Afar edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /eːrˈre/, [ʔeːrˈrɛ]
  • Hyphenation: eer‧re

Verb edit

eerré (causative eyserré, autobenefactive etteerré)

  1. (intransitive) wander with one's herd; pack

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of eerre (type I verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative eerréh teerréh yeerréh teerréh neerréh teerreeníh yeerreeníh
N-affirmative eerré teerré yeerré teerré neerré teerrén yeerrén
negative máarrinniyo máarrinnito máarrinna máarrinna máarrinnino máarrinniton máarrinnon
imperfective V-affirmative aarréh taarréh yaarréh taarréh naarréh taarreeníh yaarreeníh
N-affirmative aarré taarré yaarré taarré naarré taarrén yaarrén
negative máarra mátaarra máyaarra,
míyaarra
mátaarra mánaarra mátaarran máyaarran,
míyaarran
prospective V-affirmative aarréliyoh,
aarréyyoh
aarrélitoh,
aarréttoh
aarréleh aarréleh aarrélinoh,
aarrénnoh
aarrélitoonuh,
aarréttoonuh
aarréloonuh
N-affirmative aarréliyo,
aarréyyo
aarrélito,
aarrétto
aarréle aarréle aarrélino,
aarrénno
aarréliton,
aarrétton
aarrélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative áarruh táarruh yáarruh táarruh náarruh taarróonuh yaarróonuh
N-affirmative áarru táarru yáarru táarru náarru taarrón yaarrón
negative aarré wáyuh aarré wáytuh aarré wáyuh aarré wáytuh aarré wáynuh aarré waytóonuh aarré wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative aarrénkeh taarrénkeh yaarrénkeh taarrénkeh naarrénkeh taarreenínkeh yaarreenínkeh
N-affirmative aarrénke taarrénke yaarrénke taarrénke naarrénke taarreenínke yaarreenínke
negative aarré wáankeh aarré waytánkeh aarré wáankeh aarré waytánkeh aarré waynánkeh aarré waytaanankéh aarré waanánkeh
jussive affirmative áarray táarray yáarray táarray náarray taarróonay yaarróonay
negative aarré wáay aarré wáytay aarré wáay aarré wáytay aarré wáynay aarré waytóonay aarré wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative aarrinniyóy aarrinnitóy aarrinnáy aarrinnáy aarrinninóy aarrinnitoonúy aarrinnoonúy
negative aarré wanniyóy aarré wannitóy aarré wannáy aarré wannáy aarré wanninóy aarré wannitoonúy aarré wannoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative eerrék teerrék yeerrék teerrék neerrék teerreeník yeerreeník
negative aarré wéek aarré wayték aarré wéek aarré wayték aarré waynék aarré wayteeník aarré weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative aarróo naarróo imperative affirmative éerr éerra
negative maaarróo manaarróo negative máarrin máarrina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
áarrih áarri áarruk aarrínnuh aarrínnuk aarríyya aarrinnáanih aarrinnáan
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 aarré + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative aarré + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative aarré + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis aarré + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References edit

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)