Afar edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ejkebeːˈbe/, [ʔɛjkɛbeːˈbɛ]
  • Hyphenation: eyke‧bee‧be

Verb edit

eykebeebé (passive enkebeebé)

  1. (transitive) prepare

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of eykebeebe (type I verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative eykebeebéh teykebeebéh yeykebeebéh teykebeebéh neykebeebéh teykebeebeeníh yeykebeebeeníh
N-affirmative eykebeebé teykebeebé yeykebeebé teykebeebé neykebeebé teykebeebén yeykebeebén
negative máaykabaabinniyo máaykabaabinnito máaykabaabinna máaykabaabinna máaykabaabinnino máaykabaabinniton máaykabaabinnon
imperfective V-affirmative aykabaabéh taykabaabéh yaykabaabéh taykabaabéh naykabaabéh taykabaabeeníh yaykabaabeeníh
N-affirmative aykabaabé taykabaabé yaykabaabé taykabaabé naykabaabé taykabaabén yaykabaabén
negative máaykabaaba mátaykabaaba máyaykabaaba,
míyaykabaaba
mátaykabaaba mánaykabaaba mátaykabaaban máyaykabaaban,
míyaykabaaban
prospective V-affirmative aykabaabéliyoh,
aykabaabéyyoh
aykabaabélitoh,
aykabaabéttoh
aykabaabéleh aykabaabéleh aykabaabélinoh,
aykabaabénnoh
aykabaabélitoonuh,
aykabaabéttoonuh
aykabaabéloonuh
N-affirmative aykabaabéliyo,
aykabaabéyyo
aykabaabélito,
aykabaabétto
aykabaabéle aykabaabéle aykabaabélino,
aykabaabénno
aykabaabéliton,
aykabaabétton
aykabaabélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative aykabáabuh taykabáabuh yaykabáabuh taykabáabuh naykabáabuh taykabaabóonuh yaykabaabóonuh
N-affirmative aykabáabu taykabáabu yaykabáabu taykabáabu naykabáabu taykabaabón yaykabaabón
negative aykabaabé wáyuh aykabaabé wáytuh aykabaabé wáyuh aykabaabé wáytuh aykabaabé wáynuh aykabaabé waytóonuh aykabaabé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative aykabaabénkeh taykabaabénkeh yaykabaabénkeh taykabaabénkeh naykabaabénkeh taykabaabeenínkeh yaykabaabeenínkeh
N-affirmative aykabaabénke taykabaabénke yaykabaabénke taykabaabénke naykabaabénke taykabaabeenínke yaykabaabeenínke
negative aykabaabé wáankeh aykabaabé waytánkeh aykabaabé wáankeh aykabaabé waytánkeh aykabaabé waynánkeh aykabaabé waytaanankéh aykabaabé waanánkeh
jussive affirmative aykabáabay taykabáabay yaykabáabay taykabáabay naykabáabay taykabaabóonay yaykabaabóonay
negative aykabaabé wáay aykabaabé wáytay aykabaabé wáay aykabaabé wáytay aykabaabé wáynay aykabaabé waytóonay aykabaabé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative aykabaabinniyóy aykabaabinnitóy aykabaabinnáy aykabaabinnáy aykabaabinninóy aykabaabinnitoonúy aykabaabinnoonúy
negative aykabaabé wanniyóy aykabaabé wannitóy aykabaabé wannáy aykabaabé wannáy aykabaabé wanninóy aykabaabé wannitoonúy aykabaabé wannoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative eykebeebék teykebeebék yeykebeebék teykebeebék neykebeebék teykebeebeeník yeykebeebeeník
negative aykabaabé wéek aykabaabé wayték aykabaabé wéek aykabaabé wayték aykabaabé waynék aykabaabé wayteeník aykabaabé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative aykabaabóo naykabaabóo imperative affirmative eykebéeb eykebéeba
negative maaykabaabóo manaykabaabóo negative máaykabaabin máaykabaabina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
aykabáabih aykabáabi aykabáabuk aykabaabínnuh aykabaabínnuk aykabaabíyya aykabaabinnáanih aykabaabinnáan
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 aykabaabé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative aykabaabé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative aykabaabé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis aykabaabé + 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)