Afar

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Afar numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: tabán kee lacéy
    Ordinal: tabán kee laceyháytu

Etymology

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Literally: "Ten and six".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /taˌban keː laˈħej/ [tʌˌbʌn keː lʌˈħɛj]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ban kee la‧cey

Noun

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tabán kee lacéy m 

  1. sixteen

Usage notes

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  • When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
    Tabán kee licá númu.Sixteen people.
  • When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

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Declension of taban kee lacey: see lacéy