ayeey

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Somali

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic *yaay-. Cognates are Somali aayo and Afar yayya.

Noun

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ayeey f (plural ayeeyooyin m)

  1. grandmother
  2. ancestress

References

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  • Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “ayeeyo”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 65
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