Afar

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raːˈre/ [ɾaːˈɾɛ]
  • Hyphenation: raa‧re

Verb

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raaré

  1. (Southern dialects, auxiliary) intend to
  2. (Southern dialects, auxiliary) almost do

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of raare (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative raaréh raartéh raaréh raartéh raarréh raarteeníh raareeníh
N-affirmative raaré raarté raaré raarté raarré raartén raarén
negative máraarinniyo máraarinnito máraarinna máraarinna máraarinnino máraarinniton máraarinnon
imperfective V-affirmative raaráh raartáh raaráh raartáh raarráh raartaanáh raaraanáh
N-affirmative raará raartá raará raartá raarrá raartán raarán
negative máraara máraarta máraara máraarta máraarra máraartan máraaran
prospective V-affirmative raaréliyoh
raaréyyoh
raarélitoh
raaréttoh
raaréleh raaréleh raarélinoh
raarénnoh
raarélitoonuh
raaréttoonuh
raaréloonuh
N-affirmative raaréliyo
raaréyyo
raarélito
raarétto
raaréle raaréle raarélino
raarénno
raaréliton
raarétton
raarélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative ráaruh ráartuh ráaruh ráartuh ráaruh raartóonuh raaróonuh
N-affirmative ráaru ráartu ráaru ráartu ráaru raartón raarón
negative raaré wáyuh raaré wáytuh raaré wáyuh raaré wáytuh raaré wáynuh raaré waytóonuh raaré wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative raaránkeh raartánkeh raaránkeh raartánkeh raarránkeh raartaanánkeh raaraanánkeh
N-affirmative raaránke raartánke raaránke raartánke raarránke raartaanánke raaraanánke
negative raaré wáankeh raaré waytánkeh raaré wáankeh raaré waytánkeh raaré waynánkeh raaré waytaanánkeh raaré wáankeh
jussive affirmative ráaray ráartay ráaray ráartay ráaray raartóonay raaróonay
negative raaré wáay raaré wáytay raaré wáay raaré wáytay raaré wáynay raaré waytóonay raaré wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative raarinniyóy raarinnitóy raarinnáy raarinnáy raarinninóy raarinnitoonúy raarinnoonúy
negative raaré wanniyóy raaré wannitóy raaré wannáy raaré wannáy raaré wanninóy raaré wannitoonúy raaré wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative raarék raarték raarék raarték raarrék raarteeník raareeník
negative raaré wéek raaré wayték raaré wéek raaré wayték raaré waynék raaré wayteeník raaré weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative raaróo raarróo imperative affirmative ráar ráara
negative maraaróo maraarróo negative máraarin máraarina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
ráarah ráari ráarak raarínnuh raarínnuk raaríyya raarináanih raarináan
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 raaré + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative raaré + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative raaré + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis raaré + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “xaaxe”, 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 348