Qafaraf
Afar
Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic)
Afar (Qafaraf) is the language of the Afar people of the Horn of Africa. It is closely related to Somali (both are East Cushitic) and has a marked-nominative case system unusual among the world's languages.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Afar
Water
lee
/leː/
Fire
gira
/ɡira/
Sun
ayró
/ajɾo/
Moon
alsá
/alsa/
Mother
inaá
/inaː/
Father
abbá
/abːa/
Eat
akmé
/akme/
Drink
kibé
/kibe/
Love
kicimá
/kiħima/
Heart
lubbí
/lubːi/
Tree
caxá
/ħaɖa/
House
qarí
/ʕari/
Dog
kuduú
/kuduː/
Cat
dummú
/dummu/
Hand
gabá
/ɡaba/
Eye
intí
/inti/
Hello
nagá
/naɡa/
Thank you
qungúsa
/ʕuŋɡusa/
One
enek
/enek/
Good
meqé
/meʕe/
Words compared
Compared with related Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic) languages
| Meaning | Afar | Saho | Pashai | Cook Islands Māori | Tetum | Mandaic | Konso |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | lee /leː/ | lee /leː/ | واری /waːri/ | vai /vai/ | bee /beː/ | ࡌࡉࡀ /mia/ | inanta /inanta/ |
| Fire | gira /ɡira/ | gira /ɡira/ | انگاری /aŋɡaːri/ | ahi /ahi/ | ahi /ahi/ | ࡍࡅࡓࡀ /nura/ | iya /ija/ |
| Sun | ayró /ajɾo/ | ayro /ajɾo/ | سور /sur/ | rā /raː/ | loron /loɾon/ | ࡔࡀࡌࡔࡀ /ʃamʃa/ | kawa /kawa/ |
| Moon | alsá /alsa/ | alsa /alsa/ | مس /mas/ | marama /marama/ | fulan /fulan/ | ࡎࡉࡓࡀ /sira/ | ayeena /ajeːna/ |
| Mother | inaá /inaː/ | ina /ina/ | نا /naː/ | māmā /maːmaː/ | inan /inan/ | ࡀࡌࡀ /ama/ | eedda /eːdːa/ |
| Father | abbá /abːa/ | abba /abba/ | تاتا /taːtaː/ | pāpā /paːpaː/ | aman /aman/ | ࡀࡁࡀ /aba/ | abba /abːa/ |
| Eat | akmé /akme/ | niitan /niːtan/ | کخن- /kxn/ | kai /kai/ | han /han/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡋ /akal/ | ihaa /ihaː/ |
| Drink | kibé /kibe/ | yaaqab /jaːʕab/ | پی- /piː/ | inu /inu/ | hemu /hemu/ | ࡔࡕࡀ /ʃta/ | inakkaa /inakːaː/ |
| Love | kicimá /kiħima/ | kichanam /kitʃanam/ | پیار /pjaːr/ | aro'a /aɾoʔa/ | domin /domin/ | ࡓࡅࡄࡌࡀ /ɾuhma/ | jaalla /dʒaːlːa/ |
| Heart | lubbí /lubːi/ | laffa /laffa/ | دل /dil/ | ngākau /ŋaːkau/ | fuan /fuan/ | ࡋࡉࡁࡀ /liba/ | onna /onːa/ |
| Tree | caxá /ħaɖa/ | caar /ħaːr/ | درغ /darʁ/ | rākau /raːkau/ | ai /ai/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡍࡀ /akana/ | ergaa /erɡaː/ |
| House | qarí /ʕari/ | kalo /kalo/ | جوغ /dʒoʁ/ | 'are /ʔaɾe/ | uma /uma/ | ࡁࡉࡕࡀ /bita/ | mana /mana/ |
| Dog | kuduú /kuduː/ | kare /kaɾe/ | کوتا /kotaː/ | kurī /kuɾiː/ | asu /asu/ | ࡊࡀࡋࡁࡀ /kalba/ | kareta /kaɾeta/ |
| Cat | dummú /dummu/ | dummu /dummu/ | بلور /baloːr/ | ngiao /ŋiao/ | busa /busa/ | ࡔࡅࡍࡀࡓࡀ /ʃunara/ | adurree /aduɾːeː/ |
| Hand | gabá /ɡaba/ | gaba /ɡaba/ | دست /dast/ | rima /ɾima/ | liman /liman/ | ࡏࡃࡀ /ʔida/ | harka /haɾka/ |
| Eye | intí /inti/ | int /int/ | اچی /atʃiː/ | mata /mata/ | matan /matan/ | ࡏࡉࡍࡀ /ʔina/ | ila /ila/ |
| Hello | nagá /naɡa/ | malaal /malaːl/ | سلام /salaːm/ | kia orāna /kia oɾaːna/ | bondia /bondia/ | ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡀ /ʃlama/ | akkam /akːam/ |
| Thank you | qungúsa /ʕuŋɡusa/ | galatto /ɡalatto/ | شکریه /ʃukrija/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | obrigadu /obɾiɡadu/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡅࡕࡀ /ʈabuta/ | galta /ɡalta/ |
| One | enek /enek/ | inki /inki/ | ایک /eːk/ | ta'i /taʔi/ | ida /ida/ | ࡄࡀࡃ /had/ | takka /takːa/ |
| Good | meqé /meʕe/ | meqe /meʕe/ | شو /ʃoː/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | di'ak /diʔak/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡀ /tˤaba/ | fayye /fajːe/ |
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