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Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃiːma/
- Hyphenation: shii‧ma
Adjective
shiima (plural shiimaadda)
- small
Declension
Declension of shiima
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masculine
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feminine
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| predicative
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shiima
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shiima
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| nominative
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shiimu
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shiima
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| genitive
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shiimu*)
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shiima*)
shiimate
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| accusative
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shiima*)
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shiima*)
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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
shiima
- (intransitive) to become small
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 393
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “shiima”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department