aniga

Somali

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Somaloid *ani, from Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔan- + *yi.

Cognate with Maay ané, Garre ana, Tunni ana, Aweer an, Rendille ani, Jiiddu ani, Baiso ani, Oromo ani, Borana ani, Konso ana, Dirasha an, Afar anu, Burji ani, Gedeo ani, Hadiyya ani, Kambaata ani, Sidamo ani, Tsamai ano, Dahalo anyi, Iraqw aning, Blin an, Xamtanga ኣን (an), Awngi ኣን (an), Beja áni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑ̀ˈnɪ́ɡɑ̀/
• Hyphenation: a‧ni‧ga

Pronoun

aniga (subject clitic -aan, object clitic -i)

1. I

See also

Somali personal pronouns

			independent	clitic
			emphatic	subject	object
1st person	singular		aniga	-aan	-i
	plural	exclusive	annaga	-aannu	-na
		inclusive	innaga	-aynu	-ina
2nd person	singular		adiga	-aad	-ku
	plural		idinka	-aydin	-idin
3rd person	singular	m	isaga	-uu	-
		f	iyada	-ay
	plural		iyaga	-ay

References

• “aniga”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012