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amá

[aˈma]

det

LanguageAfar (Ethiopia)

Meaning
  1. this, that, these, those (masculine; near the spoken to)
  2. this, that, these, those
  3. A word used to point to masculine objects or people that are near the person being spoken to.
Examples

Amá numuuh.

That is the man.

Pronunciationaˈma

Part of speechdet

Usage noteSpecifically refers to masculine entities near the listener.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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