Yibuuti

Afar

Etymology

Humorously reanalysed as yi (“my”) + búuti (“cooking pot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jiˈbuːti/ [jɪˈbuːtɪ]
• Hyphenation: Yi‧buu‧ti

Proper noun

Yibúuti m

1. (dated, humorous) Alternative form of Gabúuti

Declension

Declension of Yibúuti
absolutive	Yibúuti
predicative	Yibúuti
subjective	Yibuutí
genitive	Yibuutí
Postpositioned forms l-case Yibúutil k-case Yibúutik t-case Yibúutit h-case Yibúutih

References

• Didier Morin (2012) “Gabuuti”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN, page 414