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dúma

[ˈduma]

adv

LanguageAfar (Ethiopia)

Meaning
  1. once upon a time
  2. in the beginning
  3. A phrase used to introduce stories or events that happened a long time ago.
Examples

Dúma mari geyte.

In the beginning, the people found it.

Pronunciationˈduma

Part of speechadv

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