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én[ˈen]
verb
A versatile verb used to express existence or to describe what something is made of. It also helps form various verb tenses in Afar.

“Alimelek akah yoobokem, Efrat deqsitta gulubuk ten.”

When that Elimelek was born, he was part of the clan called Ephrath.

Also means
  1. be, exist
  2. be made of
  3. be a part of
  4. With the perfective, used to form the present perfect.
  5. With the imperfective, used to form the present progressive.
  6. With the -k converb, used to form the past prospective.
  7. be

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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-énta[-ˈenta]
suffix
A suffix added to the end of a verb to create a masculine noun that describes the result of that action.

“Kaf-énta.”

The result of the action of doing.

Also means
  1. Used to form masculine nouns from verbs, denoting a result of the action.

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kén[ˈken]
pron
A pronoun used to refer to a group of people or things.

“keenik inteemih, «Isin isinni inonti fan uduuraay; yoo kee isinni baqoltih maquk akah sugten innah, YALLI siinih yamqay.»”

she said to them, «You go back to your own mothers; like you have done for me and your dead husbands, may GOD bless you.»

Also means
  1. they, them

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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itlén[itˈlen]
noun
The day of the week following Sunday and before Tuesday.

“Itlén legan.”

I will arrive on Monday.

Also means
  1. Monday

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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kénim[ˈkenim]
pron
Used to indicate that something belongs to a group of people previously mentioned.

“Tattá kénim.”

That one is theirs.

Also means
  1. theirs

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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weelisénta[weːliˈsenta]
noun
A picture or diagram made with lines.

“Weelisénta raaqitta.”

The drawing is on the wall.

Also means
  1. drawing

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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