Afar

Language name and locationː Afar, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 阿法尔语, 埃塞俄比亚, 厄立特里亚, 吉布提

1. enèki / inìki	21. labaatànna kee inìki
2. nammàya	22. labaatànna kee nammàya
3. sidòħu / sidòħoòyu	23. labaatànna kee sidòħu
4. ferèyi / fereèyi	24. labaatànna kee ferèyi
5. konòyu / konoòyu	25. labaatànna kee konòyu
6. leħèyi / leħeèyi	26. labaatànna kee leħèyi
7. malħiini	27. labaatànna kee malħiini
8. baħaàra	28. labaatànna kee baħaàra
9. saɡaàla	29. labaatànna kee saɡaàla
10. tàbana	30. soddòmu / sidiħà-tabana
11. taban kee inìki	40. morootòmu / affarà-tabana
12. taban kee nammàya	50. kontòmu / koonà-tabana
13. taban kee sidòħu	60. laħtàma / liħà-tabana
14. taban kee ferèyi	70. malħinà-tabana
15. taban kee konòyu	80. baħrà-tabana
16. taban kee leħèyi	90. saɡlà-tabana
17. taban kee malħiini	100. bòolu
18. taban kee baħaàra	200. nammà bool
19. taban kee saɡaàla	1000. àlfi (< Semitic language )
20. labaatànna / nammà tabana	2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Marie-Claude Simeone-Senelle, CNRS-LLACAN, Meudon, France, June 18, 2007.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Marie-Claude Simeone-Senelle, 2007 年 6 月 18 日.

Other comments: Afar has a decimal system. Afar numbers 30, 40, 50 and 60 have two alternative forms. Number 'thousand' is a loan from Semitic language.

The Afar is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken by about 1,900, 000 Afar people inhabiting Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia.

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