sagaal

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Afar

Afar numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: sagáal
    Ordinal: sagalháytu

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic . Cognates include Oromo sagal, Saho sagal and Somali sagáal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈɡaːl/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧gaal

Noun

sagáal m (plural sagaggáal m)

  1. nine

Usage notes

  • When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
    Saglá númu.Nine people.
  • When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

Declension of sagáal
absolutive sagáal
predicative sagáala
subjective sagáal
genitive saglá
Postpositioned forms
l-case sagáalal
k-case sagáalak
t-case sagáalat
h-case sagáalah

References

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

Somali

Somali cardinal numbers
 <  8 9 10  > 
    Cardinal : sagaal
    Ordinal : sagaalaad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Afar sagáal and Maay sagal.

Numeral

sagáal

  1. nine