Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ʕaˈdaːla/, [ʕaˈdaːlʌ]
- Hyphenation: qa‧daa‧la
Etymology 1
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qadáala m (singulative qadaaláytu m, plural qadaalitté f)
- (collective) gnats
Declension
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Declension of qadáala
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absolutive
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qadáala
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predicative
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qadáala
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subjective
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qadaalí
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genitive
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qadaalí
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Etymology 2
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Blend of qadó (“white”) + ála (“European; animal”).
qadáala m (plural qadalluwwá f or qadalluwwé f)
- white man
- white animal
Usage notes
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- The plural qadalluwwé is used in the southern dialects, whereas qadalluwwá is used in the northern dialects.
Declension
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Declension of qadáala
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absolutive
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qadáala
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predicative
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qadáala
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subjective
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qadaalí
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genitive
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qadaalí
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References
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- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “qadaàla”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Didier Morin (2012) “QADAALA”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN, page 144
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)