alkume

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alkuˈme/, [ʔʌlkʊˈmɛ]
  • Hyphenation: al‧ku‧me

Verb

alkumé

  1. (intransitive) pay a bride price

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alkume (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative alkuméhalkuntéhalkuméhalkuntéhalkunnéhalkunteeníhalkumeeníh
N-affirmative alkuméalkuntéalkuméalkuntéalkunnéalkunténalkumén
negative málkuminniyomálkuminnitomálkuminnamálkuminnamálkuminninomálkuminnitonmálkuminnon
imperfective V-affirmative alkumáhalkuntáhalkumáhalkuntáhalkunnáhalkuntaanáhalkumaanáh
N-affirmative alkumáalkuntáalkumáalkuntáalkunnáalkuntánalkumán
negative málkumamálkuntamálkumamálkuntamálkunnamálkuntanmálkuman
prospective V-affirmative alkuméliyoh
alkuméyyoh
alkumélitoh
alkuméttoh
alkumélehalkumélehalkumélinoh
alkuménnoh
alkumélitoonuh
alkuméttoonuh
alkuméloonuh
N-affirmative alkuméliyo
alkuméyyo
alkumélito
alkumétto
alkumélealkumélealkumélino
alkuménno
alkuméliton
alkumétton
alkumélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative alkúmuhalkúntuhalkúmuhalkúntuhalkúmuhalkuntóonuhalkumóonuh
N-affirmative alkúmualkúntualkúmualkúntualkúmualkuntónalkumón
negative alkumé wáyuhalkumé wáytuhalkumé wáyuhalkumé wáytuhalkumé wáynuhalkumé waytóonuhalkumé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative alkumánkehalkuntánkehalkumánkehalkuntánkehalkunnánkehalkuntaanánkehalkumaanánkeh
N-affirmative alkumánkealkuntánkealkumánkealkuntánkealkunnánkealkuntaanánkealkumaanánke
negative alkumé wáankehalkumé waytánkehalkumé wáankehalkumé waytánkehalkumé waynánkehalkumé waytaanánkehalkumé wáankeh
jussive affirmative alkúmayalkúntayalkúmayalkúntayalkúmayalkuntóonayalkumóonay
negative alkumé wáayalkumé wáytayalkumé wáayalkumé wáytayalkumé wáynayalkumé waytóonayalkumé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative alkuminniyóyalkuminnitóyalkuminnáyalkuminnáyalkuminninóyalkuminnitoonúyalkuminnoonúy
negative alkumé wanniyóyalkumé wannitóyalkumé wannáyalkumé wannáyalkumé wanninóyalkumé wannitoonúyalkumé wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative alkumékalkuntékalkumékalkuntékalkunnékalkunteeníkalkumeeník
negative alkumé wéekalkumé waytékalkumé wéekalkumé waytékalkumé waynékalkumé wayteeníkalkumé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative alkumóoalkunnóo imperative affirmative alkúmalkúma
negative malkumóomalkunnóo negative málkuminmálkumina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
alkúmahalkúmialkúmakalkumínnuhalkumínnukalkumíyyaalkumináanihalkumináan
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 alkumé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative alkumé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative alkumé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis alkumé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

Derived terms

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “alkume”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
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