ninke

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Sidamo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔann-/*ʔinn-. Cognates include Afar nanú, Hadiyya neese, Oromo nuyi, Sidamo ninke and Somali annaga.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈninke/
  • Hyphenation: nin‧ke

Pronoun[edit]

ninke

  1. we

See also[edit]

Sidamo personal pronouns
1st person 2nd person 3rd person m 3rd person f
Nominative sg. ani ati isi ise
pl. ninke kiʼne insa
Genitive sg. ane*) ate*) isi*) ise*)
pl. ninke*) kiʼne*) insa*)
Accusative sg. ane*) ate*) iso*) ise*)
pl. ninke*) kiʼne*) insa*)
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References[edit]

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 70
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