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Sidamo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo gowwaa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡowːa/
- Hyphenation: gow‧wa
Adjective
gowwa (plural gowwoota)
- silly, foolish
Declension
Declension of gowwa
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masculine
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feminine
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| predicative
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gowwa
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gowwa
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| nominative
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gowwu
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gowwa
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| genitive
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gowwu*)
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gowwa*)
gowwate
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| accusative
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gowwa*)
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gowwa*)
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*) Stressed on the final vowel.
**) When part of a predicative phrase, the predicative case adjectives are followed by the clitics -ho (m) and -te (f)
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References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 144
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gowwa”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department