afats

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Matal

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Etymology

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Likely from Proto-Chadic *p-t (sun, day).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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afats

  1. sun
    Ŋgaha uwana afats adàdzəka mavəɗay la ndzəɗa, agulla fofulo tsatsaɗeɗa ala, kà uwana aɓək slilih kà à pala akur à afik. (Mata 13:16)[2]
    But when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have enough root, it withered.(Matthew 13:16)

References

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  1. ^ Rossing, Melvin Olaf (1978) “afats”, in Mafa-Mada: A Comparative Study of Chadic Languages in North Cameroun, Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Wisconsin-Madison, page 47
  2. ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Matt/13#16