laʼlama

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Kambaata lankaama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʔˈlama/

Noun

laʼlama f 

1. maternal aunt

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “laʼlama”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department