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Afar
Etymology
From káy (“his”) + -m.
Pronunciation
- káyim: IPA(key): /ˈkʌjim/
- kayím: IPA(key): /kʌˈjim/
- Hyphenation: ka‧yim
Pronoun
káyim or kayím (predicative káyimi or kayiimí)
- his
See also
References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kayim”, 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 67
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)