labaatanna

Afar

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Cardinal: labaatánna, namma-tabán     Ordinal: labatanniháytu, namma-tabanháytu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /labaːˈtanːa/ [lʌbaːˈtʌnːʌ]
• Hyphenation: la‧baa‧tan‧na

Noun

labaatánna m (plural labaatannitté f)

1. twenty

Usage notes

• When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:

  Labaatanní númu. ― Twenty people.

• When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

Declension of labaatánna

absolutive labaatánna predicative labaatánna subjective labaatanní genitive labaatanní Postpositioned forms l-case labaatánnal k-case labaatánnak t-case labaatánnat h-case labaatánnah

References

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