gowwa

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo gowwaa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡowːa/
• Hyphenation: gow‧wa

Adjective

gowwa (plural gowwoota)

1. silly, foolish

Declension

Declension of gowwa

	masculine	feminine
predicative	gowwa	gowwa
nominative	gowwu	gowwa
genitive	gowwu*)	gowwa*) gowwate
accusative	gowwa*)	gowwa*)
*) Stressed on the final vowel. **) When part of a predicative phrase, the predicative case adjectives are followed by the clitics -ho (m) and -te (f)

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 144
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gowwa”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department