nagayna sin amol kaadu tanay

Afar

Afar phrasebook

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Etymology

Literally: "May well-being be upon your head as well".

Pronunciation

(Northern Afar) IPA^(key): /nʌɡʌjˈnʌ sin ʌˈmol ˌkaːdu ˈtʌnʌj/

(Southern Afar) IPA^(key): /nʌɡʌjˈnʌ ʃin ʌˈmol ˌkaːdu ˈtʌnʌj/

Hyphenation: na‧gay‧na sin a‧mol kaa‧du ta‧nay

Phrase

nagayná sin amó l káadu tánay

Reply to nagayná sin amól tánay (“hello”)

References

Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 121

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