Afar edit

Afar numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: tabán kee sagáal
    Ordinal: tabán kee sagalháytu

Etymology edit

Literally: "Ten and nine".

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /taˌban keː saˈɡaːl/, [tʌˌbʌn keː sʌˈɡaːl]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ban kee sa‧gaal

Noun edit

tabán kee sagáal m 

  1. nineteen

Usage notes edit

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

Declension edit

Declension of taban kee sagaal: see sagáal