ookome

Afar

Etymology

From aakám (“introduction”) +‎ -é.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːkoˈme/ [ʔoːkɔˈmɛ]
• Hyphenation: oo‧ko‧me

Verb

ookomé

1. (intransitive) to arrive first

Conjugation

Conjugation of ookome (type I verb)
		1st singular	2nd singular	3rd singular		1st plural	2nd plural	3rd plural
				m	f
perfective	V-affirmative	ookoméh	tookoméh	yookoméh	tookoméh	nookoméh	tookomeeníh	yookomeeníh
	N-affirmative	ookomé	tookomé	yookomé	tookomé	nookomé	tookomén	yookomén
	negative	máakaminniyo	máakaminnito	máakaminna	máakaminna	máakaminnino	máakaminniton	máakaminnon
imperfective	V-affirmative	aakaméh	taakaméh	yaakaméh	taakaméh	naakaméh	taakameeníh	yaakameeníh
	N-affirmative	aakamé	taakamé	yaakamé	taakamé	naakamé	taakamén	yaakamén
	negative	máakama	mátaakama	máyaakama, míyaakama	mátaakama	mánaakama	mátaakaman	máyaakaman, míyaakaman
prospective	V-affirmative	aakaméliyoh, aakaméyyoh	aakamélitoh, aakaméttoh	aakaméleh	aakaméleh	aakamélinoh, aakaménnoh	aakamélitoonuh, aakaméttoonuh	aakaméloonuh
	N-affirmative	aakaméliyo, aakaméyyo	aakamélito, aakamétto	aakaméle	aakaméle	aakamélino, aakaménno	aakaméliton, aakamétton	aakamélon
conjunctive I	V-affirmative	aakámuh	taakámuh	yaakámuh	taakámuh	naakámuh	taakamóonuh	yaakamóonuh
	N-affirmative	aakámu	taakámu	yaakámu	taakámu	naakámu	taakamón	yaakamón
	negative	aakamé wáyuh	aakamé wáytuh	aakamé wáyuh	aakamé wáytuh	aakamé wáynuh	aakamé waytóonuh	aakamé wóonuh
conjunctive II	V-affirmative	aakaménkeh	taakaménkeh	yaakaménkeh	taakaménkeh	naakaménkeh	taakameenínkeh	yaakameenínkeh
	N-affirmative	aakaménke	taakaménke	yaakaménke	taakaménke	naakaménke	taakameenínke	yaakameenínke
	negative	aakamé wáankeh	aakamé waytánkeh	aakamé wáankeh	aakamé waytánkeh	aakamé waynánkeh	aakamé waytaanankéh	aakamé waanánkeh
jussive	affirmative	aakámay	taakámay	yaakámay	taakámay	naakámay	taakamóonay	yaakamóonay
	negative	aakamé wáay	aakamé wáytay	aakamé wáay	aakamé wáytay	aakamé wáynay	aakamé waytóonay	aakamé wóonay
past conditional	affirmative	aakaminniyóy	aakaminnitóy	aakaminnáy	aakaminnáy	aakaminninóy	aakaminnitoonúy	aakaminnoonúy
	negative	aakamé wanniyóy	aakamé wannitóy	aakamé wannáy	aakamé wannáy	aakamé wanninóy	aakamé wannitoonúy	aakamé wannoonúy
present conditional I	affirmative	ookomék	tookomék	yookomék	tookomék	nookomék	tookomeeník	yookomeeník
	negative	aakamé wéek	aakamé wayték	aakamé wéek	aakamé wayték	aakamé waynék	aakamé wayteeník	aakamé weeník
		singular	plural			singular	plural
consultative	affirmative	aakamóo	naakamóo	imperative	affirmative	ookóm	ookóma
	negative	maaakamóo	manaakamóo		negative	máakamin	máakamina
-h converb	-i form	-k converb	-in(n)uh converb	-innuk converb	infinitive	indefinite participle
						V-focus	N-focus
aakámih	aakámi	aakámuk	aakamínnuh	aakamínnuk	aakamíyya	aakaminnáanih	aakaminnáan
Compound tenses past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké imperfect potential II affirmative imperfective + -m + takké negative aakamé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké perfect potential affirmative perfective + -m + takké negative aakamé + perfective of wée + -m + takké present conditional II affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék negative aakamé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék perfect conditional affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k irrealis aakamé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ookome”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 177