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Etymology

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Humorously reanalysed as yi (my) + búuti (cooking pot).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jiˈbuːti/ [jɪˈbuːtɪ]
  • Hyphenation: Yi‧buu‧ti

Proper noun

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Yibúuti m

  1. (dated, humorous) Alternative form of Gabúuti

Declension

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Declension of Yibúuti
absolutive Yibúuti
predicative Yibúuti
subjective Yibuutí
genitive Yibuutí
Postpositioned forms
l-case Yibúutil
k-case Yibúutik
t-case Yibúutit
h-case Yibúutih

References

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  • Didier Morin (2012) “Gabuuti”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN, page 414