faayya

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːjːa/
• Hyphenation: faay‧ya

Adjective

faayya (plural faayyulle)

1. pretty

Declension

Declension of faayya

	masculine	feminine
predicative	faayya	faayya
nominative	faayyu	faayya
genitive	faayyu*)	faayya*) faayyate
accusative	faayya*)	faayya*)
*) 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), “faayya”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department