Wiktionary

ekke

Afar

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Etymology

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Related to Saho ekke.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ekˈke/ [ʔɛkʰˈkɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ek‧ke

Verb

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ekké

  1. (copulative) become

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ekke (type I verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative ekkéh tekkéh yekkéh tekkéh nekkéh tekkeeníh yekkeeníh
N-affirmative ekké tekké yekké tekké nekké tekkén yekkén
negative máakkinniyo máakkinnito máakkinna máakkinna máakkinnino máakkinniton máakkinnon
imperfective V-affirmative akkéh takkéh yakkéh takkéh nakkéh takkeeníh yakkeeníh
N-affirmative akké takké yakké takké nakké takkén yakkén
negative máakka mátakka máyakka,
míyakka		 mátakka mánakka mátakkan máyakkan,
míyakkan
prospective V-affirmative akkéliyoh,
akkéyyoh		 akkélitoh,
akkéttoh		 akkéleh akkéleh akkélinoh,
akkénnoh		 akkélitoonuh,
akkéttoonuh		 akkéloonuh
N-affirmative akkéliyo,
akkéyyo		 akkélito,
akkétto		 akkéle akkéle akkélino,
akkénno		 akkéliton,
akkétton		 akkélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative ákkuh tákkuh yákkuh tákkuh nákkuh takkóonuh yakkóonuh
N-affirmative ákku tákku yákku tákku nákku takkón yakkón
negative akké wáyuh akké wáytuh akké wáyuh akké wáytuh akké wáynuh akké waytóonuh akké wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative akkénkeh takkénkeh yakkénkeh takkénkeh nakkénkeh takkeenínkeh yakkeenínkeh
N-affirmative akkénke takkénke yakkénke takkénke nakkénke takkeenínke yakkeenínke
negative akké wáankeh akké waytánkeh akké wáankeh akké waytánkeh akké waynánkeh akké waytaanankéh akké waanánkeh
jussive affirmative ákkay tákkay yákkay tákkay nákkay takkóonay yakkóonay
negative akké wáay akké wáytay akké wáay akké wáytay akké wáynay akké waytóonay akké wóonay
past
conditional 		affirmative akkinniyóy akkinnitóy akkinnáy akkinnáy akkinninóy akkinnitoonúy akkinnoonúy
negative akké wanniyóy akké wannitóy akké wannáy akké wannáy akké wanninóy akké wannitoonúy akké wannoonúy
present
conditional I 		affirmative ekkék tekkék yekkék tekkék nekkék tekkeeník yekkeeník
negative akké wéek akké wayték akké wéek akké wayték akké waynék akké wayteeník akké weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative akkóo nakkóo imperative affirmative ekkéy ekkéya
negative maakkóo manakkóo negative máakkin máakkina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
ákkih ákki ákkuk akkínnuh akkínnuk akkíyya akkinnáanih akkinnáan
Compound tenses
past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé
present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én
future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé
past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé
present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én
future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé
immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée
imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké
imperfect
potential II 		affirmative imperfective + -m + takké
negative akké + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential 		affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative akké + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II 		affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative akké + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional 		affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis akké + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ekke”, 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)

Afrikaans

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Pronoun

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ekke

  1. Emphatic or marked form of ek (“I”)
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