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Family Vocabulary in Afar
🤗 Assalaamu qaleykum! Afar learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Family Members" in Afar, the language of Afar people mainly living in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
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mara - family[edit | edit source]
| English | Afar af |
|---|---|
| grandfather | kaɖɖa-abbá |
| grandmother | kaɖɖa-ina, aboyyá |
| paternal grandmother | abbah-iná |
| maternal grandmother | inah-iná |
| parents | ɖaleyná |
| father(s) | abbá / abbobtí |
| dad, daddy | babbá, báa |
| mother(s) | iná / inaaní, inontí |
| mom, mommy | yayyá, yáa |
| humankind | ádam |
| masculinity | labhiinó,
labhíinu |
| man / men | num(u) / labhá |
| husband | baqála |
| femininity | barriinó,
barríinu |
| woman / women | agaboytá [N] / agábu,
barrá [S] |
| wife, spouse | barrá |
| bridegroom
bride |
qarús
qibná |
| widow(s) | gubuná / gúbun |
| paternal uncle | qam, qammí |
| maternal uncle | abu |
| aunt | anná, tatta |
| nephew | saqal-báɖa |
| niece | saqal-baɖá |
| cousin (m)
cousin (f) |
qammí-báɖa
qammí-baɖá |
| boy | báɖa / xaylo |
| girl | baɖá / xaylo |
| young boy | awkibáɖa |
| young girl | awkabbaɖá |
| son | áwka |
| daughter | awká |
| brotherhood | toobokiinó,
toobokíinu |
| brother | toobokoyta |
| sister | maqanxá, ma'anda |
| elder | saqál |
| child / children | urrí / úrru |
| children | urriɖayló |
| friendship | kataysiinó,
kataysíinu |
| friend(s) | kataysá,
wadaytu / wadaaya |
| enemy
[female] |
naqabóyta
naqaboytá |
| neighbor | cuggaytu |
| people | sinám |
| people | rasu / rasitte |
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