kayim

Afar

Etymology

From káy (“his”) +‎ -m.

Pronunciation

• káyim: IPA^(key): /ˈkʌjim/
• kayím: IPA^(key): /kʌˈjim/
• Hyphenation: ka‧yim

Pronoun

káyim or kayím (predicative káyimi or kayiimí)

1. his

See also

Afar possessive pronouns

	1st person	2nd person	3rd person m	3rd person f
Singular	yím	kúm	kayím	tetím
Plural	ním	siním	kením

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kayim”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 67
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)