goroyya

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Afar

Goroyya.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo guuchii, Somali gorayo and Saho gooriya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡorojˈja/
  • Hyphenation: go‧roy‧ya

Noun

goroyyá f (plural góray m or góroy m or goroyyaayí f)

  1. ostrich

Declension

Declension of goroyyá
absolutive goroyyá
predicative goroyyá
subjective goroyyá
genitive goroyyá
Postpositioned forms
l-case goroyyál
k-case goroyyák
t-case goroyyát
h-case goroyyáh

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “goroyya”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
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