Contionary:afka

Qino

Alternative forms

• اڢک (Western Arabic script)
• أفك (Eastern Arabic script)
• አፍከ (Ge'ez script)

Etymology

Proto-Cushitic *af (Somali af, Afar af, Oromo afaan). Cognate to Proto-Semitic *pay, which gave rise to Arabic فَم (famm), Hebrew פֶּה‏ (pé), Aramaic פּוּמָא‏ (pūmā), Ethio-Semitic አፍ (af).

Pronunciation

(Qino) IPA: /ˈafka/ [ʔáfka]

Noun

afka m., sg. (plural afaani, afeeya)

1. mouth

   Fakane afkas

   With an open mouth

2. language

   Ka Qino afka

   The Qino language