Harari
Facts
- Language: Harari
- Alternate names: Hararri, Adare, Adere, Aderinya, Adarinnya, Gey Sinan
- Language code: har
- Language family: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, West Semitic, Ethiosemitic, South Ethiopic, Transversal South Ethiopic, Harari-East Gurage
- Number of speakers: 21283
- Script: Ge'ez script
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Introduction
Harari is the language of the Harari people of Ethiopia. Most of its speakers are multilingual in Amharic and/or Oromo. Harari is closely related to the East Gurage languages, Zay? and Silt'e?. It also borrows several words from the Arabic language.
The verb
Auxiliary verbs
To be
| Past tense | Present tense | Imperative | |||
| Affirmative | Negative | Affirmative | Negative | ||
| Sg.1 | Án narkhú | Án alnárkhúm | Án halko | Án elkhúm | - |
| Sg.2 | Akhákh nárkhí | Akhákh alnárkhím | Akhákh halkhí | Akhákh elkhím | Hal |
| Sg.3 | Huwa nárá | Huwa alnárum | Huwa hal | Huwa elúm | - |
| Pl.1 | Inyásh nárná | Inyásh alnárum | - | ||
| Pl.2 | Akhákhásh narkhú | Akhákhásh alnárkhúm | Halkhú | ||
| Pl.3 | Hiyyásh nárú | Hiyyásh alnárúm | Hiyyásh halú | Hiyyásh elúm | - |
Verblist
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