yayfoofi

Afar

Etymology

From y- +‎ ayfoofé (to serve) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jajˈfoːfi/ [jʌjˈfoːfɪ]
  • Hyphenation: yay‧foo‧fi

Noun

yayfóofi m

  1. waiter

Declension

        Declension of yayfóofi      
absolutive yayfóofi
predicative yayfóofi
subjective yayfoofí
genitive yayfoofí
  Postpositioned forms
l-case yayfóofil
k-case yayfóofik
t-case yayfóofit
h-case yayfóofih

References

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 119