nammay

== Afar == === Alternative forms === lammáy === Etymology === From Proto-Cushitic *ɬa(a)ma. Cognates include Oromo lama, Sidamo lame, Somali lába, Daasanach naama, Awngi [Term?] (“laŋa”), and Iraqw tám (“three”). At some point the irregular shift *l > n, but the original form is still present in some dialects as lammáy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /namˈmaj/ [nʌmˈmʌj] Hyphenation: nam‧may === Noun === nammáy m (plural nammammáy m) two, duo ==== Usage notes ==== When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used: Nammá númu. ― Two people. When counting, the predicative case is used. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “nammay”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN