dáa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "daa"

Haida

Pronoun

dáa

1. you (2nd person singular personal pronoun, strong-A)

Usage notes

• Weak pronouns are placed right before the verb; strong pronouns are placed at the start of the sentence (focus position) and are followed by the focus marker uu.
• Some Haida verbs use pronouns from set A, while other verbs need pronouns from set B.

See also

Haida personal pronouns

	weak-A	strong-A	weak-B	strong-B
1st person sing.	hl	hláa	díi	díi
2nd person sing.	dáng	dáa	dáng	dáng
3rd person sing.	hal	ʼláa	hal	ʼláa
1st person plural	tʼaláng	tʼaláng	íitlʼ	íitlʼ
2nd person plural	daláng	daláng	daláng	daláng
3rd person pl. indef.	tlʼ	tlʼáa	tlʼ	tlʼáa

Hamer-Banna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dáː/

Etymology 1

Compare Wolaytta daaná (“to be”); from Proto-Omotic [Term?].

Verb

dáa

1. to exist, be

   ʔɔɔnɛ́te ʔéedi dáane.

   Somebody is in the house.

   Dímekati dáade.

   I am in Dimeka.

2. to live

   Kínka dáan daidí.

   They lived life together.

Noun

dáa

1. life

   Waakí kínka gisháise masháise isáise kínka daíntan jammaridí.

   Herding, slaughtering, and eating cattle, they started their life together.

Etymology 2

Perhaps compare Wolaytta táár (“pot”).

Noun

dáa

1. clay pot

Tlingit

Noun

dáa

1. ermine; weasel