Afar edit

Afar numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: malcíin
    Ordinal: malcinháytu

Etymology edit

Cognate to Saho malxin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /malˈħiːn/, [mʌlˈħiːn]
  • Hyphenation: mal‧ciin

Noun edit

malcíin m 

  1. seven

Usage notes edit

  • When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
    Malciná númu.Seven people.
  • When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension edit

Declension of malcíin
absolutive malcíin
predicative malcíini
subjective malcíin
genitive malciná
Postpositioned forms
l-case malcíinil
k-case malcíinik
t-case malcíinit
h-case malcíinih

References edit

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