okme

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /okˈme/, [ʔɔkʰˈmɛ]
• Hyphenation: ok‧me

Verb

okmé

1. (transitive) eat
2. (transitive) irritate

Conjugation

Conjugation of okme (type I verb)
		1st singular	2nd singular	3rd singular		1st plural	2nd plural	3rd plural
				m	f
perfective	V-affirmative	okméh	tokméh	yokméh	tokméh	nokméh	tokmeeníh	yokmeeníh
	N-affirmative	okmé	tokmé	yokmé	tokmé	nokmé	tokmén	yokmén
	negative	máakminniyo	máakminnito	máakminna	máakminna	máakminnino	máakminniton	máakminnon
imperfective	V-affirmative	akméh	takméh	yakméh	takméh	nakméh	takmeeníh	yakmeeníh
	N-affirmative	akmé	takmé	yakmé	takmé	nakmé	takmén	yakmén
	negative	máakma	mátakma	máyakma, míyakma	mátakma	mánakma	mátakman	máyakman, míyakman
prospective	V-affirmative	akméliyoh, akméyyoh	akmélitoh, akméttoh	akméleh	akméleh	akmélinoh, akménnoh	akmélitoonuh, akméttoonuh	akméloonuh
	N-affirmative	akméliyo, akméyyo	akmélito, akmétto	akméle	akméle	akmélino, akménno	akméliton, akmétton	akmélon
conjunctive I	V-affirmative	ákmuh	tákmuh	yákmuh	tákmuh	nákmuh	takmóonuh	yakmóonuh
	N-affirmative	ákmu	tákmu	yákmu	tákmu	nákmu	takmón	yakmón
	negative	akmé wáyuh	akmé wáytuh	akmé wáyuh	akmé wáytuh	akmé wáynuh	akmé waytóonuh	akmé wóonuh
conjunctive II	V-affirmative	akménkeh	takménkeh	yakménkeh	takménkeh	nakménkeh	takmeenínkeh	yakmeenínkeh
	N-affirmative	akménke	takménke	yakménke	takménke	nakménke	takmeenínke	yakmeenínke
	negative	akmé wáankeh	akmé waytánkeh	akmé wáankeh	akmé waytánkeh	akmé waynánkeh	akmé waytaanankéh	akmé waanánkeh
jussive	affirmative	ákmay	tákmay	yákmay	tákmay	nákmay	takmóonay	yakmóonay
	negative	akmé wáay	akmé wáytay	akmé wáay	akmé wáytay	akmé wáynay	akmé waytóonay	akmé wóonay
past conditional	affirmative	akminniyóy	akminnitóy	akminnáy	akminnáy	akminninóy	akminnitoonúy	akminnoonúy
	negative	akmé wanniyóy	akmé wannitóy	akmé wannáy	akmé wannáy	akmé wanninóy	akmé wannitoonúy	akmé wannoonúy
present conditional I	affirmative	okmék	tokmék	yokmék	tokmék	nokmék	tokmeeník	yokmeeník
	negative	akmé wéek	akmé wayték	akmé wéek	akmé wayték	akmé waynék	akmé wayteeník	akmé weeník
		singular	plural			singular	plural
consultative	affirmative	akmóo	nakmóo	imperative	affirmative	akúm, ukúm	akúma, ukúma
	negative	maakmóo	manakmóo		negative	máakmin	máakmina
-h converb	-i form	-k converb	-in(n)uh converb	-innuk converb	infinitive	indefinite participle
						V-focus	N-focus
ákmih	ákmi	ákmuk	akmínnuh	akmínnuk	akmíyya	akminnáanih	akminnáan
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 akmé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké perfect potential affirmative perfective + -m + takké negative akmé + perfective of wée + -m + takké present conditional II affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék negative akmé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék perfect conditional affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k irrealis akmé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

See also

• adoobité (“eat”, intransitive)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “okme”, 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), page 470