kimbiro

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Afar

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Kimbiro.

Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo simbirroo and Somali shimbir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kimbiˈro/ [kɪmbɪˈɾɔ]
  • Hyphenation: kim‧bi‧ro

Noun

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kimbiró f (plural kimbir m)

  1. bird

Declension

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Declension of kimbiró
absolutive kimbiró
predicative kimbiró
subjective kimbiró
genitive kimbiró
Postpositioned forms
l-case kimbiról
k-case kimbirók
t-case kimbirót
h-case kimbiróh

Derived terms

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References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kìmbir”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)