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===Article=== | ===Article=== | ||
'''ka''' ''m.'' | '''ka''' ''m.'' | ||
# the; masculine absolutive definite article | # the; masculine absolutive definite article | ||
#:''<b>ka</b> farda'' | #:''<b>ka</b> farda'' | ||
#:: ''<b>the</b> horse'' | #:: ''<b>the</b> horse'' | ||
===Pronoun=== | ===Pronoun=== | ||
'''ka''' ''m.'' | '''ka''' ''m.'' | ||
Revision as of 02:24, 13 January 2018
Qino
Alternative forms
- ک (Western Arabic script)
- ك (Eastern Arabic script)
- ከ (Ge'ez script)
Etymology
Proto-Cushitic.
Pronunciation
(Qino) IPA: /ka/
Article
ka m.
- the; masculine absolutive definite article
- ka farda
- the horse
- ka farda
Pronoun
ka m.
- him, it (3rd person singular masculine short clitic accusative)
- ka arká.
- I see him.
- ka arká.
- the one
- Teeti ka dha.
- It is hers. (i.e. It is her one.)
- Teeti ka dha.
Usage notes
- Definite article:
- Comes at beginning of noun phrase. In the Arabic and Ge'ez scripts, combines to following word.
- Nouns in oblique cases use an absolutive article.
- The short forms are generally used immediately before the noun and the long forms otherwise.