cufana
Sidamo
Cufana.
Etymology
From cufa (“to close”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼuˈfana/
- Hyphenation: cu‧fa‧na
Noun
cufana m (plural cufanna f)
- door
Declension
Declension of cufana (masculine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | cufana | |
| nominative | cufanu | cufani |
| genitive | cufanu*) | cufani*) |
| dative | cufanaho | cufanira |
| accusative | cufana*) | |
| ablative | cufanunni | cufaninni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “cufana”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department