Afar

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Etymology 1

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From Tigré (Tigre people) +‎ -yta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tiɡˈrejta/, [tɪɡˈɾɛjtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: Tig‧reyta

Noun

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Tigréyta m (plural Tigré f)

  1. Tigre male
Declension
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Declension of Tigréyta
absolutive Tigréyta
predicative Tigréyta
subjective Tigreytí
genitive Tigreytí
Postpositioned forms
l-case Tigréytal
k-case Tigréytak
t-case Tigréytat
h-case Tigréytah

Etymology 2

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From Tigré (Tigre people) +‎ -ytá.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tiɡrejˈta/, [tɪɡɾɛjˈtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: Tig‧reyta

Noun

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Tigreytá f (plural Tigré f)

  1. Tigre female
Declension
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Declension of Tigreytá
absolutive Tigreytá
predicative Tigreytá
subjective Tigreytá
genitive Tigreytá
Postpositioned forms
l-case Tigreytál
k-case Tigreyták
t-case Tigreytát
h-case Tigreytáh

References

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  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)