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ɛ́na waɗénka

[ʔɛ́na waɗénka]

adv

LanguageHamer-Banna (Ethiopia)

Meaning
  1. once upon a time
  2. A phrase used at the beginning of stories to indicate a time in the past.
Examples

zóbo ɛ́na waɗénka éedi wodímone

once upon a time, Lion was rich

Pronunciationʔɛ́na waɗénka

Part of speechadv

Usage noteCommonly used as a narrative opening.

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