Afar

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Etymology

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Cognate with Saho caage.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕaːˈɡe/ [ʕaːˈɡɛ]
  • Hyphenation: qaa‧ge

Verb

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qaagé (causative qaagisé, autobenefactive qaagité)

  1. (North Afar, transitive) desire
  2. (South Afar, transitive) hope for

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of qaage (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative qaagéh qaagtéh qaagéh qaagtéh qaagnéh qaagteeníh qaageeníh
N-affirmative qaagé qaagté qaagé qaagté qaagné qaagtén qaagén
negative máqaaginniyo máqaaginnito máqaaginna máqaaginna máqaaginnino máqaaginniton máqaaginnon
imperfective V-affirmative qaagáh qaagtáh qaagáh qaagtáh qaagnáh qaagtaanáh qaagaanáh
N-affirmative qaagá qaagtá qaagá qaagtá qaagná qaagtán qaagán
negative máqaaga máqaagta máqaaga máqaagta máqaagna máqaagtan máqaagan
prospective V-affirmative qaagéliyoh
qaagéyyoh
qaagélitoh
qaagéttoh
qaagéleh qaagéleh qaagélinoh
qaagénnoh
qaagélitoonuh
qaagéttoonuh
qaagéloonuh
N-affirmative qaagéliyo
qaagéyyo
qaagélito
qaagétto
qaagéle qaagéle qaagélino
qaagénno
qaagéliton
qaagétton
qaagélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative qáaguh qáagtuh qáaguh qáagtuh qáaguh qaagtóonuh qaagóonuh
N-affirmative qáagu qáagtu qáagu qáagtu qáagu qaagtón qaagón
negative qaagé wáyuh qaagé wáytuh qaagé wáyuh qaagé wáytuh qaagé wáynuh qaagé waytóonuh qaagé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative qaagánkeh qaagtánkeh qaagánkeh qaagtánkeh qaagnánkeh qaagtaanánkeh qaagaanánkeh
N-affirmative qaagánke qaagtánke qaagánke qaagtánke qaagnánke qaagtaanánke qaagaanánke
negative qaagé wáankeh qaagé waytánkeh qaagé wáankeh qaagé waytánkeh qaagé waynánkeh qaagé waytaanánkeh qaagé wáankeh
jussive affirmative qáagay qáagtay qáagay qáagtay qáagay qaagtóonay qaagóonay
negative qaagé wáay qaagé wáytay qaagé wáay qaagé wáytay qaagé wáynay qaagé waytóonay qaagé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative qaaginniyóy qaaginnitóy qaaginnáy qaaginnáy qaaginninóy qaaginnitoonúy qaaginnoonúy
negative qaagé wanniyóy qaagé wannitóy qaagé wannáy qaagé wannáy qaagé wanninóy qaagé wannitoonúy qaagé wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative qaagék qaagték qaagék qaagték qaagnék qaagteeník qaageeník
negative qaagé wéek qaagé wayték qaagé wéek qaagé wayték qaagé waynék qaagé wayteeník qaagé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative qaagóo qaagnóo imperative affirmative qáag qáaga
negative maqaagóo maqaagnóo negative máqaagin máqaagina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
qáagah qáagi qáagak qaagínnuh qaagínnuk qaagíyya qaagináanih qaagináan
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 qaagé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative qaagé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative qaagé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis qaagé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

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