parsí

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Hamer-Banna

Etymology

From Proto-Omotic. Compare Wolaytta parsúwa (“beer”).

Pronunciation

Noun

parsí

  1. traditional ale-gruel beer made from fermented sorghum or dough
    Synonym: shamajá
    parsíno róoro kála kohaaqína aapón galtʼá galtʼaɗá
    If the parsí rests for one day, the opening is sealed.

Usage notes

Hamer-Banna has many words relating solely to the creation and consumption of parsí, including:

  • álla (“parsí mixed with honey”)
  • attí (“fermented sorghum used to prepare parsí”)
  • bíiri (“three-pronged stir stick often used to stir parsí”)
  • koisí (“calabash container for parsí”)
  • kúmbulo (“calabash container for parsí”)
  • máati (“fermented grains used for parsí”)
  • mɔ́tta (“fermented dough for bread or parsí”)
  • shamajá (“nickname for parsí”)

Inflection

(not all inflected forms may be accurate)
Declension of parsí (Declension 1)
general masculine feminine plural
Nominative parsí parsɛ̂ parsíno parsína
Oblique — — parsín —
Accusative parsíɗan parsɛ́ɗan parsínɗan parsínaɗan
Genitive parsísa parsɛ́sa parsínsa parsínasa
Dative parsína parsɛ́na parsínna parsínana
Affective parsíkal parsɛ́kal parsínkal parsínakal
Instrumental parsíka parsɛ́ka parsínka parsínaka
Locative parsíte parsɛ́te parsínte —
Inessive parsír — — —
Addessive parsíbar parsɛ́bar parsímbar —
Allative I parsídar parsɛ́dar parsíndar parsínadar
Allative II parsíshet parsɛ́shet parsínshet —
Ablative parsírra — — —
Comitative parsíbe parsɛ́be parsímbe parsínabe

References

  • Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia‎, Leiden University
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