Afar

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Etymology 1

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From Oroomó (Oromo people) +‎ -yta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oroːˈmojta/ [ʔɔɾoːˈmɔjtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: Oroo‧moy‧ta

Noun

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Oroomóyta m (plural Oroomó f)

  1. Oromo male
Declension
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Declension of Oroomóyta
absolutive Oroomóyta
predicative Oroomóyta
subjective Oroomoytí
genitive Oroomoytí
Postpositioned forms
l-case Oroomóytal
k-case Oroomóytak
t-case Oroomóytat
h-case Oroomóytah

Etymology 2

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From Oroomó (Oromo people) +‎ -ytá.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oroːmojˈta/ [ʔɔɾoːmɔjˈtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: Oroo‧moy‧ta

Noun

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Oroomoytá f (plural Oroomó f)

  1. Oromo female
Declension
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Declension of Oroomoytá
absolutive Oroomoytá
predicative Oroomoytá
subjective Oroomoytá
genitive Oroomoytá
Postpositioned forms
l-case Oroomoytál
k-case Oroomoyták
t-case Oroomoytát
h-case Oroomoytáh

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)