qaale

Sidamo

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ቃል (ḳal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʼaːle/
• Hyphenation: qaa‧le

Noun

qaale m 

1. word

Declension

Declension of qaale (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	qaale
nominative	qaalu	qaali
genitive	qaalu*)	qaali*)
dative	qaaleho	qaalira
accusative	qaale*)
ablative	qaalunni	qaalinni

^*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “Qaale”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department