konoy

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Afar

Afar numbers (edit)
50[a], [b]
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: konóy
    Ordinal: konoyháytu
    Fractional: konoytá

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Iraqw kooʼán, Sidamo onte, Somali shán, Oromo shan and Saho koon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈnoj/,
  • Hyphenation: ko‧noy

Noun

konóy m 

  1. five

Usage notes

  • When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
    Kóona númu. ― Five people.
  • When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

Declension of konóy
absolutive konóy
predicative konóyu, konóoyu
subjective konóy
genitive kóona
Postpositioned forms
l-case konóyul, konóoyul
k-case konóyuk, konóoyuk
t-case konóyut, konóoyut
h-case konóyuh, konóoyuh

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “konoy”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
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