miya-english-hausa dictionary - UCLA Department of Linguistics

Miya-English-Hausa Dictionary 12
yaiya (HL) v. B2 (v.n. yiyk”) (plac. of iy) pierce many, dig many | huhhuda
yiy [iy] (T) n.f. (pl. iyayw) diarrhea | zawo
C
c” (T) n.m., prep.loc. underneath, bottom, base of ex c”” zkiy underneath the stone |
gindi(n), arashi(n)
caga (HH) v. B (v.n. cgk) precede ex cagns bwk” he came before me | riga
cam (T) n.m (bound form of cnh) heart ex cnwn my heart; cnws” his heart |
zuciya
cam (HH) v.A1 (v.n. cmak”, cmak) 1. like, love ex mn cntl cmaw I love her;
ghns” can sw m bm cmuw Allah wanted it such that we didn’t finish the work.
2. want | so
cmak” (H) n.f, love | soyayya
cmza (TH) adv.time at night ex ”matln kr camza one did a theft at night | da
dare
cmz” (TH) n.m. night, darkness ex cmz” n sy = ”n s cmaz” night has
fallen | dare
cngu (H) n.m. (pl. cngwngww) billygoat | bunsuru
cngu (TH) n.f. (pl. cngwngww) Abdim’s stork, rainbird (Ciconia abdimii) |
shamuwa
cnh (TH) n.m. (pl. cnhhw) (free form; bound form cam) heart ex nk”n cnh this
heart | zuciya
capay (bor) v.A2 bor (v.n. cpyak”) catch in the air ex mn cpay sy I caught it | cafe
cratuwa (L) n.f. type of eye disease that discolors lens of eye and can cause blindness |
cs” (L) quant. much, many ex ghruwi csniy many cattle; mr csna a lot of
money; tsp”r cs = tsp”r csya a lot of urine | da yawa
ct” (L) n.m. red pepper (Capsicum annuum, C. frutescens) | barkono
ciga (L) v.B sit (palatalized version of ts”ga?) ex d cig ghmatsy he burst out
laughing | zauna
cld” (TH) n.f. red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) | cilakowa mai jan baki
cr (L?) n.m. chewstick tree (Anogeissus leiocarpus) | marke
crandm (TL) n.m. boil on buttocks | maruru
c˘nk, c‰nk”n (HHL?) adv.time now | yanzu
cw (H) n.pl. (pl. of ífuw) goats ex nykin cw these goats | awaki
cwcuw (L) adj. warm ex by cwcuwna warm water; kt” cwcwniy warm things;
tyatl” j cwcuw ‘the kunu is warm | dxumi
cuwr” (bor) v.A2 bor (v.n. cwrk”) knead ex mn cwr say I kneaded it | cura