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Sidamo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo jabaa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒaˈwaːta/
- Hyphenation: ja‧waa‧ta
Adjective
jawaata (plural jawaatota)
- strong
- persevering
Declension
Declension of jawaata
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masculine
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feminine
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| predicative
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jawaata
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jawaata
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| nominative
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jawaatu
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jawaata
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| genitive
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jawaatu*)
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jawaata*)
jawaatate
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| accusative
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jawaata*)
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jawaata*)
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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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Verb
jawaata
- (intransitive) to be courageous
- (intransitive) to be persevering
- (intransitive) to recover from an illness
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 144
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “jawaata”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department