labaatanna

Afar
Afar numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: labaatánna, namma-tabán
    Ordinal: labatanniháytu, namma-tabanháytu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /labaːˈtanːa/, [lʌbaːˈtʌnːʌ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧baa‧tan‧na

Noun

labaatánna m (plural labaatannitté f)

  1. twenty

Usage notes
  • When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
    Labaatanní númu. ― Twenty people.
  • When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension
Declension of labaatánna
absolutive labaatánna
predicative labaatánna
subjective labaatanní
genitive labaatanní
Postpositioned forms
l-case labaatánnal
k-case labaatánnak
t-case labaatánnat
h-case labaatánnah

References
  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “labaatànna”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 77
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 197
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