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Most Common Dawro Words
Dawro
Essential Dawro vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| asa | person | A-sa |
| keethi | house | KE-thi |
| haato | water | HA-to |
| miitta | food | MIT-ta |
| oosse | work | OS-se |
| ogia | road | o-GEE-a |
| sunto | name | SOON-to |
| naata | child | NA-ta |
| aawa | father | A-wa |
| aayyoo | mother | A-yo |
| bitta | land / earth | BIT-ta |
| mittaa | tree | MIT-ta |
| palaa | river | PA-la |
| laggaa | friend | LAG-ga |
| qammo | night | QAM-mo |
| gallasse | day | gal-LAS-se |
| miissee | money | MIS-se |
| maxaafaa | book | ma-KHA-fa |
| tamee | fire | TA-me |
| saluu | sky | SA-loo |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| baai | to go | ba-AI |
| yaa | to come | ya |
| miyya | to eat | MIY-ya |
| uyya | to drink | OOY-ya |
| iqqaa | to sleep | IQ-qa |
| beiyya | to see | be-IY-ya |
| goddan | to speak | GOD-dan |
| eriyya | to know | e-RIY-ya |
| oottiyya | to work | ot-TIY-ya |
| shamiyya | to buy | sha-MIY-ya |
| tamaariyya | to learn | ta-ma-RIY-ya |
| siyyin | to hear | SIY-yin |
| koyiyya | to want | ko-IY-ya |
| wodhiyya | to run | wo-DHIY-ya |
| uttiyya | to sit | UT-tiy-ya |
| dendiyya | to stand | den-DIY-ya |
| maaddiyya | to help | ma-DIY-ya |
| immiyya | to give | im-MIY-ya |
| demmiyya | to find | dem-MIY-ya |
| ootiyya | to do / make | O-tiy-ya |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| gitta | big | GIT-ta |
| guutho | small | GOO-tho |
| lo'o | good | lo-O |
| iita | bad | EE-ta |
| hara | new | HA-ra |
| gelaan | old | ge-LAN |
| kota | white / clean | KO-ta |
| shoo | black | sho |
| dima | red | DEE-ma |
| daro | cold / much | DA-ro |
| shothaa | hot | sho-THA |
| mela | hard | ME-la |
| goola | soft | GO-la |
| daro | many | DA-ro |
| guutho | few / little | GOO-tho |
| doommo | tall / long | DOM-mo |
| kima | short | KEE-ma |
| amotta | sweet | a-MOT-ta |
| wolqqama | strong | wol-QA-ma |
| lo'o lo'o | beautiful | lo-O lo-O |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hachchi | now | HACH-chi |
| wontethaan | tomorrow | won-te-THAN |
| timbiretha | yesterday | tim-bi-RE-tha |
| hagan | here | HA-gan |
| huwaan | there | hoo-WAN |
| kase | already / before | KA-se |
| ubba wode | always | UB-ba WO-de |
| daro | very much | DA-ro |
| qofaa | only | QO-fa |
| gujjo | also | GUJ-jo |
| huyya | quickly | HOOY-ya |
| lo'osi | slowly | lo-O-si |
| issife | together | is-SI-fe |
| gaasuma | because | GA-soo-ma |
| hekko | if | HEK-ko |
| shin | but | shin |
| ikko | and / also | IK-ko |
| kaseti | first | ka-SE-ti |
| hessa gede | after / then | HES-sa GE-de |
| qassi | again / more | QAS-si |