miya-english-hausa dictionary - UCLA Department of Linguistics
miya-english-hausa dictionary - UCLA Department of Linguistics
miya-english-hausa dictionary - UCLA Department of Linguistics
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Miya-English-Hausa Dictionary 6<br />
rdl” = rdl” (TH) n.f. writing | rubutu<br />
rh” (TH) n.f. bowstring | tsirkiya<br />
rai (T) n.m. fart ex byara raai he farted | tusa<br />
rs” (TH) n.m. sorrel, roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) | yakuwa<br />
rts” = laly (TH) n.m. Acacia sieberiana | farar aya<br />
r‰ (T) n.f. begging, beseeching | roo<br />
rw (TH) n.m. type <strong>of</strong> tall grass (not as tall as tsaure) used for basket weaving | iri<br />
ruwy (TH) n.f. custard apple (Annona senegalensis) | gwandar daji<br />
ryw [ryw] (TH) n.f. pus | mugunya<br />
sk (TLH) n.?, adv.loc. open area east <strong>of</strong> Miya where dancing and other recreation<br />
takes place | unguwar Miya<br />
sr (TH) n.m. 1. circumcision ex sarwn my peer. 2. (with possessive) peer | kaciya,<br />
tsara<br />
srsar (TH) n.pl. peers | tsararraki<br />
shin (TL) n.m. house at farm ex bat sshnay he went to the farmhouse | gidan<br />
gona<br />
shiwyuw (TH) n.f. 1. sweat. 2. hot weather | zuffa, gumi<br />
shiy (HH) adv.time formerly, olden times ex sb” ni shy people <strong>of</strong> the past | da<br />
shwashw (THH) n.f. (pl. shwashwaww) star | tauraro<br />
t (LH) prep., aspect (as an auxiliary, can take either a deveral noun or a gerund) 1. on,<br />
on top <strong>of</strong> ex my bay t y we take it onto a rock outcropping; py ka njt y the<br />
pond was on the rock outcropping. 2. about, concerning ex j buwatl”n t msyy<br />
ba shgabanc then they came concerning the dispute over the leadership. 3. mound <strong>of</strong>,<br />
heap <strong>of</strong> ex j fr nayk t smay n Mngil they began by looking at the mound<br />
<strong>of</strong> trash <strong>of</strong> Mangila. 4. impefective auxiliary (progressive or habitual, but not future) ex<br />
mn t zhrar” ~ mn t zra zarw I am calling; tln dt mkantln wnk<br />
they were dwelling thus; d ”ma wsn wut at d˘na gwalf” they spent a year<br />
seeking (new) leadership; mn dt cm na Cir˘ma I was doing the work <strong>of</strong> Ciroma |<br />
(1, 2) kan; (3) na<br />
t”lm (TL) n.f. water lily (Nymphaea lotus) | bado<br />
t”ly (TL) n.m. tree squirrel | kuregen bisa<br />
tm (TH) n.f. song | waa<br />
t”r (LL) n.m. (used only with a possessive pronoun) carelessness ex ts”rwn tr<br />
nuws” he stopped me on purpose | ganganci<br />
t”rry (TL) n.m. biting ant | cirnaka<br />
tí” (TH) n.f. chameleon (Chamaeleo africanus) | hawainiya<br />
tí” (TH) n.f. odor (good or bad) | wari, anshi<br />
tk” (LH) n.f. argument, dispute ex ”m tk” they argued | faa, musu<br />
takwam (T) n.f. cupping with horn ex kiy takwam he was cupped | yi kxaho<br />
tar (T) n.m. (pl. tararw) ground squirrel (Xerus erythropus) | kurege<br />
tikwrma (TL) n.f. stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) | kazar dutse<br />
tm (TH) n.m. (pl. tmamw) nose | hanci<br />
tm by (TH H) n.f. spring (<strong>of</strong> water) | idon ruwa<br />
tvi (TH) n.m. walking, traveling ex bat tvi he traveled | tafiya<br />
tiwy (TL) n.m. (pl. tiwyyw) fly (insect) | uda<br />
ty [ty] (TH) n.f. (pl. tyayw) eye | ido<br />
ty (TH) n.f. (f. <strong>of</strong> íy) female dog, bitch ex tk”n ty this dog | karya<br />
tyaty [ty—ty] (THH) n.f. kidney | oda
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