ceʼa

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Sidamo

Ceʼa.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya ciiʼa and Kambaata ciiʼata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʼeʔa/
  • Hyphenation: ce‧ʼa

Noun

ceʼa f (singulative ceʼichcho m or f)

  1. (collective) birds

Declension

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “ceʼa”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department