qaná

Hamer-Banna

Etymology

Compare Dime kʼané (“rain”) and Aari k’əndə (“rain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qaná/, [qʼaná̤]

Verb

qaná

  1. to hit
    Synonym: ɠiá
  2. to whip
  3. to drive
    kánkiɗan lemáise qaná!
    Drive the car slowly!
  4. to rain

Derived terms

  • núki qaná (“to sneeze”)
  • sílki qaná (“to make a phone call”)

References

  • Petrollino, Sara (2016), A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia‎[1], Leiden University, pages 16, 312
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