numoyta

Afar

Etymology

Formed as a regular diminutive of num (“man, male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuˈmojta/ [nʊˈmɔjtʌ]
• Hyphenation: nu‧moy‧ta

Noun

numóyta m 

1. wimp

Synonyms

• barraytu

References

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