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➙ Language:
Oromo, Eastern (hae)
Alternative Names
Qotu Oromo, Harar, Harer, Qottu, Quottu, Qwottu, Kwottu, Ittu
Family/Group
Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic
Area
Africa
General Data
spoken in Ethiopia
Typological Information
2 tones (high, low)
SOV
Relationship Form-Function
various forms - various functions
Reduplication System
full: word class derivation/pluralization (distribution)
partial C
1
V
1
C
2
-: word class derivation, lexical enrichment
partial C
1
V
1
C
1
-: pluralization (plurality, iteration, plural agreement), intensification
Forms
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σ
word
Functions
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intensification
lexical enrichment
pluralization
word class derivation
Patterns
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full
partial
Semantics
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continuity
intensity
plurality
Word Classes
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0 — adjective/adverb
0 — noun
0 — verb
adjective/adverb — adjective/adverb
noun — adjective/adverb
verb — adjective/adverb
verb — verb
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Terminology
Glossary
Field Descriptions
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