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Family Vocabulary in Afar
🤗 Assalaamu qaleykum! Afar learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Family Members" in Afar, the language of Afar people mainly living in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
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mara - family[edit | edit source]
English | Afar af |
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grandfather | kaɖɖa-abbá |
grandmother | kaɖɖa-ina, aboyyá |
paternal grandmother | abbah-iná |
maternal grandmother | inah-iná |
parents | ɖaleyná |
father(s) | abbá / abbobtí |
dad, daddy | babbá, báa |
mother(s) | iná / inaaní, inontí |
mom, mommy | yayyá, yáa |
humankind | ádam |
masculinity | labhiinó,
labhíinu |
man / men | num(u) / labhá |
husband | baqála |
femininity | barriinó,
barríinu |
woman / women | agaboytá [N] / agábu,
barrá [S] |
wife, spouse | barrá |
bridegroom
bride |
qarús
qibná |
widow(s) | gubuná / gúbun |
paternal uncle | qam, qammí |
maternal uncle | abu |
aunt | anná, tatta |
nephew | saqal-báɖa |
niece | saqal-baɖá |
cousin (m)
cousin (f) |
qammí-báɖa
qammí-baɖá |
boy | báɖa / xaylo |
girl | baɖá / xaylo |
young boy | awkibáɖa |
young girl | awkabbaɖá |
son | áwka |
daughter | awká |
brotherhood | toobokiinó,
toobokíinu |
brother | toobokoyta |
sister | maqanxá, ma'anda |
elder | saqál |
child / children | urrí / úrru |
children | urriɖayló |
friendship | kataysiinó,
kataysíinu |
friend(s) | kataysá,
wadaytu / wadaaya |
enemy
[female] |
naqabóyta
naqaboytá |
neighbor | cuggaytu |
people | sinám |
people | rasu / rasitte |
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