yooyyaa
Oromo
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- Syllables - yooy-yaa, Count - 2
Noun
[edit]yooyyaa
Declension
[edit]| Core cases | |
|---|---|
| Absolutive singular | yooyyaa |
| Nominative singular | yooyyaan |
| Nominative + focus | yooyyaatu |
| Accusative singular | yooyyaa |
| Genitive singular | yooyyaa |
| Genitive + focus | yooyyaatu |
| Instrumental (simple) | yooyyaadhaan |
| Instrumental (extended) | yooyyaatiin |
| Dative singular | yooyyaaf |
| Dative (extended) | yooyyaatiif |
| Allative | yooyyaatti |
| Genitive-allative | yooyyaatti |
| Vocative | yaa yooyyaa |
| Relational / locative cases | |
| Superessive | yooyyaarra |
| Superessive-locative | yooyyaarratti |
| Superessive-ablative | yooyyaarraa |
| Inessive | yooyyaa keessa |
| Inessive-locative | yooyyaa keessatti |
| Elative | yooyyaa keessaa |
| Subessive | yooyyaa jala |
| Subessive-locative | yooyyaa jalatti |
| Sublative-ablative | yooyyaa jalaa |
| Adessive | yooyyaa bira |
| Adessive-locative | yooyyaa biratti |
| Adessive-ablative | yooyyaa biraa |
| Genitive-based relational locative cases | |
| Superessive | yooyyaarra |
| Superessive-locative | yooyyaarratti |
| Superessive-ablative | yooyyaarraa |
| Inessive | yooyyaa keessa |
| Inessive-locative | yooyyaa keessatti |
| Elative | yooyyaa keessaa |
| Subessive | yooyyaa jala |
| Subessive-locative | yooyyaa jalatti |
| Sublative-ablative | yooyyaa jalaa |
| Adessive | yooyyaa bira |
| Adessive-locative | yooyyaa biratti |
| Adessive-ablative | yooyyaa biraa |
| Definite and Indefinite form + gender | |
| Indefinite | yooyyaa |
| Definite male singular | yooyyicha |
| Nominative definite male singular | yooyyichi |
| Genitive definite male singular | yooyyichaa |
| Definite female singular/genitive | yooyyittii |
| Proximal (nominative) (this) male | yooyyaan kun |
| Proximal (nominative) (this) female | yooyyaan tun |
| Proximal (nominative + focus) male | yooyyaa kanatu |
| Proximal (nominative + focus) female | yooyyaa tanatu |
| Proximal (accusative) male | yooyyaa kana |
| Proximal (accusative) female | yooyyaa tana |
| Distal (nominative) both genders | yooyyaan sun |
| Distal (nominative + focus) | yooyyaa sanatu |
| Distal (accusative) | yooyyaa sana/san |
| Distal (genitive) | yooyyaa sanaa |
| Unknown (nominative) | yooyyaan tokko |
| Unknown (nominative + focus) | yooyyaa tokkotu |
| Unknown (accusative) | yooyyaa tokko |
| Unknown (genitive) | yooyyaa tokkoo |
References
[edit]- Eyob Abebe. 'Buurana Oromo–English Dictionary'. Android application.