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 36<br />
ngul (HL) v.A1 (v.n. nglk”) peek | lea<br />
nglahm-nglaham (HH) n.m. gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus) | gamba<br />
ngwngwa” (L) n.m. throat (entire throat area) | maogwaro<br />
ngwrak” (L) n.m. trachea, windpipe | maogwaro<br />
ngwarma (HL) v.B2 (v.n. ngwrmk” (m) [note tones]) frown, scowl ex ngwrm<br />
say he frowned; ngwrmk gn t”myrwa my frowning | aure fuska<br />
ngwrtiy (L) n.m. snoring ex tt m ngwrtiy he is snoring | minshari<br />
ngyrh (TH) n.m. the tree Dychrostachus cinerea | unu<br />
ny (T) linker pl. <strong>of</strong> (genitive linker for plural head noun, head <strong>of</strong> independent genitive,<br />
head <strong>of</strong> ordinal numeral) | -n, na<br />
ny (TL) pro.coll. (associate floating low tone to complement) those associated with.…,<br />
and others like…, & Co. ex ny Ksham Kasham et al.; ny zw í”n mr” things<br />
like sorghm and millet; ny w (ny w d bwatln?) who all? (who all went?); ny<br />
bh” one’s family (“father & Co.”) | su .<br />
nyk”n (T) det.pl. these | waannan<br />
nyka (T) det.pl. those | waancan<br />
nyw (TL) det.pl. some, certain (ones), others | wadxansu<br />
nyw (TL) det.pl. some, certain (ones), others | waansu<br />
nja (L) v.D (v.n. njhiy (f)) 1. refuse. 2. be rebellious | i; gagara<br />
nzl (H) n.m. (pl. nzlalw) wooden flute played in hocketing order with four others |<br />
sarewa<br />
nzuw (HL) v.A1 (v.n. nzwk”) close up tight, draw tight | tsuke<br />
P<br />
p”dla (HH) v.B (v.n. pdlak) mix, stir (beer) | dama<br />
p”la (HH) v.B (v.n. plak) jump ex mn pla sy I jumped | yi tsalle<br />
pliy (L) n.m. (pl. pliyyw) ashes | toka<br />
p”na (L) v.B (v.n. pnak” (m)) pay, ransom | biya, fansa<br />
ppn (TH) n.f. (pl. ppnanw) cave | kogo<br />
p”r (HL) v.A1 (v.n. prak” (f)) cut, slaughter | yanka<br />
pram (H) n.m. (pl. prammw) blood | jini<br />
prar” (L) n.m. the shrub Guiera senegaliensis | sabara<br />
p”s” (L) v.A1 (v.n. psak”) bury ex mn ps” sw vyyawy I buried the corpse | binne<br />
p”tl” (HL) v.A1 (v.n. ptlk” (f)) hit (once, to remove dust, etc.), clap ex mn ptl<br />
kmn I clapped my hands | kaa, yi tafi<br />
pa (L) v.D (v.n. phiy = phy) collect, gather ex mn p sw zwy I gathered up the<br />
corn | tara<br />
pk” (H) n.f. (pl. pkakw) arm (entire arm); wing ex pk” dl”rky chicken wing |<br />
hannu; fiffike<br />
pk” kyarkyar (H LHL) n.? triceps | dantse na asa<br />
pka ndkway (H H) n.f. “vulture wing”, cat’s whiskers the potherp (Gynandropsis<br />
pentaphylla) | gasaya<br />
plakashw (LHL) n.m. hawk | shaho<br />
plgwy (TH) n.f. Sodom apple (Calotropis procera) | tunfafiya
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