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taban kee nammay

Afar edit

Afar numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: tabán kee nammáy
    Ordinal: tabán kee nammaháytu

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Literally: "Ten and two".

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /taˌban keː namˈmaj/, [tʌˌbʌn keː nʌmˈmʌj]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ban kee nam‧may

Noun edit

tabán kee nammáy m 

  1. twelve

Usage notes edit

  • When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
    Tabán kee nammá númu. ― Twelve people.
  • When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension edit

Declension of taban kee nammay: see nammáy

References edit

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 233
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