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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate to Sar, derived from Daba àd, ultimately from Proto-Sara *àɾ
Verb
àdɨ̄
- (gifting something to someone): to give
Àdɨ̄-m̄ mā kānjɨ̄ àĺ, ɗé ɓō ndɨ̀ tɔ̄l-m̄ kɔ̄̄ɔ́.- He does not give me fish, so hunger kills me.
Etymology 2
Cognate to Sar, derived from Gor kàdɨ̄, ultimately from Proto-Sara *kàɾē
Preposition
àdɨ̄
- for
Sú ngè ndɔ̀r̄ bèŗ wòy lē, ná̰ā̰ lā ndɔ̀r̄ bèŗ àdɨ̄-jɨ̀ wà?- The farmer has died, for whom will the sorghum be cultivated?
References
- Keegan, John (2014). The Eastern Sara Languages. Ceunca, Spain: Morkeg Books. p. 223.
- Mudiwa, Olukayode (2001). An Analysis of Proto-Sara. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Books. p. 156.