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
87 core words in Afar
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Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic)
| Meaning | Afar | Saho | Somali | Oromo | Sidamo | Konso | Quranic Arabic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | lee /leː/ | laye /laje/ | biyo /bijo/ | bishaan /biʃaːn/ | waa /waː/ | pisha /piʃa/ | ماء /maːʔ/ |
| Fire | gira /ɡira/ | gira /ɡira/ | dab /dab/ | ibidda /ibidːa/ | giira /ɡiːra/ | apitta /apitːa/ | نار /naːr/ |
| Sun | ayró /ajro/ | ayro /ajɾo/ | qorrax /qorːaħ/ | aduu /aduː/ | arrishsho /arːiʃːo/ | piirtuta /piːrtuta/ | شمس /ʃams/ |
| Moon | alsá /alsa/ | alsa /alsa/ | dayax /dajaħ/ | jiʼa /dʒiʔa/ | agana /aɡana/ | leya /leja/ | قمر /qamar/ |
| Star | cutuk /ħutuk/ | xutuk /ħutuk/ | xiddig /ħiddiɡ/ | urjii /urdʒiː/ | beeddakko /beːdːakko/ | hikkitta /hikːitːa/ | نجم /nadʒm/ |
| Night | bar /bar/ | bar /bar/ | habeen /habeːn/ | halkan /halkan/ | hashsha /haʃːa/ | halkeetta /halkeːtːa/ | ليل /lajl/ |
| Rain | rob /rob/ | rob /rob/ | roob /roːb/ | bokkaa /ˈbokːaː/ | xeena /tʼeːna/ | roopa /roːpa/ | مطر /matˤar/ |
| Wind | caacay /ħaːħaj/ | xaaxat /ħaːħat/ | dabayl /ˈdabajl/ | bubbee /ˈbubːeː/ | bubbe /bubːe/ | puppeeta /pupːeːta/ | ريح /riːħ/ |
| Earth | árdi /ardi/ | baarho /baːɽo/ | dhul /ɖul/ | lafa /lafa/ | uulla /uːlla/ | piita /piːta/ | تراب /turaːb/ |
| Stone | xáa /ɖaː/ | dhaa /ɖaː/ | dhagax /ɖaˈɡaħ/ | dhagaa /ɖaˈɡaː/ | kincho /kintʃo/ | daka /ɗaka/ | حجر /ħadʒar/ |
| Mountain | qale /ʕale/ | kooma /koːma/ | buur /buːr/ | tulluu /tulːuː/ | gaara /ɡaːra/ | irroota /irːoːta/ | جبل /dʒabal/ |
| Sea | bad /bad/ | bad /bad/ | bad /bad/ | galaana /ɡalaːna/ | baare /baːre/ | pakateeta /pakateːta/ | بحر /baħr/ |
| Mother | iná /iˈna/ | ina /ina/ | hooyo /hoːjo/ | haadha /haːɗa/ | ama /ama/ | aayyaa /aːjːaː/ | أم /ʔumm/ |
| Father | abbá /abːa/ | abba /abba/ | aabo /aːbo/ | abbaa /abːaː/ | anna /anːa/ | aappaa /aːpːaː/ | أب /ʔab/ |
| Daughter | baxá /baˈxa/ | barhä /baˈɽa/ | gabadh /ɡabaɖ/ | intala /intala/ | beetto /beːtːo/ | enenta /enenta/ | بنت /bint/ |
| I | anu /anu/ | anu /anu/ | aniga /aniɡa/ | ani /ani/ | ani /ani/ | anti /anti/ | أنا /ʔanaː/ |
| You | atu /atu/ | atu /atu/ | adiga /adiɡa/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | atti /atti/ | أنتَ /ʔanta/ |
| We | nanu /nanu/ | nanu /nanu/ | innaga / annaga /inːaɡa / anːaɡa/ | nuti /nuti/ | ninke /ninke/ | ino /ino/ | نحن /naħnu/ |
| Name | migáq /miɡaʕ/ | migac /miɡaʕ/ | magac /maɡaʕ/ | maqaa /makʼaː/ | suʼma /suʔma/ | maχχa /maχːa/ | اسم /ism/ |
| Person | núm /num/ | xiyaw /ħijaw/ | qof /qof/ | nama /nama/ | mancho /mantʃo/ | nama /nama/ | إنسان /ʔinsaːn/ |
| Head | amó /amo/ | amo /amo/ | madax /madaħ/ | mataa /mataː/ | umo /umo/ | matta /matːa/ | رأس /raʔs/ |
| Eye | intí /inti/ | inti /inti/ | il /il/ | ija /idʒa/ | ille /ilːe/ | ilta /ilta/ | عين /ʕajn/ |
| Ear | ayti /ajti/ | cokka /ʕokka/ | dheg /ɖeɡ/ | gurra /ɡurra/ | macca /matʃʼːa/ | napahata /napahata/ | أذن /ʔuðun/ |
| Nose | san /san/ | san /san/ | san /san/ | funyaan /fuɲaːn/ | sano /sano/ | sina /sina/ | أنف /ʔanf/ |
| Mouth | af /af/ | af /af/ | af /af/ | afaan /afaːn/ | afo /afo/ | afa /afa/ | — |
| Tooth | boddiná /bodːina/ | iko /iko/ | ilig /iliɡ/ | ilkaan /ilkaːn/ | hinko /hinko/ | ilkitta /ilkitːa/ | سن /sinː/ |
| Tongue | arraabá /arːaːba/ | anrab /anrab/ | carrab /ʕarːab/ | arraba /arːaba/ | arrawo /arːawo/ | arrapa /arːapa/ | لسان /lisaːn/ |
| Hand | gabá /ɡaba/ | gaba /ɡaba/ | gacan /ɡaʕan/ | harka /haɾka/ | anga /anɡa/ | harka /harka/ | يد /jad/ |
| Foot | iba /iba/ | iba /iba/ | cago /ʕaɡo/ | miilla /miːlːa/ | lekka /ˈlekːa/ | loʛta /loʛta/ | رجل /ridʒl/ |
| Heart | lubbí /lubːi/ | qalbe /qalbe/ | wadne /wadnɛ/ | onnee /onːeː/ | wodana /wodana/ | sataʔta /sataʔta/ | قلب /qalb/ |
| Bone | lafa /lafa/ | lafa /lafa/ | laf /laf/ | lafee /lafeː/ | miqicho /mikʼitʃo/ | lafta /lafta/ | عظم /ʕaðˤm/ |
| Blood | qabal /ʕabal/ | biilo /biːlo/ | dhiig /ɖiːɡ/ | dhiiga /ɖiːɡa/ | munde /munde/ | diika /ɗiːka/ | دم /dam/ |
| Love | kacanú /kaħanu/ | kaxano /kaħano/ | jacayl /dʒaʕajl/ | jaalala /dʒaːlala/ | baxa /batʼa/ | ʄaalaɗiyaa /ʄaːlaɗijaː/ | حب /ħubb/ |
| Tree | caxá /ħaɖa/ | xarha /ħaɽa/ | geed /ɡeːd/ | muka /muka/ | haqqe /hakʼːe/ | ʛoyra /ʛojra/ | شجرة /ʃadʒara/ |
| Dog | kuta /kuta/ | kare /kaɾe/ | eey /eːj/ | saree /saɾeː/ | woshichcho /woʃitʃːo/ | kuta /kuta/ | كلب /kalb/ |
| Cat | dummú /dumːu/ | dummu /dummu/ | bisad /bisad/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | aturraata /aturːaːta/ | قط /qitˤtˤ/ |
| Fish | kuluntá /kuluntaː/ | caasa /ʕaːsa/ | kalluun /kalːuːn/ | qurxummii /qurxummiː/ | qulxuʼme /kʼultʼuʔme/ | murkuja /murkuʄa/ | حوت /ħuːt/ |
| Bird | kimbiró /kimbiroː/ | kimbir /kimbir/ | shimbir /ʃimbir/ | simbirroo /simbirroː/ | ceʼa /tʃʼeʔa/ | χampira /χampira/ | طائر /tˤaːʔir/ |
| Butterfly | laahintí /laːhinti/ | — | balanbaallis /balanbaːlːis/ | billaacha /bilːaːtʃa/ | billaachcha /bilːaːtʃːa/ | — | فراش /faraːʃ/ |
| Horse | faras /faras/ | faras /faras/ | faras /faras/ | farda /farda/ | farashsho /faraʃːo/ | farta /farta/ | فرس /faras/ |
| House | qarí /ʕari/ | care /ʕare/ | guri /ɡuɾi/ | mana /mana/ | mine /mine/ | tika /tika/ | بيت /bajt/ |
| Milk | cán /ħan/ | xan /ħan/ | caano /ʕaːno/ | aannan /aːnːan/ | ado /ado/ | aanna /aːnːa/ | لبن /laban/ |
| Honey | malab /malab/ | malab /malab/ | malab /malab/ | damma /damːa/ | malawo /malawo/ | takma /takma/ | عسل /ʕasal/ |
| Salt | qasbó /ʕasbo/ | mulxu /mulħu/ | cusbo /ʕusbo/ | soogidda /soːɡidːa/ | maxine /matʼine/ | sookitta /soːkitːa/ | ملح /milħ/ |
| Wine | kamri /kamri/ | wayni /wajni/ | khamri /χamri/ | daadhii wayinii /daːɗiː wajiniː/ | woyinete xajje /wojinete tʼadʒːe/ | taadeta wayneeta /taːɗeta wajneːta/ | خمر /xamr/ |
| Rice | rúddi /rudːi/ | — | bariis /bariːs/ | ruuzii /ruːziː/ | ruuze /ruːze/ | — | — |
| Iron | birta /birta/ | birit /birit/ | bir /bir/ | sibiila /sibiːla/ | siwiila /siwiːla/ | sipla /sipla/ | حديد /ħadiːd/ |
| Book | kitab /kitab/ | kitaab /kitaːb/ | buug /buːɡ/ | kitaaba /kitaːba/ | maxaafa /matʼaːfa/ | mataafa /mataːfa/ | كتاب /kitaːb/ |
| Eat | akmé /akme/ | niitan /niːtan/ | cun /ʕun/ | nyaachuu /ɲaːtʃuː/ | ita /ita/ | ɗamiyaa /ɗamijaː/ | أكل /ʔakala/ |
| Drink | kibé /kibe/ | yaaqab /jaːʕab/ | cab /ʕab/ | dhuguu /ɗuɡuː/ | aga /aɡa/ | ikiyaa /ikijaː/ | شرب /ʃariba/ |
| Sleep | xiiné /ɖiːne/ | dhin /ɖin/ | hurdo /hurdo/ | rafuu /rafuː/ | goxa /ɡotʼa/ | — | نام /naːma/ |
| One | inki /inki/ | inki /inki/ | kow /kow/ | tokko /tokːo/ | mitto /mitːo/ | takka /takːa/ | واحد /waːħid/ |
| Two | namma /namːa/ | lamma /lamma/ | laba /laba/ | lama /lama/ | lame /lame/ | lakki /lakːi/ | اثنان /iθnaːn/ |
| Three | sidóc /sidoħ/ | adox /adoħ/ | saddex /sadːex/ | sadii /sadiː/ | sase /sase/ | sessa /sesːa/ | ثلاثة /θalaːθa/ |
| Four | ferey /ferej/ | afar /afar/ | afar /afar/ | afur /afur/ | shoole /ʃoːle/ | afur /afur/ | أربعة /ʔarbaʕa/ |
| Five | konoy /konoj/ | koon /koːn/ | shan /ʃan/ | shan /ʃan/ | onte /onte/ | ken /ken/ | خمسة /xamsa/ |
| Hundred | bool /boːl/ | bool /boːl/ | boqol /boqol/ | dhibba /ɗibba/ | xibbe /tʼibːe/ | dippa /ɗipːa/ | مائة /miʔa/ |
| Hello | nagá /naɡa/ | malaal /malaːl/ | salaan /salaːn/ | akkam /akːam/ | nagaa yiʼne /naɡaː jiʔne/ | nakaytaa /nakajtaː/ | السلام عليكم /assalaːmu ʕalajkum/ |
| Thank you | qungúsa /ʕuŋɡusa/ | galatto /ɡalatto/ | mahadsanid /mahadsanid/ | galatoomi /ɡalatoːmi/ | galiʼne /ɡaliʔne/ | kalata /kalata/ | الحمد لله /alħamdu lillaːh/ |
| Good | meqé /meʕe/ | mece /meʕe/ | wanaagsan /wanaːɡsan/ | gaarii /ɡaːriː/ | danchu /dantʃu/ | paχaara /paχaːra/ | طيب /tˤajjib/ |
| New | qusbá /ʕusba/ | cusub /ʕusub/ | cusub /ʕusub/ | haaraa /haːraː/ | haaro /haːro/ | haraya /haraja/ | جديد /dʒadiːd/ |
| Red | qasá /ʕasa/ | casa /ʕasa/ | cas /ʕas/ | diimaa /diːmaː/ | duuma /duːma/ | tiima /tiːma/ | أحمر /ʔaħmaru/ |
| White | qado /ʕado/ | cado /ʕado/ | cad /ʕad/ | adii /adiː/ | waajjo /waːdʒːo/ | ata /ata/ | أبيض /ʔabjadˤu/ |
| Black | datá /data/ | dat /dat/ | madow /madow/ | gurraacha /ɡurːaːtʃaː/ | kolishsho /koliʃːo/ | poora /poːra/ | أسود /ʔaswadu/ |
| Green | anxaxiní /anɖaɖini/ | andharh /anɖaɽ/ | cagaar /ʕaɡaːr/ | magariisa /maɡariːsa/ | hanja /handʒa/ | ilaawa /ilaːwa/ | أخضر /ʔaxdˤaru/ |
| Blue | kucliní /kuħlini/ | — | buluug /buˈluːɡ/ | cuquliisa /tʃukʼuliːsa/ | — | — | — |
| Tea | shaahí /ʃaːhi/ | — | shaah /ʃaːh/ | shaayii /ʃaːjiː/ | shae /ʃae/ | — | — |
| Coffee | buna /buna/ | qaxwa /qaħwa/ | qaxwo /qaħwo/ | buna /buna/ | buna /buna/ | punitta /punitːa/ | — |
| Sugar | sokkár /sokːar/ | — | sonkor /sonkor/ | sukkaara /sukːaːra/ | sukkaare /sukːaːre/ | — | — |
| Orange | burtukán /burtukan/ | — | liin /liːn/ | birtukaanii /birtukaːniː/ | burtukaane /burtukaːne/ | — | — |
| Ninety-nine | sagla taban kee sagaal /saɡla taban keː saɡaːl/ | — | sagaal iyo sagaashan /saˈɡaːl ijo saɡaːˈʃan/ | sagaltamii sagal /saɡaltamiː saɡal/ | honsayina honse /honsajina honse/ | — | — |
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