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Afar
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
- 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
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| absolutive
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konóy
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| predicative
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konóyu, konóoyu
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| subjective
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konóy
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| genitive
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kóona
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References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “konoy”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN