Etymology
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From y- + ayfoofe (“to serve”) + -i.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /jajˈfoːfi/, [jʌjˈfoːfɪ]
- Hyphenation: yayfoo‧fi
yayfóofi m
- waiter
References
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- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)