taban kee konoy
Afar
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| Cardinal: tabán kee konóy Ordinal: tabán kee konoyháytu | ||
Etymology
Literally: "Ten and five".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʌˌbʌn keː koˈnoj/
- Hyphenation: ta‧ban kee ko‧noy
Noun
tabán kee konóy m
- fifteen
Usage notes
- When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
- Tabán kee kooná númu. ― Fifteen people.
- When counting, the predicative case is used.
Declension
| Declension of taban kee konoy: see konóy |
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References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 196