Oroomoyta
Afar
Etymology
Singulative of Oroomó (“Oromo people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾoːˈmojtʌ/, /oɾoːmojˈtʌ/
Noun
Oroomóyta m or Oroomoytá f (plural Oroomó f)
- Oromo person
Usage notes
- Oroomóyta is used to denote an Oromo man, while Oroomoytá is used to denote an Oromo woman.
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis).