aboyya

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abojˈja/ [ʔʌbɔjˈjʌ]
• Hyphenation: a‧boy‧ya

Noun

aboyyá f (plural aboyyáy m)

1. grandmother

Declension

Declension of aboyyá
absolutive	aboyyá
predicative	aboyyá
subjective	aboyyá
genitive	aboyyá
Postpositioned forms l-case aboyyál k-case aboyyák t-case aboyyát h-case aboyyáh

Coordinate terms

• kaxxa-abbá (“grandfather”)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “aboyya”, 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 25