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 |
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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
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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