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Geez
wəˀətomu - they (masc.)
(CDG 602)
The form results from the extension of the sg. pronoun
wəˀətu
by the pronominal enclitic of the oblique case. Its origin is, thus, secondary (Kogan 2009:68). See
ˀəmmuntu
, the other Geez pronoun with the meaning “they”.