yaabe

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaːˈbe/, [jaːˈbɛ]
  • Hyphenation: yaa‧be

Verb

yaabé (causative yaabisé, frequentative yabamyaabé, autobenefactive yaabité)

  1. (intransitive) talk, speak

Conjugation

    Conjugation of yaabe (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative yaabéhyaabtéhyaabéhyaabtéhyaabnéhyaabteeníhyaabeeníh
N-affirmative yaabéyaabtéyaabéyaabtéyaabnéyaabtényaabén
negative máyaabinniyomáyaabinnitomáyaabinnamáyaabinnamáyaabinninomáyaabinnitonmáyaabinnon
imperfective V-affirmative yaabáhyaabtáhyaabáhyaabtáhyaabnáhyaabtaanáhyaabaanáh
N-affirmative yaabáyaabtáyaabáyaabtáyaabnáyaabtányaabán
negative máyaabamáyaabtamáyaabamáyaabtamáyaabnamáyaabtanmáyaaban
prospective V-affirmative yaabéliyoh
yaabéyyoh
yaabélitoh
yaabéttoh
yaabélehyaabélehyaabélinoh
yaabénnoh
yaabélitoonuh
yaabéttoonuh
yaabéloonuh
N-affirmative yaabéliyo
yaabéyyo
yaabélito
yaabétto
yaabéleyaabéleyaabélino
yaabénno
yaabéliton
yaabétton
yaabélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative yáabuhyáabtuhyáabuhyáabtuhyáabuhyaabtóonuhyaabóonuh
N-affirmative yáabuyáabtuyáabuyáabtuyáabuyaabtónyaabón
negative yaabé wáyuhyaabé wáytuhyaabé wáyuhyaabé wáytuhyaabé wáynuhyaabé waytóonuhyaabé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative yaabánkehyaabtánkehyaabánkehyaabtánkehyaabnánkehyaabtaanánkehyaabaanánkeh
N-affirmative yaabánkeyaabtánkeyaabánkeyaabtánkeyaabnánkeyaabtaanánkeyaabaanánke
negative yaabé wáankehyaabé waytánkehyaabé wáankehyaabé waytánkehyaabé waynánkehyaabé waytaanánkehyaabé wáankeh
jussive affirmative yáabayyáabtayyáabayyáabtayyáabayyaabtóonayyaabóonay
negative yaabé wáayyaabé wáytayyaabé wáayyaabé wáytayyaabé wáynayyaabé waytóonayyaabé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative yaabinniyóyyaabinnitóyyaabinnáyyaabinnáyyaabinninóyyaabinnitoonúyyaabinnoonúy
negative yaabé wanniyóyyaabé wannitóyyaabé wannáyyaabé wannáyyaabé wanninóyyaabé wannitoonúyyaabé wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative yaabékyaabtékyaabékyaabtékyaabnékyaabteeníkyaabeeník
negative yaabé wéekyaabé waytékyaabé wéekyaabé waytékyaabé waynékyaabé wayteeníkyaabé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative yaabóoyaabnóo imperative affirmative yábyába
negative mayaabóomayaabnóo negative máyaabinmáyaabina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
yáabahyáabiyáabakyaabínnuhyaabínnukyaabíyyayaabináanihyaabináan
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 yaabé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative yaabé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative yaabé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis yaabé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

Derived terms

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “yaabe”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 300

West Makian

Etymology

May contain the element be (water).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaː.ˈbe/

Noun

yaabe

  1. rudder

References

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics
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