dáa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "daa"

Haida

Pronoun

dáa

  1. 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

Haida personal pronouns
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

  1. to exist, be
    ɔɔnɛ́te éedi dáane.
    Somebody is in the house.
    Dímekati dáade.
    I am in Dimeka.
  2. to live
    Kínka dáan daidí.
    They lived life together.

Noun

dáa

  1. 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

  1. clay pot

References

  • Petrollino, Sara (2016), A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia[1], Leiden University

Tlingit

Noun

dáa

  1. ermine; weasel