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 38<br />
r”f”n (HL) v.A2 (v.n. rfyafyn (m), r”f”nk” [note tones]) thatch ex mn r”f”n suw<br />
lmy I thatched the hut | jinka<br />
r”m (HL) v.A1 (v.n. rmk”) eat (meat) ex mr r”n tlwi I ate meat | ci (nama)<br />
r”na (L) v.B (v.n. rm (f), rnak”) copulate (by humans), have sexual intercourse ex <br />
r”natla sy = r”natlr”nw he copulated with her | ika, yi jimaíi<br />
r”na (HH) v.B (v.n. rnak) be abundant ex r”natln say they are abundant | yi yawa<br />
r”nts” (HH) v.A2 (v.n. rmats” (f), rntsk”) have a stomach ache ex vwwun jt<br />
r”ntsuwn = r”ntswn sy my stomach aches | ji ciwon ciki<br />
r”tl” (HL) v.A1 (v.n. rtlk”) knock down, throw down | kayar, ka da<br />
rv” (T) n.f. chaff | aiaiyi<br />
r”v”” (HH) v.A2 (v.n. rva” (m), rv”ak) become thin ex mn rv”uwn say I<br />
became thin | rame<br />
r”v”z” (L) v.A2 (v.n. rvazhi (m), r”v”zak”) be fat ex r”v”a”ta sy he got fat | yi iba<br />
ra (L) v.D (v.n. rhiy (f)) exceed, surpass ex rn rw he surpasses me | fi<br />
ra (L) v.D (v.n. rhiy (f)) leak ex ln tuwun st ry (the ro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>) my hut leaks | yi yoyo<br />
ra” (HH) v.A1 (v.n. rak (f)) (tr.) moisten; (intr.) get wet ex mn r”tl say I<br />
moistened it; kb” ra”tl say the gown got wet | jikxa; jikxu<br />
rcamby (TL) n.m. dodo with shaggy grass and ashes on skin | dodo (iri)<br />
ra” (HH) v.A1 (v.n. rak) decay, spoil ex tlwi ra”t say the meat spoiled | rue<br />
ryai (L) n.m., adj. dampness; cold (to touch) ex by ryayana cold water; lm‰<br />
ryayaya cold soda; kt” ryyani cold things; by suw ryyy ‘the<br />
water is cold | laima; sanyi<br />
rak” (L) v.A1 (v.n. rkak” (f)) chase ex mn rk”tl”n sy I chased them <strong>of</strong>f | kora<br />
ramb” (HL) v.A1 (v.n. rmbk”) bother, upset | dama<br />
rtaya (bor) v.B2 bor (v.n. rtyak) hang ex rty kb” tuws” he hung up his gown |<br />
rataya<br />
rva” (L) n.m. thinness | ramewa<br />
rvazh” (L) n.m. fat, corpulence | tea<br />
raw (HH) v.A1 (v.n. r‰ (f), rwak) request, beg, beseech ex mn r˘yt I beseeched<br />
him; mn rw rwaw I made a beseechment | roa<br />
ryy (TH) n.m. life | rai<br />
rm (H) n.m. shade, shadow | inuwa<br />
rna (bor) v.A2 bor (v.n. rnk”) belittle, despise, scorn ex rnwan sy he belittled<br />
me | rena<br />
rtlyi (T) n.m. necklace | dutsen wuya<br />
rn (TH) n.m. locust bean cakes used for flavoring | kalwa<br />
rinja (L) v.B (v.n. rnjak”) fish (verb) ex mr rnjb I fishe | yi su<br />
ryj (TL) n.m. (pl. ryjyyw) well (for water) | rijiya<br />
rnna (H) adj. (pl. rnni) (f. rynya; iy is long in feminine, short in masc. and pl.) black<br />
ex m” rnna black castrated goat; fw rynya black goat; cw rnni black goats |<br />
bai<br />
R˘ya (L?) n.m. man’s name (chief <strong>of</strong> Miya in 1983) | sunan mutum<br />
ruwn” (L) v.A2 (v.n. rwnak”) cool <strong>of</strong>f ex by rwun sy the water cooled <strong>of</strong>f | huce<br />
ruwa (L) v.B (v.n. rwak” (m)) plow, make ridgerows | hua, yi noma<br />
ruway (bor) v.A2 bor (v.n. rwyak) be confused ex mn ruwy sy I was<br />
confused | rudxe<br />
rwun (L) n.m. (pl. rwunnw) wind | iska
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