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 28<br />
kula (HH) v.B (v.n. kl (f), klak) clear bush | yi sassabe<br />
klkul (L) adj. deep ex gr kkulna deep hole; wh” klkulya deep sand; rrarw<br />
klkulna deep holes | zurfi<br />
kllum (T) adv.time always | kullum<br />
kma (H) part. (topicalizing particle) as for, indeed ex d k”rma ghd” tuws” tstl,<br />
nj kuma dw nj m gsw he took out his fish and gave it to her, but she said that<br />
she wouldn’t accept it | kuma<br />
kmy (TH) n.f. (pl. kmyayw) ear | kunne<br />
kuna (L) v.B (v.n. knk”) vomit ex tt kna kunw he is vomiting | harar<br />
knkl (TH) n.m. (pl. knklalw) cap | hula<br />
kunna (bor) v.B2 bor (v.n. knnk”) light a fire ex knn sy he lit it | kunna<br />
kuns” (bor) v.A2 bor (v.n. knsk”) wrap up, envelop ex kns sw g˘rwy he<br />
wrapped up the kolas | unsa<br />
knt” (T) n.f. bitter tomato Solanum incanum | gauta<br />
kura (L) v.B (v.n. krak”) miss (a shot) ex mn ff wy mm d kuruwny I shot<br />
at the francolin but I missed (she missed to me) | kuskure<br />
krma dzh” (T) n.m. (pl. krmamw) (f. krma dzku) deaf person | kurma<br />
krum (H) n.m. scoop made <strong>of</strong> calabash fragment | mara<br />
krum (H) n.m. plain tuwo | gayan tuwo<br />
ksam (L) n.m. (pl. ksammw) rat, mouse | bxera, kusu<br />
ksan (T) prep. nearly, almost | kusan<br />
ksy (TH) n.m. (pl. ksyayw) bone | ashi<br />
kt” (H) n.pl. (pl. ktatw) thing(s) | abu, abubuwa<br />
kt” niy atsk”n (H H H) n.? wild animal | naman daji<br />
ktuwur (L) n.m. basket used for transporting chickens, chicken coop | akurki<br />
kuwa (L) v.B (v.n. kwak”) draw water ex d btln d kw(a) by d buwy(a)<br />
kam they were going, drawing water, and bringing it home | jawo ruwa<br />
kwa (LH) part. topicalizing particle ex t Mammn kuw, vkyuws” myyw as for<br />
him, Mamman, he didn’t have a sister | kuwa<br />
kuwr (L) v.A2 (v.n. kwrak”) cut grass (with sickle) ex mn kwr ws nglat” I cut<br />
grass with a sickle | yanke ciyawa<br />
kw (F) interjection come on and…!, just…! (strengthens imperative) ex gsay kw! just<br />
take it! | mana<br />
kwa (H) v.D (v.n. kwhy (f)) lack ex mn kw sw mnnuwny I couldn’t find my<br />
money’; kwhya lfiywt illness | rasa<br />
kw (L) part. 1. how about…?, what about …? ex fy kw, fy tsn m? how about<br />
you, what are you going to give me?; wnkwa?, kkw? how?. 2. formative attached<br />
to certain deictics to make question words ex íykw? where? | fa?<br />
kw Ö k (H irreg) conj. if, when (as part <strong>of</strong> an event sequence, not simply a condition<br />
and a consequence; used only imperfectively, i.e. events not yet completed or habitual<br />
event sequences) ex kw buwatln k, kya ky whi ttlnay when they come,<br />
they will take their things; b kyr kw mra vya gtak” k, tzuws”zy when a<br />
thief finds a door open, he will enter | idan, in<br />
kwcay (bor) v.A2 bor wrest away, snatch ex kwcyan swhi tuwnay he snatched<br />
my things | wace<br />
kw (HL) conj. it is possible that (plus tensed clause) ex kw tl”n buw mr they<br />
may bring money; kw f m biy maytl”nw you might not see them; kw fa<br />
nytln myyw you cannot have seen them | mai yiwuwa<br />
kwiy (L) n.m. greed | kwadayi
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