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Miya-English-Hausa Dictionary 10
bkwal (H) n.m. (pl. bkwallw) bag | buhu
bndz”h” (L) n.m. (pl. wtl” bazan) young man | saurayi
b ndzhiy (H L) n.m. poor person | matsiyaci
bng” (H) n.f. (pl. bangngw) drum held sideways and beat at both ends | dogon kia
bngwar (L) n.f. (pl. bngwarrw) quiver (for arrows) | kwari
b nws” (H H) n.m. ripe ex zw b nws” ripe corn; hm b d ntln = kt” sb d
ntln ripe things | nunanne
bnza (T) adj.? worthless ex sm ba banza worthless person | banza
b raws (H THH) n.m. (f. ma raw ) wet ex zw b raw wet grain; kb” m
raz wet gown; kb”bw ma raw wet gowns | jiae
braku (L) n.f. Acacia nilotica | bagaruwa
brbaj dzh” (TH) n.m. (pl. brbaj) (f. brbaj dzku) Fulani person | Bafillatani
brg‰ (LH) n.f. blanket | bargo
bs” (H) n.f. loan (of any kind—money, thing) ex mn t sw bs” zuwy I took a loan
of grain | aro, rance, bashi
bt” (H) n.m. haze | hazo
b tahy (H TH) n.m. (f. m tahy) sharp (blade) ex gti b tahy sharp axe; sr”m m
tahy sharp knife | mai kaifi
btl” (H) n.m. karaya gum tree (Sterculia setigera) | kukuki
b tlyi [b tlyi] (T H) n.m. (pl. sba tlyi) farmer | manomi
b ts”fw (H TH) n.m. (pl. sb ts”fw) (f. m tsafw) dry ex zw b ts”fw dry grain;
gts”r b ts”fw dried mucouse; kb” m tsafw dry gown; kt”tw sb ts”fw dry
things | busasshe
baw (L) v. A1 (v.n. bwak”) 1. go out. 2. sprout | fita; tsiro
b wnaw (H L) n.m. (f. m wnw) full ex ndwul b wnaw full pot; tlrky m
wnw full calabash | cikakke
baway (HH) v. A2 (v.n. bwayak) take out, remove | fitar
bay (HL) v. A1 (v.n. byk”) (sg. imper. ty, pl. imper. tyy, 1st pl. imper. tyiym) 1.
take, transport, convey ex by swih Kanwy he took the load to Kano. 2. reach |
kai; isa
b yw (H H) n.m. (pl. sba yw) (f. m yw) mad person | mahaukaci
bzaniy (L) n.f. (pl. wtl” tvm) young woman not yet of marriageable age | yarinya,
budurwa
bzara (T) adv.time, n.? hottest part of dry season |
blebel (L) n.m. uvula | beli
bnti (L) n.m. (pl. bnttyw) loincloth ex ghma benti loincloth belt | bante
br muuw (T T) n.f. sand boa | maciji (iri)
bder (L) n.f. (pl. bderrw) viper (Atheris chloroechis) | kububuwa
bndim-bndim (H H) n.m. ratel, honey badger (Mellivora capensis) | damagere, dage
by (H irreg) part. (= jy) particle of uncertain meaning inserted following TAM
auxiliaries in negative subjunctive and all nominal TAMs except focused subject
perfective ex tt lkaw mn t by tsya kytuw he is afraid lest I give him trouble;
j buws d by marws then he went and found him; t g by zraf” he will call
you; kw biy ts ngn ka, d dzaratl”n sb” when one has given the name, the
people disperse | sai
biy (?) v.A1 (?) make noise | yi ara
bfuw (LH) n.? bag | buhu
bug” (HL) v. A1 (v.n. bgk”) be drunk ex bugt sy he is drunk | bugu