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Miya-English-Hausa Dictionary 16
dzku (L) adj.f. (pl. ghnaw) (f. of dzh”) female (used to show feminine gender with
lexically gender neutral roots) ex dwak” dzaku mare; my dzaku Miya woman’;
ngwiy dzku a female twin | tamata
dzakwu (L) v.A1 (v.n. dzkwak”) begin | fara
dzm (H) n.m. (pl. dzmamw) cowpeas, beans (Vigna sinensis) | wake
dzar (L) v.A1 (v.n. dzrak” (f)) milk ex mn t dzr p I am milking | tatsa (nono)
dzar (HH) v.A1 (v.n. dzrak (f)) disperse, scatter ex sb” dzaraya sy = sb” dzartln
say the people scattered | watse
dzaray (LH) v.A2 (v.n. dzrayak) distribute, share out, separate ex mn dzrayatln
say I shared (it) out to them | raba, rarraba
dzatl” (HL) v.A1 (v.n. dztlk”) kick | shura
dzya (T) part. emphasizes imperative or other statment | mana
dzwk” (L) n.m. (pl. dzwkkw) kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) | rimi
(H) part. (never phrase initial) moreover, as a continuation of the preceding (usually
has no clear English translation) ex mi buway was” miy lumbuws” ndemeyi kwapa
a s”nata kidi miy b ” we bring grass and cover it (fermenting grain) completely
until it spends three days, and we uncover it again; wataw ta s”nuws” kidi kfin miy
s ” that is it goes three days before then drink it | kuma
”h”n (HL) v.A2 (v.n. yhyahyn (m), h”nk”) tie, attach; hobble | aure
”m (HH) v.A1 (v.n. mak) 1. do; (intr.) be possible; (intr) be in effect, turn to; spend
time (doing). 2. (intr.) be possible ex ”muws gm it’s possible. 3. (intr.) be in
effect, turn to; spend time (doing) | yi
mak wn (LH L) n.? playing | wasa
”nga (HH) v.B (v.n. ng” (f), ngak) say, tell, talk, speak a language | ce, faa,
gaya
”var (HH) v.A2 (v.n. varak) faint, pass out ex ”vart say he fainted | suma
a (L) v.D (v.n. hiy) defecate (with w” as object) | yi kashi
a”ngaya (HH) v.B2 (v.n. ”ngangw, ”ngyak) talk over, discuss | tattauna
h” [‰, ] (T) adv.loc, prep. in, inside ex tln ah” [] they are inside; tln
h”z [z] they are inside it; zy h” [] go in! | ciki(n)
ah” (HL) v.A1 (v.n. hk”) taste | taa
ah”na (HL) v.A2 (v.n. h”nk”) put on girdles for dancing, etc. ex mn hnwan
sy I girded myself | dxamara
am (HL) v.A1 (v.n. mk”) 1. arrive; ex mn an s” Myay I have arrived at Miya. 2.
be equal to | kai
ml (HH) n.m. man’s name | sunan mutum
mbar (LHL?) n.? belt, girdle | amara
ngo (T) n.m. type of locust | fara (iri)
riy (L) num. hundred ex riy wut 100; riy ë”n wt” 101; riy tsr 200 | ari
y (H) n.m. (pl. yayw) mountain, rock | dutse
(?) v.? ?short form of ”m |
fw (TH) n.m. lower back | unumi