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Sidamo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Kambaata lankaama.
Pronunciation
Noun
laʼlama f
- maternal aunt
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “laʼlama”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department