xayi

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Afar[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɖaˈji/, [ɖʌˈjɪ]
  • Hyphenation: xayi

Verb[edit]

xayí

  1. (stative) be nearby
  2. (stative) be quick
  3. (stative) be soon

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of xayi (type III verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
present indicative I V-affirmative xayiyóh xayitóh xayíh xayíh xayinóh xayitoonúh xayoonúh
N-affirmative xayiyó xayitó xayí xayí xayinó xayitón xayón
negative máxayiyo máxayito máxayi máxayi máxayino máxayiton máxayon
present indicative II affirmative present indicative I + imperfective of én
past indicative I xáyuk + perfective of én
past indicative II xáyuk + perfective of sugé
present
potential
affirmative xayiyóm takkéh xayitóm takkéh xayím takkéh xayím takkéh xayinóm takkéh xayitoonúm takkéh xayoonúm takkéh
past
conditional
affirmative xáyuk + past conditional of sugé
-h converb -k converb -in(n)uh converb infinitive
xáyih xáyuk xayínnuh xayíyya

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “xayi”, 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 37