aniga

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *ani, from Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔan- + *yi.

Cognate with Maay ané, Garre ana, Tunni ana, Aweer an, Rendille ani, Jiiddu ani, Baiso ani, Oromo ani, Borana ani, Khonso ana, Dirasha an, Afar anu, Burji ani, Gedeo ani, Hadiyya ani, Kambaata ani, Sidamo ani, Tsamai ano, Dahalo anyi, Iraqw aning, Blin an, Xamtanga ኣን (an), Awngi ኣን (an), Beja áni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑ̀.ˈnɪ́.ɣɑ̀/

Pronoun

aníga (subject clitic aan, object clitic i)

1. I (first-person singular independent emphatic personal pronoun)

Usage notes

• Abbreviated to ani when without emphasis (non-emphatic).

See also

Somali personal pronouns

			independent	clitic
			emphatic	subject	object
1st person	singular		aniga	aan	i
	plural	exclusive	annaga	aannu	na
		inclusive	innaga	aynu	ina
2nd person	singular		adiga	aad	ku
	plural		idinka	aydin	idin
3rd person	singular	m	isaga	uu	-
		f	iyada	ay
	plural		iyaga	ay

References

• De Larajasse, E. (1897). "Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary". A-AB, page 1