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Nature Vocabulary in Afar
🤗 Assalaamu qaleykum! Afar learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Nature and Environment" in Afar, the language of Afar people mainly living in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
Happy learning!
With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Days of the Week, Family, Express Surprise & Body parts.
| English | Afar af |
|---|---|
| bush man | barrí-num |
| bush | bárri |
| farmer [male] | buqraabé |
| farmer [female] | buqraabá |
| ground, soil | ardi |
| earth | burta, xarri |
| white clay | badó |
| mud | kallá |
| dust | oból, bullaaqe, |
| fulle, siisa | |
| grass, straw | qaysó |
| root | ramid |
| leaf | ayyufta |
| flower | birro, qoborta |
| tree leaves | kábat |
| sap | umél |
| plant | caxak caxfexxa |
| tree(s) | ħaɖa / ħooɖu |
| twig | ílu |
| heartwood | boktó |
| thicket | ólu |
| wood(s) | bocoyta / boco |
| forest | garbo |
| edge | aklé |
| fire | gira / giraari |
| smoke | qer |
| ash(es) | gombodu, gommodu |
| crater | áru |
| mountain(s) | qalé / qaleelá |
| mountain side | mádag |
| mountain peak | hídhid |
| hill | koomá |
| small hill | koomáytu |
| cave | gabla |
| cliff | booló |
| valley | dala |
| lake(s) | dora / dorwa, |
| muhur | |
| pond(s) | dóra, dorí / dorwáa |
| plain | booɖá |
| little plain | kaldá |
| meadow, grassland | baareytá |
| field(s) | bustaan / bustaanwá |
| pasture | qaysó |
| water well | qéela, (buyyi) |
| river | dora, daqara, dahara, |
| weeqaytu | |
| sea | bad, báda |
| ocean | badiida |
| beach | báda-afal |
| wave(s) | haffoyta / haffo |
| seaweeds, algae | saqabi, sahabi |
| island | kudda, |
| gidir, fanti fura | |
| desert | baqadu, |
| awxaq, waxxahenta | |
| reg | así |
| sand | qidde, (niis) |
| stone | ɖáa, (ɖaahita) |
| rock | gaħer, xaluq |
| diamond | almaasa |
| amber | qambari |
| coal | facami, (gamci) |
| blacksmith | kuur-abé |
| iron | birta / biriita [plur.] |
| steel | masada |
| silver | fodda |
| gold | dahaba [Arab.] |
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