bishaan

bishaan

Oromo

Noun

bishaan

1. (Harar, Maca, Qottu) water
   • 2001, The Journal of Oromo Studies, volumes 8-9, page 82:

     aannan (milk)

     Aannan jaal'ata. He likes milk. (object)

     Aannan kun cicciteera. This milk has curdled. (subject)

     bishaan (water)

     Bishaan dhugi. Drink water. (object)

Alternative forms

• bisaani (Borana, Orma)

Further reading

• V. Blažek, Glottochronological Classification of Oromo Dialects