See also: bayé and bàyé

English edit

Noun edit

baye (plural bayes)

  1. Obsolete form of bay.

Afar edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /baˈje/, [bʌˈjɛ]
  • Hyphenation: baye

Verb edit

bayé

  1. (intransitive) be lost

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of baye (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative bayéh baytéh bayéh baytéh baynéh bayteeníh bayeeníh
N-affirmative bayé bayté bayé bayté bayné baytén bayén
negative mábayinniyo mábayinnito mábayinna mábayinna mábayinnino mábayinniton mábayinnon
imperfective V-affirmative bayáh baytáh bayáh baytáh baynáh baytaanáh bayaanáh
N-affirmative bayá baytá bayá baytá bayná baytán bayán
negative mábaya mábayta mábaya mábayta mábayna mábaytan mábayan
prospective V-affirmative bayéliyoh
bayéyyoh
bayélitoh
bayéttoh
bayéleh bayéleh bayélinoh
bayénnoh
bayélitoonuh
bayéttoonuh
bayéloonuh
N-affirmative bayéliyo
bayéyyo
bayélito
bayétto
bayéle bayéle bayélino
bayénno
bayéliton
bayétton
bayélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative báyuh báytuh báyuh báytuh báyuh baytóonuh bayóonuh
N-affirmative báyu báytu báyu báytu báyu baytón bayón
negative bayé wáyuh bayé wáytuh bayé wáyuh bayé wáytuh bayé wáynuh bayé waytóonuh bayé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative bayánkeh baytánkeh bayánkeh baytánkeh baynánkeh baytaanánkeh bayaanánkeh
N-affirmative bayánke baytánke bayánke baytánke baynánke baytaanánke bayaanánke
negative bayé wáankeh bayé waytánkeh bayé wáankeh bayé waytánkeh bayé waynánkeh bayé waytaanánkeh bayé wáankeh
jussive affirmative báyay báytay báyay báytay báyay baytóonay bayóonay
negative bayé wáay bayé wáytay bayé wáay bayé wáytay bayé wáynay bayé waytóonay bayé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative bayinniyóy bayinnitóy bayinnáy bayinnáy bayinninóy bayinnitoonúy bayinnoonúy
negative bayé wanniyóy bayé wannitóy bayé wannáy bayé wannáy bayé wanninóy bayé wannitoonúy bayé wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative bayék bayték bayék bayték baynék bayteeník bayeeník
negative bayé wéek bayé wayték bayé wéek bayé wayték bayé waynék bayé wayteeník bayé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative bayóo baynóo imperative affirmative báy báya
negative mabayóo mabaynóo negative mábayin mábayina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
báyah báyi báyak bayínnuh bayínnuk bayíyya bayináanih bayináan
Compound tenses
past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé
present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én
future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé
past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé
present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én
future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé
immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée
imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké
imperfect
potential II
affirmative imperfective + -m + takké
negative bayé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative bayé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative bayé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis bayé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References edit

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

French edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /baj/, /bɛj/
  • (file)

Verb edit

baye

  1. inflection of bayer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Haitian Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French bailler (to give).

Verb edit

baye

  1. (Saint-Domingue) to give
    Vou va baye moué 200 gourdes.You will give me 200 gourdes.

Descendants edit

  • Haitian Creole: bay

References edit

  • S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île