anu

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔanāku. Cognates include Oromo ani, Saho anu, Somali áan and Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Anú tuffác akmé.


ah

áh (canonical)
áh (absolutive)
áha (predicative)
áh (subjective)
ahtí (genitive)
áhal (l-case)
áhak (k-case)
áhat (t-case)
áhah (h-case)


ko

Diggah nanu Ni Rabbow koo inkittosnaah Qibaada dibuk koo caglisna, nanu ni-caagiidah inkih cato koo esserra.

Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 5:

Our God, with strength we make you whole, only you we give [our] adoration, we as one ask you for help with our afairs.


num

núm (canonical)
núm (absolutive)
númu (predicative)
núm (subjective)
numtín (genitive)
númul (l-case)
númuk (k-case)
númut (t-case)
númuh (h-case)


kum

kúm (canonical)
kúumu (predicative)
kuumú (predicative)


sinni

sínni (canonical)
isinni (alternative Afar Northern)


sinni

sinní (canonical)
isinni (alternative Afar Northern)


amah

amáh (canonical)
amáh (absolutive)
amáha (predicative)
amáh (subjective)
amáh (genitive)
amáhal (l-case)
amáhak (k-case)
amáhat (t-case)
amáhah (h-case)

this, that (masculine; proximal to the spoken to)


nim

ním (canonical)
níimi (predicative)
niimí (predicative)


atu

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔanti, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognates include Hebrew אַתָּה, Oromo ati, Saho atu, Sidamo ati and Somali áad.

cog

Hebrew אַתָּה


tah

táh (canonical)
táh (absolutive)
táha (predicative)
táh (subjective)
tahtí (genitive)
táhal (l-case)
táhak (k-case)
táhat (t-case)
táhah (h-case)

this, these (feminine; proximal to the speaker)


nanu

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Iraqw atén, Oromo nuyi, Saho nanu, Sidamo ninke and Somali annaga.

Nanú sagá naxigillé.


yim

yím (canonical)
yíimi (predicative)
yiimí (predicative)


itta

ítta (canonical)
ítta (absolutive)
ítta (predicative)
ittí (subjective)
ittín (genitive)
íttal (l-case)
íttak (k-case)
íttat (t-case)
íttah (h-case)
títta (alternative)
hítta (alternative)
sítta (alternative)


usun

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo isaan, Sidamo insa and Saho úsun.

Úsun maaqó baaheeníh yenén.


tiya

tíya (canonical masculine)
tíya (absolutive)
tíya (predicative)
tíi (subjective)
inkí (genitive)
tíyal (l-case)
tíyak (k-case)
tíyat (t-case)
tíyah (h-case)

anything, something (referring to a masculine subject)


tiya

tiyá (canonical feminine)
tiyá (absolutive)
tiyá (predicative)
tiyá (subjective)
inkí (genitive)
tiyál (l-case)
tiyák (k-case)
tiyát (t-case)
tiyáh (h-case)

anything, something (referring to a feminine subject)


usuk

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya iso, Saho úsuk, Sidamo isi and Somali isaga.

Usuk (Yalla kinnuk) cisab kee galtoh Ayró (Qhiyaamah Ayró kinnuk) yamlike Rabbi kinni.

Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 4:

He (God) who possesses the Day of reckoning and reward (the Day of Qhiyaama) is God.


iyya

íyya (canonical)
íyya (absolutive)
íyya (predicative)
iyyí (subjective)
iyyín (genitive)
íyyal (l-case)
íyyak (k-case)
íyyat (t-case)
íyyah (h-case)


kenim

head

kénim or kením (predicative kénimi or keniimí)

kénim (canonical)
kením (canonical)
kénimi (predicative)
keniimí (predicative)


tamah

tamáh (canonical)
tamáh (absolutive)
tamáha (predicative)
tamáh (subjective)
tamáh (genitive)
tamáhal (l-case)
tamáhak (k-case)
tamáhat (t-case)
tamáhah (h-case)

this, that (feminine; proximal to the spoken to)


isinni

isínni (canonical)
sinni (alternative Afar Southern)


isinni

isinní (canonical)
sinni (alternative Afar Southern)


kayim

káyim or kayím (predicative káyimi or kayiimí)

káyim (canonical)
kayím (canonical)
káyimi (predicative)
kayiimí (predicative)


tetim

tétim or tetím (predicative tétimi or tetiimí)

tétim (canonical)
tetím (canonical)
tétimi (predicative)
tetiimí (predicative)


sinim

sínim or siním (predicative sínimi or siniimí)

sínim (canonical)
siním (canonical)
sínimi (predicative)
siniimí (predicative)


miyya

míyya (canonical)
míyya (absolutive)
míyya (predicative)
miyyí (subjective)
miyyín (genitive)
míyyal (l-case)
míyyak (k-case)
míyyat (t-case)
míyyah (h-case)

Univerbation of má (“what?”) + iyyá (“who?”).