Tigreyta

Afar

Etymology

Singulative of Tigré (“Tigre people”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tiɡˈɾejtʌ/, /tiɡɾejˈtʌ/

Noun

Tigréyta m or Tigreytá f (plural Tigré f)

  1. Tigre person

Usage notes
  • Tigréyta is used to denote a Tigre man, while Tigreytá is used to denote a Tigre woman.

References
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis).
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