qadaala
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Afar[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
qadáala m (singulative qadaaláytu m, plural qadaalitté f)
Declension[edit]
Declension of qadáala | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | qadáala | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | qadáala | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | qadaalí | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | qadaalí | |||||||||||||||||
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Etymology 2[edit]
Blend of qadó (“white”) + ála (“European; animal”).
Noun[edit]
qadáala m (plural qadalluwwá f or qadalluwwé f)
Usage notes[edit]
- The plural qadalluwwé is used in the southern dialects, whereas qadalluwwá is used in the northern dialects.
Declension[edit]
Declension of qadáala | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | qadáala | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | qadáala | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | qadaalí | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | qadaalí | |||||||||||||||||
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References[edit]
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “qadaàla”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Didier Morin (2012) “QADAALA”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN, page 144
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)