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Iraqw
Etymology
From Proto-South Cushitic *daqway. Cognate with Burunge daqway and Alagwa daqwi; Awngi dəɣʷarí, Blin dəxʷara, Xamtanga dəxʷara and Qimant dəɣʷära.[1]
Noun
daqwaay m (plural daqwaayee f)
- donkey
References
- Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 18
- ^ Appleyard, David (2006) A Comparative Dictionary of Agaw languages (Kuschitische Sprachstudien; 24), Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 56