. | tlʼ | tlʼáa | tlʼ | tlʼáa |
Hamer-Banna
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dáː/
Etymology 1
Compare Wolaytta daaná (“to be”); from Proto-Omotic [Term?].
Verb
dáa
- to exist, be
- ɔɔnɛ́te éedi dáane.
- Somebody is in the house.
- Dímekati dáade.
- I am in Dimeka.
- to live
- Kínka dáan daidí.
- They lived life together.
Noun
dáa
- life
- Waakí kínka gisháise masháise isáise kínka daíntan jammaridí.
- Herding, slaughtering, and eating cattle, they started their life together.
Etymology 2
Perhaps compare Wolaytta táár (“pot”).
Noun
dáa
References
- Petrollino, Sara (2016), A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia[1], Leiden University
Tlingit
Noun
dáa