faayya
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaːjːa/
- Hyphenation: faay‧ya
Adjective
faayya (plural faayyulle)
- pretty
Declension
Declension of faayya
masculine | feminine | |
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predicative | faayya | faayya |
nominative | faayyu | faayya |
genitive | faayyu*) | faayya*) faayyate |
accusative | faayya*) | faayya*) |
*) Stressed on the final vowel. **) When part of a predicative phrase, the predicative case adjectives are followed by the clitics -ho (m) and -te (f) |
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 144
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “faayya”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department