kuumu

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Afar

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • kúumu: IPA(key): /ˈkuːmu/
  • kuumú: IPA(key): /kuːˈmu/
  • Hyphenation: kuu‧mu

Pronoun

kúumu or kuumú

  1. predicative of kúm

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːmu/
  • Hyphenation: kuu‧mu

Noun

kúumu

  1. predicative of kúum

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kum” and “kùum”, 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, pages 67, 77
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 252