awka

See also: Awka and -awka

Afar

Etymology

Related to Saho awka, awkä.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈawka/ [ˈʔʌwkʌ]
• Hyphenation: aw‧ka

Noun

áwka m (plural úrru m)

1. boy
2. son

Declension

Declension of áwka
absolutive	áwka
predicative	áwka
subjective	awkí
genitive	awkí
Postpositioned forms l-case áwkal k-case áwkak t-case áwkat h-case áwkah

Synonyms

• (boy): báxa, furráynu
• (son): báxa

Derived terms

• awkóyta (diminutive)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /awˈka/ [ʔʌwˈkʌ]
• Hyphenation: aw‧ka

Noun

awká f (plural úrru m)

1. girl
2. daughter

Declension

Declension of awká
absolutive	awká
predicative	awká
subjective	awká
genitive	awká
Postpositioned forms l-case awkál k-case awkák t-case awkát h-case awkáh

Synonyms

• (girl): baxá, baxuwwá
• (daughter): baxá

Derived terms

• awkoytá (diminutive)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 47
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 24
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 105

Mapudungun

Adjective

awka (Unified spelling, Raguileo spelling)

1. untameable, indomitable, rebellious
2. wild (about animal)
3. savage

Noun

awka anim (plural pu awka) (Unified spelling, Raguileo spelling)

1. mare

See also

• awkan

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.