Afar

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Etymology

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Formed as a regular diminutive of num (man, male).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nuˈmojta/ [nʊˈmɔjtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: nu‧moy‧ta

Noun

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numóyta m 

  1. wimp

Synonyms

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References

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