sagaal

Afar

Afar numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: sagáal     Ordinal: sagalháytu

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic [Term?]. Cognates include Oromo sagal, Saho sagal and Somali sagáal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈɡaːl/, [sʌˈɡaːl]
• Hyphenation: sa‧gaal

Noun

sagáal m (plural sagaggáal m)

1. nine

Usage notes

• When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:

  Saglá númu. ― Nine people.

• When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

Declension of sagáal
absolutive	sagáal
predicative	sagáala
subjective	sagáal
genitive	saglá
Postpositioned forms l-case sagáalal k-case sagáalak t-case sagáalat h-case sagáalah

References

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

Somali

Somali cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sagaal     Ordinal : sagaalaad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Afar sagáal and Maay sagal.

Numeral

sagáal

1. nine