kimbiro

Afar

Kimbiro.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo simbirroo and Somali shimbir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kimbiˈro/ [kɪmbɪˈɾɔ]
• Hyphenation: kim‧bi‧ro

Noun

kimbiró f (plural kimbir m)

1. bird

Declension

Declension of kimbiró
absolutive	kimbiró
predicative	kimbiró
subjective	kimbiró
genitive	kimbiró
Postpositioned forms l-case kimbiról k-case kimbirók t-case kimbirót h-case kimbiróh

Derived terms

• baddikimbiró
• bartikimbiró
• darokimbiro

 

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kìmbir”, 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)