sagaal

Afar

**Afar numbers ^(edit)**
	90
← 8	9	10 →
Cardinal: sagáal Ordinal: sagalháytu

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic [Term?]. Cognates include Oromo sagal, Saho sagal and Somali sagáal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saˈɡaːl/ [sʌˈɡaːl]
Hyphenation: sa‧gaal

Noun

sagáal m (plural sagaggáal m)

nine

Usage notes

When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
Saglá númu. ― Nine people.
When counting, the predicative case is used.

Declension

Declension of sagáal

absolutive	sagáal
predicative	sagáala
subjective	sagáal
genitive	saglá

Postpositioned forms
l-case	sagáalal
k-case	sagáalak
t-case	sagáalat
h-case	sagáalah

References

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

Somali

**Somali cardinal numbers**
< 8	9	10 >
Cardinal : sagaal Ordinal : sagaalaad

Etymology

Literally 'minus one', from Proto-Cushitic *gwal- (“one”). Cognate with Afar sagáal, Tsamai gollan (“nine”), Iraqw gwaleél, Beja gaal (“one”).

Numeral

sagáal

nine