sagaal
Afar
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Cardinal: sagáal Ordinal: sagalháytu |
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Cushitic [Term?]. Cognates include Oromo sagal, Saho sagal and Somali sagáal.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsagáal m (plural sagaggáal m)
Usage notes
edit- When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
- Saglá númu. ― Nine people.
- When counting, the predicative case is used.
Declension
editDeclension of sagáal | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | sagáal | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | sagáala | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | sagáal | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | saglá | |||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “sagaal”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Somali
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Cardinal : sagaal Ordinal : sagaalaad | ||
Etymology
editInherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Afar sagáal and Maay sagal.
Numeral
editsagáal