yabamyaabe

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jabamjaːˈbe/ [jʌbʌmjaːˈbɛ]
• Hyphenation: ya‧bam‧yaa‧be

Verb

yabamyaabé (causative yabamyabsiisé)

1. Frequentative form of yaabé: speak sometimes

Conjugation

Conjugation of yabamyaabe (type II verb)
		1st singular	2nd singular	3rd singular		1st plural	2nd plural	3rd plural
				m	f
perfective	V-affirmative	yabamyaabéh	yabamyaabtéh	yabamyaabéh	yabamyaabtéh	yabamyaabnéh	yabamyaabteeníh	yabamyaabeeníh
	N-affirmative	yabamyaabé	yabamyaabté	yabamyaabé	yabamyaabté	yabamyaabné	yabamyaabtén	yabamyaabén
	negative	máyabamyaabinniyo	máyabamyaabinnito	máyabamyaabinna	máyabamyaabinna	máyabamyaabinnino	máyabamyaabinniton	máyabamyaabinnon
imperfective	V-affirmative	yabamyaabáh	yabamyaabtáh	yabamyaabáh	yabamyaabtáh	yabamyaabnáh	yabamyaabtaanáh	yabamyaabaanáh
	N-affirmative	yabamyaabá	yabamyaabtá	yabamyaabá	yabamyaabtá	yabamyaabná	yabamyaabtán	yabamyaabán
	negative	máyabamyaaba	máyabamyaabta	máyabamyaaba	máyabamyaabta	máyabamyaabna	máyabamyaabtan	máyabamyaaban
prospective	V-affirmative	yabamyaabéliyoh yabamyaabéyyoh	yabamyaabélitoh yabamyaabéttoh	yabamyaabéleh	yabamyaabéleh	yabamyaabélinoh yabamyaabénnoh	yabamyaabélitoonuh yabamyaabéttoonuh	yabamyaabéloonuh
	N-affirmative	yabamyaabéliyo yabamyaabéyyo	yabamyaabélito yabamyaabétto	yabamyaabéle	yabamyaabéle	yabamyaabélino yabamyaabénno	yabamyaabéliton yabamyaabétton	yabamyaabélon
conjunctive I	V-affirmative	yabamyáabuh	yabamyáabtuh	yabamyáabuh	yabamyáabtuh	yabamyáabuh	yabamyaabtóonuh	yabamyaabóonuh
	N-affirmative	yabamyáabu	yabamyáabtu	yabamyáabu	yabamyáabtu	yabamyáabu	yabamyaabtón	yabamyaabón
	negative	yabamyaabé wáyuh	yabamyaabé wáytuh	yabamyaabé wáyuh	yabamyaabé wáytuh	yabamyaabé wáynuh	yabamyaabé waytóonuh	yabamyaabé wóonuh
conjunctive II	V-affirmative	yabamyaabánkeh	yabamyaabtánkeh	yabamyaabánkeh	yabamyaabtánkeh	yabamyaabnánkeh	yabamyaabtaanánkeh	yabamyaabaanánkeh
	N-affirmative	yabamyaabánke	yabamyaabtánke	yabamyaabánke	yabamyaabtánke	yabamyaabnánke	yabamyaabtaanánke	yabamyaabaanánke
	negative	yabamyaabé wáankeh	yabamyaabé waytánkeh	yabamyaabé wáankeh	yabamyaabé waytánkeh	yabamyaabé waynánkeh	yabamyaabé waytaanánkeh	yabamyaabé wáankeh
jussive	affirmative	yabamyáabay	yabamyáabtay	yabamyáabay	yabamyáabtay	yabamyáabay	yabamyaabtóonay	yabamyaabóonay
	negative	yabamyaabé wáay	yabamyaabé wáytay	yabamyaabé wáay	yabamyaabé wáytay	yabamyaabé wáynay	yabamyaabé waytóonay	yabamyaabé wóonay
past conditional	affirmative	yabamyaabinniyóy	yabamyaabinnitóy	yabamyaabinnáy	yabamyaabinnáy	yabamyaabinninóy	yabamyaabinnitoonúy	yabamyaabinnoonúy
	negative	yabamyaabé wanniyóy	yabamyaabé wannitóy	yabamyaabé wannáy	yabamyaabé wannáy	yabamyaabé wanninóy	yabamyaabé wannitoonúy	yabamyaabé wanninoonúy
present conditional I	affirmative	yabamyaabék	yabamyaabték	yabamyaabék	yabamyaabték	yabamyaabnék	yabamyaabteeník	yabamyaabeeník
	negative	yabamyaabé wéek	yabamyaabé wayték	yabamyaabé wéek	yabamyaabé wayték	yabamyaabé waynék	yabamyaabé wayteeník	yabamyaabé weeník
		singular	plural			singular	plural
consultative	affirmative	yabamyaabóo	yabamyaabnóo	imperative	affirmative	yabamyáab	yabamyáaba
	negative	mayabamyaabóo	mayabamyaabnóo		negative	máyabamyaabin	máyabamyaabina
-h converb	-i form	-k converb	-in(n)uh converb	-innuk converb	infinitive	indefinite participle
						V-focus	N-focus
yabamyáabah	yabamyáabi	yabamyáabak	yabamyaabínnuh	yabamyaabínnuk	yabamyaabíyya	yabamyaabináanih	yabamyaabináan
Compound tenses past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké imperfect potential II affirmative imperfective + -m + takké negative yabamyaabé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké perfect potential affirmative perfective + -m + takké negative yabamyaabé + perfective of wée + -m + takké present conditional II affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék negative yabamyaabé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék perfect conditional affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k irrealis yabamyaabé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

• 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 285