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 30<br />
L<br />
l”l”” (L) adj. weak, s<strong>of</strong>t ex sm ll””na weak person; tk”n lll””ya s<strong>of</strong>t chair |<br />
rashin kxarfi, laushi<br />
lf” (T) n.f. load carried on the back ex a n lf” he carried a load on his back | kaya<br />
l”ha (L) v.B (v.n. lhak”) loosen | sassauta<br />
lm (H) n.f. (pl. lmamw) hut ex lnhwun = ln tuwun my hut’; mn tsgawun <br />
lnhwun I stayed in my hut; mn nay ln tuwun I looked at my hut | aki<br />
lma kf” (H H) n.f. forge, smithy | maera<br />
l”mba (L) v.B (v.n. lmbak”) cover with blanket, grass, etc. | rufe<br />
lngr (TH) n.m. the fig tree Ficus polita | durumi<br />
la (L) v.D (v.n. lhiy) get well, recover | warke<br />
lbad” = ghma labad” (L) n.m. shoulder | kafadxa<br />
la” (HH) v.A1 (v.n. lak) mix mud | kwaa<br />
lfiywt” (TH) n.? good health ex nd lfiywt” nd lfiywát” | lafiya<br />
lh” (T) n.m. (pl. lhahw) jackal (Canis aureus) | dila<br />
lak” (L) v.A1 (v.n. lkak”) fear ex mn lkiya sy I fear him | tsorata<br />
lakuca (HH) v.A2 bor (v.n. lkucak”) tickle ex lakucatl say he tickled her | lakuce<br />
lkumiy (L) n.f. (pl. lkumiyyw) camel (Camelus dromedarius) | rakxumi<br />
lkumi t tsk”n (L T H) n.? giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) | rakxumin dawa<br />
llyuw [l¥lyuw] (L) n.m. clitoris | an tsaka,aniya<br />
lniy (L) n.m. (pl. lmiyyw) bullfrog | bududdugi<br />
lankwasa (bor) v.B2 bor (v.n. lnkwsayak) bend ex mn lankwsa sw zíy I bent<br />
the bow | lankxwasa, tankware<br />
law (L) v.A1 (v.n. lwak”) pick (fruit), pluck ex mn l˘ suw mngwarawy I picked the<br />
mango | cire<br />
lwur (T) n.m. sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) | dankali<br />
ly (H?) n.m. (pl. wtl”my) boy, son ex ly ga”na a small boy; ly nuwun my son |<br />
yaro, a<br />
lay (L) v.A1 (v.n. lhiy) cure, make well ex nk”n nyh lwn say this medicine cured<br />
me | warkar<br />
lay (HH) v.A1 (v.n. lyak) paint red | shafa wa ja<br />
l = ly (H?) n.m. son, boy | yaro, a<br />
lbedi (T) n.m. (pl. lybyadyadyw) medium-sized basket | kwando<br />
llmbi (HH) n.m. bull calf | marai<br />
l lbi (H? H) n.m. small hut | aki arami<br />
lmbi (H) n.m. (pl. lmbambw) bull | bijimi<br />
lbi (H) n.f. shelter | rumfa<br />
lr (TH) n.m. (pl. lrarw) needle | allura<br />
lvin (L) n.m. charcoal | gawayi<br />
lwr [lwr] (TH) n.m. the fig tree Ficus thonningii | ceiya<br />
Lyz (TL) n.m. man’s name | sunan mutum<br />
l‰kciy (TL) n.m. time ex ‰ naka l‰kaciy ka during that time; l˙kciy b ts”tsal kw<br />
ma ka, shyknn d fr p˙nkay the time for taxes, when it come, well then he<br />
begins to pay | lokaci<br />
lgud” (T) n.f. red earth | koya