aniga

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *ʔani,[1] from Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔan (“I”).

Cognate with Jiiddu ani, Rendille ani, Aweer an, Baiso ani, Oromo ani, Borana ani, Khonso ana, Dirasha an, Afar anu, Burji ani, Gedeo ani, Hadiyya ani, Kambaata ani, Sidamo ani, Tsamai ano, Iraqw aning, Blin an, Xamtanga ኣን (an), Awngi ኣን (an), Beja áni

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀.ˈnɪ́.ɡɑ̀/
  • (Ashraaf) IPA(key): /ʔan/, [aŋ]
  • (Benadir) IPA(key): /ʔa.ˈní.ɡa/
  • (Maay) IPA(key): /ʔan̪i/, [anə][2]
  • (Garre) IPA(key): /ʔana/, [ɒnɒ]
  • (Tunni) IPA(key): /ʔana/

Pronoun

aníga

  1. I, me (first-person singular independent personal pronoun)

Usage notes

Commonly abbreviated as ani.

See also

Somali personal pronouns
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[2] (p. 1). A-AB.
  1. ^ Heine, Bernd. The Sam Languages: A History of Rendille, Boni, and Somali. 1978, p. 52.
  2. ^ D.L. APPLEYARD, AGAW, CUSHITIC AND AFROASIATIC: THE PERSONAL PRONOUN REVISITED,[1] Journal of Semitic Studies, Volume XXXI, Issue 2, AUTUMN 1986, page 227
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