Afar

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Xergeera.

Etymology

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Blend of xeerí (long) +‎ géera (tail).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɖerˈɡeːra/ [ɖɛɾˈɡeːɾʌ]
  • Hyphenation: xer‧gee‧ra

Noun

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xergéera m 

  1. pin-tailed whydah

Declension

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Declension of xergéera
absolutive xergéera
predicative xergéera
subjective xergeerí
genitive xergeerí
Postpositioned forms
l-case xergéeral
k-case xergéerak
t-case xergéerat
h-case xergéerah

References

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