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miya-english-hausa dictionary - UCLA Department of Linguistics

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Miya-English-Hausa Dictionary 43<br />

if you are going to go home, by some vegetables; t˘, tn suw wnka ka, mm shin<br />

tuwun gyy well, if that’s how it is, well there’s this famr <strong>of</strong> mine. 2. (introducing<br />

non-perfective concessive conditional, no k at the end) even if, no matter if ex mn<br />

tn g tlwun piy, n m gam bankwna ín ty even if I will be leaving early, I<br />

will say good-bye to him | idan, in<br />

tnjm (TL) id. indicates falling | amsa amo<br />

tans” (HL) v.A2 (v.n. tmas” (m), tnsk”) itch ex tanswn sy I feel itchy | ji<br />

aiayi<br />

tnw (TL) conj. if it’s a case <strong>of</strong> ex tnw Kaf a kafwn mn, tnuw Gru <br />

kafwun mn whether it’s a case (<strong>of</strong> going to) Kafi, it’s me who is sent, or if it’s a<br />

case (<strong>of</strong> going to) Bauchi, it’s me who is sent |<br />

ts” (H) n.f. winter thorn (Faidherbia albida) | gawo<br />

tt”fy (TH) n.f. (pl. tt”fyayw) beer strainer | mataci<br />

tat”ha (HL) v.A2 (v.n. tt”hk”) strain, filter ex mn tth tal I strained beer | tace<br />

tat”ray (HH) v.A2 exchange greetings | gaisa<br />

ttabr (TLH) n.f. domestic pigeon | tantabara<br />

ttsy (LH?) n.f. large red chili peppers (Capsicum annum) | tattasai<br />

ttas” (L) n.f. chicken’s crop | maoo<br />

tts” (H) n.f. tweezers | matsefata<br />

ttsiy (L) n.f. (pl. ttsiyyw) tendon, vein | jijiya<br />

tatuwa (L) v.A2 (v.n. ttuwak”) wipe out bowl with finger ex mn ttuwa tl”rky I<br />

wiped out the calabash with my finger | sudxe<br />

ty (HH) v. defective (imperative <strong>of</strong> bay;,pl. imper. tyy, 1st pl. imper. tyiym) take (it<br />

there)! | kai!<br />

tfir (H) n.m. fig trees Ficus gnaphalocarpa, F. sycomorus | aure<br />

tmbr dzh” (TH) n.m. (pl. tmb ghnaw) (f. tmbr dzku) gazelle (Gazella<br />

rufifrons) | barewa<br />

tr (H) n.m. (pl. trarw) moon, month | wata<br />

ttelw (TH) n.f. cornstalk flute | sirii<br />

ttyl (TH) n.m. fruit bat Eidolon helvum | jemage<br />

tiy (L) v.A1 (v.n. tyt” (f), tyk”) 1. beat, hit, kill ex mn tytla sy I beat her. 2. (with<br />

day) spend the day ex mn tye mku yk I spent the day there | doka, kashe; wuni<br />

tyatl” (L) n.m. (pl. tyatltlw) kunu | kunu<br />

tyin (L) n.f. (pl. tyimmw) tooth | haori<br />

tyin tvy (L T H) n.? incisors | haoran cizo<br />

tyin twma (L T H) n.? molar | haoran taunawa<br />

tyiy (L) n.m. (pl. tyiyyw) hand plow, hoe for banking ridgerows | garma<br />

tzh” (T) n.m. gunea worm | kurkunu<br />

tl”ma (L) v.B (v.n. tlym (m), tlmak”) shave ex mn tlmaya sw ghmuwsy I<br />

shaved his head | aske<br />

tlpy (TH) n.m. (pl. tlpyayw) leaves ex tlpy mas” leaves <strong>of</strong> hemp; tlpy nuwun<br />

my leaves | ganye<br />

tlrf” (L) n.m. (pl. tlrffw) forest | kurmi<br />

tlrky (TH) n.f. (pl. tlrkayayw) calabash, gourd bowl | warya<br />

tlrky by (TH TH) n.f. gourd cup | moa<br />

tl”rp” (HH) v.A2 (v.n. tlrpak) embrace ex tl”rp” sw wn tuwsy he embraced his<br />

daughter | runguma<br />

tla (L) v.D (v.n. tlhiy (m)) lift, pick up | aga<br />

tla (H) v.D (v.n. tlhy (f)) stand up, wake up ex mn tlwn say I stood up | tashi

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