bishaan
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Oromo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Arbore biče and Somali biyo.
Noun[edit]
bishaan
- (Harar, Maca, Qottu) water
- 2001, The Journal of Oromo Studies, volumes 8-9, page 82:
- aannan (milk)
Aannan jaal'ata. He likes milk. (object)
Aannan kun cicciteera. This milk has curdled. (subject)
bishaan (water)
Bishaan dhugi. Drink water. (object)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Alternative forms[edit]
- bisaani (Borana, Orma)
Further reading[edit]
- V. Blažek, Glottochronological Classification of Oromo Dialects