How to count in Afar (Qafaraf), a Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea.
Key to abbreviations: m = masculine, f = feminine.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | foyyá | |
| 1 | iniki | inikhaytu (m) inkhayto (f) |
| 2 | lammaya, nammaya | lammahaytu (m) lammahayto (f) |
| 3 | sidocu, sidoxu | sidochaytu (m) sidochayto (f) |
| 4 | fereyi, fireyi | fereyhaytu (m) sidochayto (f) |
| 5 | konoyu | konoyhaytu (m) konoyhayto (f) |
| 6 | laceyi, laheyi, lixeyi | |
| 7 | malciini, malxiini | |
| 8 | bacaara, baxaara | |
| 9 | sagaala | |
| 10 | tabana | |
| 11 | taban kee iniki | |
| 12 | taban kee lammaya | |
| 13 | taban kee sidocu | |
| 14 | taban kee fereyi | |
| 15 | taban kee konoyu | |
| 16 | taban kee laceyi | |
| 17 | taban kee malciini | |
| 18 | taban kee bacaara | |
| 19 | taban kee sagaala | |
| 20 | labaatanna | |
| 21 | labaatanna kee iniki | |
| 22 | labaatanna kee lammaya | |
| 23 | labaatanna kee sidocu | |
| 24 | labaatanna kee fereyi | |
| 25 | labaatanna kee konoyu | |
| 26 | labaatanna kee laceyi | |
| 27 | labaatanna kee malciini | |
| 28 | labaatanna kee bacaara | |
| 29 | labaatanna kee sagaala | |
| 30 | soddomu | |
| 40 | morootomu | |
| 50 | kontomu | |
| 60 | lactama, laxtama | |
| 70 | malcina-tabana maixiina tabana (7x10) |
|
| 80 | bacra-tabana baxra tabana (8x10) |
|
| 90 | sagla-tabana (9x10) | |
| 100 | boolu | |
| 200 | lamma-boolu | |
| 300 | sidiica-boolu | |
| 400 | affara-boolu | |
| 500 | koona-boolu | |
| 600 | laca-boolu | |
| 700 | malcina-boolu | |
| 800 | bacra-boolu | |
| 900 | sagla-boolu | |
| 1,000 | alfi (poetic: kuum, kuun) | |
| 2,000 | lamma-alfi | |
| 3,000 | sidiica-alfi | |
| 4,000 | affara-alfi | |
| 5,000 | koona-alfi | |
| 6,000 | laca-alfi | |
| 7,000 | malcina-alfi | |
| 8,000 | bacra-alfi | |
| 9,000 | sagla-alfi | |
| 1,000,000 | malyuun | |
| 1/2 | garab, abxá, nussi | |
| 1/3 | inki sidoctá | |
| 1/4 | inki fereytá | |
| 2/3 | lamma sidoctá | |
| 100% | boolul boolu | |
| 70% | boolul malcina tabana |
Information about Afar numerals
http://afaraf.free.fr/page/numeraux.html
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Afar | Numbers in Afar
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