idinka

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *ʔatin, from Proto-Cushitic *ʔantin, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔant (“you”) + *-n (plural ending). Compare Proto-Semitic *ʔantin.

Cognate with Jiiddu esen, Rendille atin, Aweer adin, Baiso isin, Daasanach itini, Yaaku atin, Tsamai atundhe, Oromo isin, Afar isin, Burji ashinu, Iraqw atén?, Blin éntén

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): /ʔɪ̀.ˈð̞ɪ́n.kɑ̀/
  • (Ashraaf) IPA(key): [isiːŋ]
  • (Maay) IPA(key): [isəŋ]

Pronoun

idinka (second-person plural personal pronoun)

  1. ye, you

References

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