ninke

Sidamo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

ninke

1. we

See also

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

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