adiga
Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Somaloid *ʔati, from Proto-Cushitic *ʔanti, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔant (“you”).
Cognate with Jiiddu adi, Rendille ati, Aweer adi, Baiso ati, Oromo ati, Borana ati, Khonso 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.ɡɑ̀/
- (Ashraaf) IPA(key): /ʔat/, [at]
- (Maay) IPA(key): /ʔaˈdi/, [aˈðə]
Pronoun
adiga
- you (second-person singular personal pronoun)
References
- De Larajasse, E. (1897). Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary (p. 1). A-AB.