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 46<br />
vrk” (H irreg) n.m. (pl. wtl”m) (vrk” phrase initial; see examples for tonal behavior)<br />
boy, son ex vrk” nuwun my boy; nk”n vrk” this boy; mb” vrk” thigh <strong>of</strong> a boy<br />
| yaro<br />
vrk” dm (T H) n.? (pl. wtl” dm) fruit | an icce<br />
vrk” km (T H) n.m. finger | yatsa<br />
vrk” ts”my (T TH) n.m. toe | yatsan afa<br />
vtam (H) n.f. false locust (Prosopis africana) | kxirya<br />
v”vaya v.A2 pour repeatedly | zuzzuba<br />
vzh” (H) n.f. sickness | cuta<br />
va (L) v.D (v.n. vhiy (m)) (tr., intr.) pour, spill ex mn v sw mry I poured out<br />
millet; by vta sy the water spilled | zuba<br />
vki (L) n.f. (pl. dwan) (m. ys”) sister, close female relatives <strong>of</strong> same generation ex<br />
vkya mwun my maternal aunt; vkya bwun my paternal aunt; vkyaza her sister |<br />
íyaruwa<br />
var (L) v.A1 (v.n. vrak”) singe ex mn vr tlw I singed the meat | babbake<br />
var (HL) v.A1 (v.n. vrk”) run, run away ex nj vr say she ran away | gudu<br />
vray (L) n.m. (pl. vrayyw) 1. seed ex vray nuwan my seeds (for planting); vray<br />
zw sorghum seeds. 2. kind, type. 3. one’s blood relatives ex vraywan my relatives<br />
(NOT ‘my kind’ or ‘my seeds’) | iri; zuriya<br />
vshi (L?) n.m. brother boyfriend | saurayi, anuwa<br />
vtl” (L) num. five ex sb” vtl” five people | biyar<br />
Vziya (L) n.m. man’s name | sunan mutum<br />
vrdm (TL) n.m. type <strong>of</strong> small squirrel | kurege (iri)<br />
vy (H) n.m. (pl. vyayw) doorway ex vya lm door <strong>of</strong> the hut | <strong>of</strong>a<br />
vyaw (L) n.m. (pl. vyyw) corpse | gawa<br />
vyayw (HH) n.m. (pl. vyayuwww) fireplace, cooking tripod | murhu<br />
vw (H) n.f. (pl. vwaww) 1. stomach, belly ex nj vw she is pregnant. 2. pregnancy.<br />
3. inside, among | ciki, cikin<br />
vuw (HL) v.A1 (v.n. vwk”) (intr.) boil ex by vuw say the water boiled | tafasa<br />
vwa (H) n.loc. formative used with certain words referring to places |<br />
vwagwahiy (H T) n.f. (pl. vwagwahiyyw) town, village | gari,auye<br />
vwa shm (HH T) n.f. farm ex vw shim ha bh” on father’s farm | gona<br />
vwshi = ghma vuwshi (L) n.m. (pl. vwshshw) rubbish heap | juji<br />
vy (TH) n.m. buttocks | uwawu<br />
vyyvyay (THL) adj. slippery, slimy ex mdeshi j vyyyavyay okra is<br />
slimy | yaui<br />
W<br />
-w (H) negative, aspect see m Ö -w, t Ö -w | ba<br />
wh” (T) n.f. (pl. whahw) sand | yashi<br />
w, w (L) interr.pro. (w when clause final; see w for examples) who?, whom? ex w<br />
jik n? who is it?; w zratln? = w d zratln? who called them?; w jy<br />
zruwsa? who will call him? | wa?
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