ootoke

ootoke

Afar

Etymology

Cognate with Saho ootoke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːtoˈke/ [ʔoːtɔˈkɛ]
  • Hyphenation: oo‧to‧ke

Verb

ootoké (causative uysutuké, passive umuttuké)

  1. (transitive) hit; strike (an object)
  2. (intransitive) do the evening rounds

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ootoke (type I verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative ootokéh tootokéh yootokéh tootokéh nootokéh tootokeeníh yootokeeníh
N-affirmative ootoké tootoké yootoké tootoké nootoké tootokén yootokén
negative máatukinniyo máatukinnito máatukinna máatukinna máatukinnino máatukinniton máatukinnon
imperfective V-affirmative aatukéh taatukéh yaatukéh taatukéh naatukéh taatukeeníh yaatukeeníh
N-affirmative aatuké taatuké yaatuké taatuké naatuké taatukén yaatukén
negative máatuka mátaatuka máyaatuka,
míyaatuka
mátaatuka mánaatuka mátaatukan máyaatukan,
míyaatukan
prospective V-affirmative aatukéliyoh,
aatukéyyoh
aatukélitoh,
aatukéttoh
aatukéleh aatukéleh aatukélinoh,
aatukénnoh
aatukélitoonuh,
aatukéttoonuh
aatukéloonuh
N-affirmative aatukéliyo,
aatukéyyo
aatukélito,
aatukétto
aatukéle aatukéle aatukélino,
aatukénno
aatukéliton,
aatukétton
aatukélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative aatúkuh taatúkuh yaatúkuh taatúkuh naatúkuh taatukóonuh yaatukóonuh
N-affirmative aatúku taatúku yaatúku taatúku naatúku taatukón yaatukón
negative aatuké wáyuh aatuké wáytuh aatuké wáyuh aatuké wáytuh aatuké wáynuh aatuké waytóonuh aatuké wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative aatukénkeh taatukénkeh yaatukénkeh taatukénkeh naatukénkeh taatukeenínkeh yaatukeenínkeh
N-affirmative aatukénke taatukénke yaatukénke taatukénke naatukénke taatukeenínke yaatukeenínke
negative aatuké wáankeh aatuké waytánkeh aatuké wáankeh aatuké waytánkeh aatuké waynánkeh aatuké waytaanankéh aatuké waanánkeh
jussive affirmative aatúkay taatúkay yaatúkay taatúkay naatúkay taatukóonay yaatukóonay
negative aatuké wáay aatuké wáytay aatuké wáay aatuké wáytay aatuké wáynay aatuké waytóonay aatuké wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative aatukinniyóy aatukinnitóy aatukinnáy aatukinnáy aatukinninóy aatukinnitoonúy aatukinnoonúy
negative aatuké wanniyóy aatuké wannitóy aatuké wannáy aatuké wannáy aatuké wanninóy aatuké wannitoonúy aatuké wannoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative ootokék tootokék yootokék tootokék nootokék tootokeeník yootokeeník
negative aatuké wéek aatuké wayték aatuké wéek aatuké wayték aatuké waynék aatuké wayteeník aatuké weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative aatukóo naatukóo imperative affirmative ootók ootóka
negative maaatukóo manaatukóo negative máatukin máatukina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
aatúkih aatúki aatúkuk aatukínnuh aatukínnuk aatukíyya aatukinnáanih aatukinnáan
Compound tenses
dependent verb sequential perfective + -m
simultaneous imperfective + -m
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 aatuké + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative aatuké + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative aatuké + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis aatuké + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “ootoke”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 177