indá
Hamer-Banna
Etymology
From Proto-Aroid *ʔind-. Compare Aari ʔindi, Karo inda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔindá/, [ʔindá̤]
Noun
indá (vocative índo)
- mother
- áarisa indána álibe dóbobene
- Ali and Dobo are Aari's mothers.
- 2014, SIM International, Haalin Mallano [New Testament], Digital Bible Society, Bira Teselonqe 2:7:
- Ko dahaannaar inda yisa naasina konin burqadhendettsi, yena burqadhayna wo maatade.
- Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, so we cared for you.
- maternal aunt
Declension
| general | masculine | feminine | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | indá | indâ | indáno | indána |
| oblique | — | — | indán | — |
| accusative | indáɗan | indáɗan | indánɗan | indánaɗan |
| genitive | indása | indása | indánsa | indánasa |
| dative | indána | indána | indánna | indánana |
| affective | indákal | indákal | indánkal | indánakal |
| instrumental | indáka | indáka | indánka | indánaka |
| locative | indáte | indáte | indánte | — |
| inessive | indár | — | — | — |
| addessive | indábar | indábar | indámbar | — |
| allative I | indádar | indádar | indándar | indánadar |
| allative II | indáshet | indáshet | indánshet | — |
| ablative | indárra | — | — | — |
| comitative | indábe | indábe | indámbe | indánabe |
Some inflected forms may not be entirely accurate.
Coordinate terms
- (both senses): imbá
Derived terms
References
- Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia[1], Leiden University, pages 41, 199, 306