xayi

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Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖaˈji/
  • Hyphenation: xa‧yi

Verb

xayí

  1. (stative) be nearby
  2. (stative) be quick
  3. (stative) be soon

Conjugation

    Conjugation of xayi (type III verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
present indicative I V-affirmative xayiyóh xayitóh xayíh xayíh xayinóh xayitoonúh xayoonúh
N-affirmative xayiyó xayitó xayí xayí xayinó xayitón xayón
negative máxayiyo máxayito máxayi máxayi máxayino máxayiton máxayon
present indicative II affirmative present indicative I + imperfective of én
past indicative I xáyuk + perfective of én
past indicative II xáyuk + perfective of sugé
present
potential 		affirmative xayiyóm takkéh xayitóm takkéh xayím takkéh xayím takkéh xayinóm takkéh xayitoonúm takkéh xayoonúm takkéh
past
conditional 		affirmative xáyuk + past conditional of sugé
-h converb -k converb -in(n)uh converb infinitive
xáyih xáyuk xayínnuh xayíyya

Derived terms

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “xayi”, 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 37
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