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Parts of the Body Vocabulary in Afar
🤗 Assalaamu qaleykum! Afar learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Body Parts and Medicine" in Afar, the language of Afar people mainly living in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
Happy learning!
After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Days of the Week, Family, Vegetables & Feelings and Emotions.
xagar - body[edit | edit source]
| English | Afar af |
|---|---|
| ankle | xukcuno, kulcunto |
| anus | raqidda |
| arm(s), hand(s) | gabá / gaboobí |
| artery | kaxxa ramad |
| back, backbone | xiiron, elle |
| beard | deben(e) |
| beauty spot(s) | báru / barwá |
| belly | garba |
| blood | qabala, caydu [poetic] |
| bone(s) | lafa / lafofi |
| braid, plait | qayɖí |
| brain | misinkica, (amoytá) |
| breast | angú |
| buttock | kamuusa, saloofa |
| callus | balhá |
| cheek | qoxo, (quxe), |
| chest | aliili, (sorkoco) |
| chin | deben(e) |
| coitus | maɖó |
| colon | dárru |
| ear | aytí |
| elbow | suħúl [N], ħusúl [S] |
| eye(s) | intí / intiita |
| face | nef, fooca |
| fart | buuɖá |
| finger(s) | feera / ferari |
| fingernail, nail | lifiqi, gaba lífiq |
| fist | gummaadi, kummuqusa |
| foot / feet | |
| forehead | qarsa |
| gland | áɖim |
| hair | xagor, xagorta / xagoru |
| head(s) | amó, amoyta / amoomá |
| heart | wanná, |
| heel | xibqi |
| intestine | ulqu, ulqi |
| jaw, jawbone | qanxabba |
| kidney | akiyyabbaxa, qasbaxa |
| knee | gulúb(u) |
| large intestine | intiħħeedó |
| lip | sokto |
| liver | tiro |
| lung | masangale, gublo |
| mouth | af, afa |
| muscle | íɖu |
| mustache | sanab |
| navel | cundub |
| neck | filla |
| nerve | canti-ramada, (cissi-ramada) |
| nipple, teat | iffontá |
| nose | sán, sana |
| nostril | santi booha |
| penis | buxxe, labna |
| rib | feexi, (masangale lafa) |
| saliva | lagegu, qunxuffe |
| shoulder | sunkú |
| skeleton | gagoona |
| skin | galbo, arab |
| skull | moyya, cangaxxala |
| snore, snoring | kárruf |
| stomach | bágu |
| sweat, perspiration | xoq |
| taenia | dári |
| tear | ɖimó |
| testicle | mudi |
| thighs | xeeqare, (xiiqaare) |
| throat | qunti, seecay |
| thumb | gili |
| toe | ibi feera |
| tongue | arraba |
| tooth / teeth | boddiná / moddina |
| vagina | busu, sayna |
| vein | ramad |
| vertebral column | xiiron lafa |
| wrinkle | erbeb |
| wrist | magoy, mogoyu |
| yawn | saksakó |
medicine[edit | edit source]
| English | Afar af |
|---|---|
| allergy / allergies | ħíin / ħiinwá |
| boil, furuncle | sesáħtu |
| chickenpox | guduf |
| condom(s) | kóndom / kondomwá |
| coronavirus | korona váyras |
| disease(s) | bíyak / biyoktí |
| dumbness | kaħħá |
| ill, sick | byakit |
| infection | adlaaké |
| la cigarette | sigaará |
| measles | miniini |
| nurse | dayla-abé |
| physician, medical doctor | daylaabe |
| plague | dalká |
| scar | ɖibá |
| scurvy | kinó |
| tumor | aɖá |
| vitamine | vitamín |
| wart | osá |
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