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Haida
Pronoun
dáa
- you (2nd person singular personal pronoun, strong-A)
Usage notes
- Weak pronouns are placed right before the verb; strong pronouns are placed at the start of the sentence (focus position) and are followed by the focus marker uu.
- Some Haida verbs use pronouns from set A, while other verbs need pronouns from set B.
See also
Hamer-Banna
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare Wolaytta daaná (“to be”); from Proto-Omotic .
Verb
dáa
- to exist, be[1]
- ʔɔɔnɛ́te ʔéedi dáane.
- Somebody is in the house.
- Dímekati dáade.
- I am in Dimeka.
- to live
- Kínka dáan daidí.
- They lived life together.
Noun
dáa
- life
- Waakí kínka gisháise masháise isáise kínka daíntan jammaridí.
- Herding, slaughtering, and eating cattle, they started their life together.
Etymology 2
Perhaps compare Wolaytta táár (“pot”).[2]
Noun
dáa
- clay pot
References
- ^ Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia, Leiden University.
- ^ Wakasa, Motomichi (2008) A Descriptive Study of the Modern Wolaytta Language, University of Tokyo.
Tlingit
Noun
dáa
- ermine; weasel