taban

See also: tabán

Afar

Afar numbers ^(edit)

		100
←  1	←  9	10	11  →	20  → [a], [b]
		1
Cardinal: tabán     Ordinal: tabanháytu     Fractional: tabantá

Etymology

Lamberti (1983) suggested a borrowing from Somali tobán.

Pronunciation

• tában: IPA^(key): /ˈtʌbʌn/
• tabán: IPA^(key): /tʌˈbʌn/
• Hyphenation: ta‧ban

Noun

tában or tabán m (plural tabábban m)

1. ten

Usage notes

• When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:

  Tabná númu. ― Ten people.

• When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

Declension of tában
absolutive	tában
predicative	tábana
subjective	tában
genitive	tabná
Postpositioned forms l-case tábanal k-case tábanak t-case tábanat h-case tábanah

Declension of tabán
absolutive	tabán
predicative	tabaná
subjective	tabán
genitive	tabná
Postpositioned forms l-case tabanál k-case tabanák t-case tabanát h-case tabanáh

References

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