kontom

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Afar

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Afar numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  40  ←  49 50 51  →  60  → [a], [b]
5
    Cardinal: kontóm, koona-tabán
    Ordinal: kontomháytu, koona-tabanháytu

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /konˈtom/ [kɔnˈtɔm]
  • Hyphenation: kon‧tom

Noun

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kontóm m 

  1. fifty

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Declension of kontóm
absolutive kontóm
predicative kontómu
subjective kontóm
genitive kontóm
Postpositioned forms
l-case kontómul
k-case kontómuk
t-case kontómut
h-case kontómuh

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kontom”, 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 77
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 197

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kontom n

  1. dative plural of konto