arrawo

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *caanrab-. Cognates include Afar arraabá, Burji arraba, Hadiyya allabo, Kambaata arrabita, Oromo arraba and Somali carráb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈɾawo/
• Hyphenation: ar‧ra‧wo

Noun

arrawo m 

1. tongue

Declension

Declension of arrawo (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	arrawo
nominative	arrawu	arrawi
genitive	arrawu*)	arrawi*)
dative	arrawoho	arrawira
accusative	arrawo*)
ablative	arrawunni	arrawinni

^*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 38
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “arrawo/bo”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department