name
Gadaa
GAH-dah
/ˈɡɑːdɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
gada
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Oromo (Ethiopia)
- Meaning
- Era; generation; the Oromo generational governance system; an age-grade that rotates power every eight years
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Gada, Gadaa
Common mispronunciations
Saying guh-DAH; both syllables have the same open /ɑː/ vowel
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; stress the first; Gadaa is also the name of the Oromo democratic governance system inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2016
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