idinka

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Omo-Tana *ʔitín-, from Proto-Cushitic *ʔantín-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔantin-, a compound of *ʔanti- (second person singular pronoun) + *-n (plural ending). Compare Proto-Semitic *ʔantin (whence Hebrew אתן (“atén”)). Cognates include Jiiddu essen, Rendille atin, Oromo isin, Afar isín, Blin entín, Iraqw atén.

Pronoun

idinka (second person plural pronoun)

1. ye, you (plural)