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áma

[ʔáma]

noun

LanguageHamer-Banna (Ethiopia)

Meaning
  1. second wife
  2. A term used to refer to a man's second wife in a polygamous marriage.
Examples

Wóyí áma kòy.

The woman is a second wife.

Pronunciationʔáma

Part of speechnoun

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.