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Afar
Etymology
Related to Saho awka, awkä.
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /ˈawka/,
- Hyphenation: aw‧ka
Noun
áwka m (plural úrru m)
- boy
- son
Declension
| Declension of áwka
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| absolutive
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áwka
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| predicative
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áwka
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| subjective
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awkí
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| genitive
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awkí
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Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /awˈka/,
- Hyphenation: aw‧ka
Noun
awká f (plural úrru m)
- girl
- daughter
Declension
| Declension of awká
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| absolutive
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awká
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| predicative
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awká
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| subjective
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awká
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| genitive
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awká
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References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 47
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 24
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 105
Mapudungun
Adjective
awka (Unified spelling, Raguileo spelling)
- untameable, indomitable, rebellious
- wild (about animal)
- savage
Noun
awka anim (plural pu awka) (Unified spelling, Raguileo spelling)
- mare
See also
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.