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 23<br />
zaruws ng”nuws” jiy dad”m gyaa-gyaa in addition there is a certain insect that<br />
one calls its name as tiny dadim | har<br />
hwiya mku (T H) adv.time next year | bai<br />
Hwun (T) n.m. man’s name | sunan mutum<br />
hay (HL) v.A1 (v.n. hyk”) answer | amsa<br />
hv”n (HH?) adv.time last year | bara<br />
hiya (L) v.B (v.n. hyak” (f), hyk” (f)) dislike ex mn hytla sy I dislike her; nj<br />
kw d hiya hy jif” nza ynn she disliked her husband a lot | i<br />
h˘ (L) interjection yes | i<br />
i- see íi- |<br />
I<br />
J<br />
j- Ö part., cop., aspect contracted form <strong>of</strong>jy before vowel | ne/ce<br />
j (H) part. (form <strong>of</strong> jy when contracted with a vowel and sometimes an alternate <strong>of</strong> jy<br />
in other contexts) 1. (introduces non-verbal predicate) be ex kma vwagwahi ta<br />
My j” mtsr moreover the town <strong>of</strong> Miya is (divided into) seven (quarters); wtaw<br />
dwky t knn j nd k”n sm wut that is the wealth <strong>of</strong> your household is in the<br />
hands <strong>of</strong> one person. 2. (with aux in ‘have’ and locative sentences) shows question or<br />
focus <strong>of</strong> subject ex Q: w j- dwak” tsr? - A: mn j- dwak” tsr Q: who has<br />
two horses? - A: I have two horsss; Q; w j-lma? - A: ysuwan j-lm Q: who is in<br />
the hut? - A: my younger brother is in the hut |<br />
jrk (TH) n.m. (pl. jrkww) patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas) | biri<br />
j (H) aux. see j, jy |<br />
Jl (TL) n.m. man’s name | sunan mutum<br />
jng”r (L) n.m. black kite (Milvus migrans) | shirwa<br />
j (H irreg) conj., part. (possibly a contraction <strong>of</strong> jy or j with , i.e. “it was there”) then<br />
(connective in perfective discourse) ex íiyk j tatray. J ngay s”n<br />
nGtuw, Ö J gray bwuws” s”n nMngil. J tsiyws anduwÖ<br />
Thereupon they greeted each other. The man from Giruwa said to him, … The man<br />
from Mangila showed him where he came from. He asked him … | sai<br />
jfana (H) n.m. (pl. dzf”) male; husband ex jfa nza her husband; jf” n„„m your<br />
husband | namiji; miji<br />
jfana tw (L H) n.? type <strong>of</strong> broad-headed arrow | fasa<br />
jhj (LHL?) adv.time time <strong>of</strong>… | lokacin.<br />
jmin (LH?) n.f. ostrich (Struthio camelus) | jimina<br />
jy (H irreg) part., cop., aspect (becomes j- before vowel) 1. (= by)particle <strong>of</strong> uncertain<br />
meaning inserted following TAM auxiliaries in negative subjunctive and all nominal
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