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