lama

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *ɬa(a)ma. Compare Afar nammay, Hadiyya lamo, Rendille lama and Somali laba, Kambaata lámo.


mana

From Proto-Cushitic *min- (“house, to build”). Cognates include Burji mina, Hadiyya mine and Sidamo mine.


ilma

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Somali ilmo (“child(ren)”).


luka

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji lukka, Hadiyya lokko and Sidamo lekka.


a

The first letter of the Oromo alphabet, written in the Latin script.


loon

From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognates include Hadiyya laro, Saho laa, Afar láa, Somali lo', Boon loy, Burji láli, Gedeo lalo, Awngi əllwa, Blin ləwi, Xamtanga ləwa, Iraqw slee, Kw'adza hleko and Maay hliŋé.


kuma

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *kum-. Compare Hadiyya kúma, Sidamo kúme and Somali kun.


buna

From Amharic ቡና (buna). Cognates include Afar buna and Sidamo buna.


shan

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Afar konoy, Saho koon, Sidamo onte, Somali shan.


tokko

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Arbore t'okko (“one”) and Hadiyya tokko'o (“only”), Dahalo vattúkʷe, Iraqw wák, Somali kow.


gaala

An old borrowing into East Cushitic (compare Somali gèel, Afar gáala), from an undetermined Semitic language.


haaraa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji haaraya, Hadiyya haareechcho and Sidamo haró.


harka

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Khonso harkaa.


torba

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Somali toddoba.


ija

From *ila, from Proto-Cushitic *ʔil-. Cognates include Hadiyya ille, Sidamo ille and Somali il.


galata

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya galata and Sidamo galata.


afur

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Somali áfar and Saho afar, Afar feréy.


jaldeesii

Ammoo jaldeesii hindabsanne kinniisaa dabsate.

But the baboon did not win, the bees won.


Finfinnee

From Oromo finfinnee (“fountain of hot mineral water”).


aannan

aannan (milk)
Aannan jaal'ata. He likes milk. (object)
Aannan kun cicciteera. This milk has curdled. (subject)
bishaan (water)
Bishaan dhugi. Drink water. (object)

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bishaan

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Arbore biče and Somali biyo.


sagal

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Afar sagaal, Saho sagal and Somali sagáal.


obboleessa

/ɔbːɔleːsːɐ/


qopphaa'uu

/kʼɔpʼːɑːʔuː/


afaan

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf-/*yaf-. Cognate with Beja [script needed] (yēf), Somali af and Afar af.


Kirooshiyaa

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Southeast Europe
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Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


aʼa

(Afaan Oromo) painful voice of sharp pain.


somba

From Proto-Cushitic *sonb- ~ *sonp-. Cognates include Sidamo shambo and Somali sambab, Iraqw hhuumpa.


ollaa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji olla, Hadiyya ollaʼa, Kambaata ollo and Sidamo ollaa.


bofa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Khonso pofa.


simbirroo

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar kimbiro and Somali shimbir.


harree

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji harre, Hadiyya haalla, Kambaata harreta and Sidamo harre.


dibbee

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji dimba, Hadiyya dibbeʼe and Sidamo dibbe.


lafee

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar lafa, Rendille laf, Saho lafa and Somali laf.


funyaan

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔisŋʷ-. Cognates include Afar san, Somali san and Saho san.


deemuu

Overview of Conjugation
deemuu (infinitive)
PRONOUN (infinitive)
deemaan jira
nandeema
deemeera
haa deemu
deeme
deemaarra
ni deemna
deemneerra
haa deemnu
deemne
deemaarta
ni deemta
deemteetta
deemi
deemte
deemaartu
ni deemtu
deemtaniittu
deemaa
deemtan
deemaarti
ni deemti
deemteetti
haa deemtu
deemaara
ni deema
deemaaru
ni deemu
deemaniiru
haa deeman
deeman
Verb Conjugation


qurxummii

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar kullum, Sidamo qilximme, Somali kaluun.


ilkaan

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔiɬkʷ-. Cognates include Afar iko, Burji irka, Kambaata inke, Saho iko, Somali ilig and Sidamo hinko ('teeth').


dhagaa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar xaa, Iraqw tlaa, Somali dhagax and Saho dhaa.


jilba

From Proto-Cushitic *gʷilb-/*gulb-. Cognates include Afar gulub, Hadiyya gurubbo, Sidamo guluphpho and Somali jilib.


ja'a

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *laha. Compare Burji liya, Hadiyya loho, Sidamo lee and Somali lix.


sadii

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *sazħ-. Compare Afar sidóc, Hadiyya saso, Iraqw tám, Saho adox, Sidamo sásse and Somali saddex.


diina

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya diina'a and Sidamo diina.


rifachuu

Overview of Conjugation
rifachuu (infinitive)
PRONOUN (infinitive)
rifachaan jira
nanrifadha
rifadheera
haa rifadhu
rifadhe
rifachaarra
ni rifanna
rifaneerra
haa rifau
rifanne
rifachaarta
ni rifatta
rifatteetta
rifadhu
rifatte
rifachaartu
ni rifattu
rifattaniittu
rifadhaa
rifattan
rifachaarti
ni rifatti
rifaeetti
haa rifattu
rifachaara
ni rifata
rifateera
haa rifatu
rifate
rifachaaru
ni rifatu
rifataniiru
haa rifatan
rifatan
Verb Conjugation


irbaata

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya hurbaata (“meal”) and Sidamo hurbaate (“dinner”).


antuuta

Possibly cognate with Qimant yínci, Blin ʔənšəwa, Xamtanga ənšəwa.


waraana

From Afán Oromó/ waraanuu (“to pierce by sth.”)


saamunaa

cog

Arabic صَابُونَة (ṣābūna)


qawwee

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Sidamo qawwe.


duumessa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Kambaata dumeesa and Sidamo dumeesa.


adurree

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya aduncho, Kambaata adanchu and Sidamo adurichcho.


bilbila

→ Burji: bilbilaa

→ Sidamo: bilbila

Related to Amharic ቢልቢላ (bilbila, “bell”), Harari ቢልቢላ (bilbila, “earring”).


saddeet

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Hadiyya sadeento, Sidamo seete and Somali siddeed, Kambaata hezzéetto.


hoolaa

→ Amharic: ሆላ (hola)


guuchii

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar goroyya, Somali gorayo and Saho gooriya.


boorsaa

Likely borrowed from Italian borsa (“bag”).


adaadaa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya ada, Kambaata ada and Sidamo ada.


poomii

Borrowed from Amharic, from French pomme.


areeda

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya haareedda and Sidamo ereeda.


naacha

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya naachcha and Sidamo nachcha.


hirqinfuu

From Proto-Cushitic, of onomatopoeic origin. Cognates include Kambaata hiqqe and Sidamo heqqo.


gowwaa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya qawwa and Sidamo gowwa.


sibiilaa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Khonso sipla and Sidamo siwila.


boraatii

Possibly from Proto-Cushitic, compare Sidamo barko.


kinniinii

Ultimately from French quinine (“quinine”).


mammaaksa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Sidamo mammaasha.


ulee

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar ilo and Somali ul.


lubbuu

From Proto-Cushitic *lubb- (“heart, soul”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib- (“heart”). Cognates include Afar lùbbi, Khonso luppoota, Rendille rubey, El Molo rupaiʔ, Burji lubbóo.


fincaan

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Khonso sindhaa.


madaa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji mada, Hadiyya mada and Sidamo mada.


du'uu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Khonso toy-.


ciniinuu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Khonso qaniin- and Somali qaniinid.


cufuu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Sidamo cufa.


eeguu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Sidamo agara.


dhaga'uu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Rendille dag.


aaduu

Overview of Conjugation
aaduu (infinitive)
PRONOUN (infinitive)
aadaan jira
nanaada
aadeera
haa aadu
aade
aadaarra
ni aadna
aadneerra
haa aadnu
aaddaarta
ni aada
aadeetta
aad
aadaartu
ni aaddu
aadaniittu
aadaa
aadan
aadaarti
ni aaddi
aaddeetti
aadte
aadaara
aadaaru
ni aadu
aadaniiru
haa aadan
Verb Conjugation


daldaluu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Sidamo daddal-.


daakuu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Sidamo dak-.


daakiyyee

head

daakiyyee (plural daakiyyeewwan, short form dákiýé)

daakiyyeewwan (plural)
dákiýé (short-form)

From Afán Oromó daakuu (“to swim in water”).

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.


Waaqa

From waan (“thing”) + haqa (“true, justice”), literally “one true thing”, in Gada system or Wakeffata religion.

af

Waaqa tokkichatti amanna

God, the single deity of various monotheistic religions, especially the deity of Wakeffata, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam


Siifan

From Oromo siif (“for you”) + an (“I am, me”) = (I am for you).

a female given name, (that indicated am for you)


aaruu

Overview of Conjugation
aaruu (infinitive)
PRONOUN (infinitive)
aaraan jira
nanaara
aareera
haa aaru
aare
aaraarra
ni aarna
aarneerra
haa aarnu
aarne
aaraarta
ni aarta
aarteetta
aari
aarte
aaraartu
ni aartu
aartaniittu
aaraa
aartan
aaraarti
ni aarti
aarteetti
haa aartu
aaraara
ni aara
aaraaru
ni aaru
aaraniiru
haa aaran
aaran
Verb Conjugation


rukutuu

Overview of Conjugation
rukutuu (infinitive)
PRONOUN (infinitive)
rukutaan jira
nanrukuta
rukuteera
haa rukutu
rukute
rukutaarra
ni rukutna
rukutneerra
haa rukutnu
rukutne
rukutaarta
ni rukutta
rukutteetta
rukuti
rukutte
rukutaartu
ni rukuttu
rukuttaniittu
rukutaa
rukuttan
rukutaarti
ni rukutti
rukutteetti
haa rukuttu
rukutaara
ni rukuta
rukutaaru
ni rukutu
rukutaniiru
haa rukutan
rukutan
Verb Conjugation


malaa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya mara and Somali malax.


daldala

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya daddaro and Sidamo daddal- (“to trade”).


meeqa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji mi'a, Hadiyya mee'o and Sidamo me'e.


dhibba

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya xibbe and Sidamo xibbe.


gaangee

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji gaangee and Sidamo gaango.


kooraa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya koora and Somali kooraa.


hinaaffii

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Sidamo hinaaso.


jabaa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Sidamo jawaata.


ka'uu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya kii'- and Sidamo ka'a.


naafa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Sidamo naafichcho.


muruu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya mur- and Sidamo mur-.


waaqa

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya waa'a.


abaaruu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar abaar- and Somali habaar.


Daraartuu

From daraartuu (“something that flowers”).

a female given name, (something that flowers)