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Miya-English-Hausa Dictionary 47
w = (L) interr. ( is by far the most frequent; see n for focussed subject equational
questons) question marker of any type of question (yes/no, constituent--na only in
constitent questions) ex wna jirk d” uwy wa? which monkey sustained a
fracture?; tukusm gam, m jy ”man wnk”n wa?! hedgehod, is it you has been
treating me thus?! |
wciya (TH) pro.f. (f. of wn) so-and-so | Wance
w” (H) n.m. (pl. waw) faeces, excrement, shit | kashi
wk” (H) n.m. (pl. wkakw) a lie | arya
wn (T) prep. like ex wn mn like me; wn fwy like you (ms); wn Kasham like
Kasham; wn Ndwya like Nduya; wn m” lika a goat | kamar
wan (L) v.A1 (v.n. wnak”) (tr., intr.) fill, fill with; be full ex mn wn sy I filled it;
ndwul wan sy the pot is full | cika
wn (TL) det. the, the one in question ex dgy ky fy o tl”rky d kiya zrf
wn d ary o when she scooped up flour in the calabash, she took that silver and
put it inside for him; my gm sw ín Mmmn wny we met up with that
Mamman; tway fy wana mn sw bring that flour so I might drink | -n/-r
wn (TL) pro.m. (f. wcya) so-and-so | Wane, Wance
wnka (H) adv.man. thus ex tln d t mka ntln wnk they were living like that;
tvam kw nay wnka k s mry when the women saw things were like that, they
would run away; saboda wanka because of that | haka
wnk”n (H) adv.man. thus ex dga tluws, ptl kab” wankn when he arose, he shook
his gown thus | haka
wnkwa (T) interr.adv.man. how?, by what means? ex f kwy zhk” wnkwa? how/by
what means did you catch the donkey? | yaya?
wnkwky (TL) quant.univ. however …, no matter how… ex f ta gh”mak gm
wnkwky, n nay gm however you climb up, I will watch | ko yaya Ö
wr (H) n.m. festival, celebration, holiday ex wra Kavr the Kav”ra festival | biki, salla
wrawaraty (LH) n.m. cockroach | kyankyaso
wray (bor) v.A2 bor (v.n. wryak) select out ex mn wry sw fuw tuwny I
removed my goat (from the group) | ware
was” (L) v.A1 (v.n. wshashi (m), wsak”) swell ex w wasu wsw it swelled |
kumbura
ws”n (L) n.m. 1. year ex c‰nk”n ws”n di f” it is now 40 years. 2. rainy season ex
jy wasm in the rainy season; rei j ws”m it is cold during the rainy season |
shekara, damina
was”na (L) v.A2 (v.n. wshasham (m), ws”nak”) spend a year ex was”nata sy it
lasted a year | shekara
wsay (L) n.f. salt | gishiri
wshasham (L) n.m. (pl. wshashammw) 1. rainy season ex whsasham mbnata
sw the rainy season has been good. 2. year | damina, shekara
wyna = wna (L) interr. adj. m. (pl. wyni) (f. wyya) which one?, which…? | wanne?,
waneÖ?
wyna Ö ky (L) quant.univ. ( wyni) (f. wyya Ö ky; used only as the head of a
generic clause; see k‰wna Ö (ky)) every …, any … | kowane
wyya (L) interr. adj. f. (pl. wyni) (f. of wyna ) which one?, which…? ex wyya d
za ? which one (f. thing) broke?; f k”na wyy tl”rkya? which calabash did you
buy? | wanne?, wane.?
wyya Ö ky (L) quant.univ. ( wyni) (f. counter part of wyna Ö ky; used only as
the head of a generic clause; see k‰wyy Ö (ky)) every …, any … ex t t gan