yiʔá

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Pronunciation

Verb

yiʔá

  1. (intransitive) to go
    ʔínta ʔɔɔnɛ́dar dayiʔé.
    I will go to the house.
    Gɛshɔ̂ waakí shanshánna ɠɛ́tte laii kinyiʔénka, kodí agárra ɛ́ɛnana qánte aafó giidí.
    When the husband went very far to herd and sell the cattle, from that moment she sent a message to the man.

References

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