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Iraqw
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Cushitic *bark’-/*birk’-. Cognate with Gedeo bank'o (“thunder”), Oromo balaqqeessa, Somali biriq, Qimant mebrakí, Blin mərək.
Noun
mankari f (plural mankaroo f)
- lightning
References
- Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 59