Afar edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ħeːˈle/, [ħeːˈlɛ]
  • Hyphenation: cee‧le

Verb edit

ceelé (causative celsiisé)

  1. (transitive) resemble

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of ceele (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative ceeléh ceeltéh ceeléh ceeltéh ceelléh ceelteeníh ceeleeníh
N-affirmative ceelé ceelté ceelé ceelté ceellé ceeltén ceelén
negative máceelinniyo máceelinnito máceelinna máceelinna máceelinnino máceelinniton máceelinnon
imperfective V-affirmative ceeláh ceeltáh ceeláh ceeltáh ceelláh ceeltaanáh ceelaanáh
N-affirmative ceelá ceeltá ceelá ceeltá ceellá ceeltán ceelán
negative máceela máceelta máceela máceelta máceella máceeltan máceelan
prospective V-affirmative ceeléliyoh
ceeléyyoh
ceelélitoh
ceeléttoh
ceeléleh ceeléleh ceelélinoh
ceelénnoh
ceelélitoonuh
ceeléttoonuh
ceeléloonuh
N-affirmative ceeléliyo
ceeléyyo
ceelélito
ceelétto
ceeléle ceeléle ceelélino
ceelénno
ceeléliton
ceelétton
ceelélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative céeluh céeltuh céeluh céeltuh céeluh ceeltóonuh ceelóonuh
N-affirmative céelu céeltu céelu céeltu céelu ceeltón ceelón
negative ceelé wáyuh ceelé wáytuh ceelé wáyuh ceelé wáytuh ceelé wáynuh ceelé waytóonuh ceelé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative ceelánkeh ceeltánkeh ceelánkeh ceeltánkeh ceellánkeh ceeltaanánkeh ceelaanánkeh
N-affirmative ceelánke ceeltánke ceelánke ceeltánke ceellánke ceeltaanánke ceelaanánke
negative ceelé wáankeh ceelé waytánkeh ceelé wáankeh ceelé waytánkeh ceelé waynánkeh ceelé waytaanánkeh ceelé wáankeh
jussive affirmative céelay céeltay céelay céeltay céelay ceeltóonay ceelóonay
negative ceelé wáay ceelé wáytay ceelé wáay ceelé wáytay ceelé wáynay ceelé waytóonay ceelé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative ceelinniyóy ceelinnitóy ceelinnáy ceelinnáy ceelinninóy ceelinnitoonúy ceelinnoonúy
negative ceelé wanniyóy ceelé wannitóy ceelé wannáy ceelé wannáy ceelé wanninóy ceelé wannitoonúy ceelé wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative ceelék ceelték ceelék ceelték ceellék ceelteeník ceeleeník
negative ceelé wéek ceelé wayték ceelé wéek ceelé wayték ceelé waynék ceelé wayteeník ceelé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative ceelóo ceellóo imperative affirmative céel céela
negative maceelóo maceellóo negative máceelin máceelina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
céelah céeli céelak ceelínnuh ceelínnuk ceelíyya ceelináanih ceelináan
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 ceelé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative ceelé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative ceelé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis ceelé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References edit

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ceele”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 267