magaala

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Afar

Etymology

Related to Somali magaaló.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɡaːˈla/,
  • Hyphenation: ma‧gaa‧la

Noun

magaalá f (plural magaaloolá f)

  1. town, village

Declension

Declension of magaalá
absolutive magaalá
predicative magaalá
subjective magaalá
genitive magaalá
Postpositioned forms
l-case magaalál
k-case magaalák
t-case magaalát
h-case magaaláh

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “magaala”, 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 196
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Oromo

Adjective

magaala

  1. blackish brown
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