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Mada dictionary: Main text Singular Plural PoS C English Hausa Examples, other information thing this? Did you do this? anrɛ̀n conj. because nggə̄ nan ənə̀mē anrɛ̀n dər là ngar nggə̀ I do like-this because heart cont. break (pain) me. I do this because I am suffering. anrīn adv. before wə̄ də̀ nàn ndu mē anrīn wə̄ sə rē lā you if do work this before you will eat food. You won’t get any food until you do this work. atìshâû id. describes snizzing nggə̄ te gbə̀shǔ de atìshâû I make sneezing that atìshâû āyiririiii↘ excl. ululation gudà āyiriririiii↘ là gbo mbə̄ ca Ncān (they) are bringing a wife to Ncān B. bàbər bābər n. motorcycle babur < Hausa bān v. to accompany, to go with, to ‘follow’ 2 yə̄ gu lə dān mə̄ nē tswē yə̄ bə lə ban RELp 3s FUT tell people place 3pi 3p FUT accompany. He will tell people where they are to go bān vu v. to take dauka Ban yə̄ nə̄ nggə̀. Take it give me. Vǔ zəkpə cà nggə̄ mān. Bring me those shoes [vu governs a plural object] bān dem. those Nywεn bān wə̄ sē sen? Children those (of) you are how? bān mə̀bān n. law Îoka Bān tə̄ dan de tə̄ ka sə̄ mə̀ yo. Our law says that we should not drink wine. ban mgbə̀ v.p. to sniff nggə̄ là ban mgbə̀ I cont. take sniff bàr v. to touch taba bàr nggə̄ də̀ man kyɛn touch me and see bǎrga barga n. lion zaki n. lip patan bakin bǎrnyū gu sē nggɔ̀n lips his are big bǎrnyū barnyū, mə̀bǎrnyū be adv. forever tə̄ lə sɔ̀n be we will stay forever bě be, bəbe n. seed be is a prefix bē loc. outside waje gu sē ə bē he is at outside bedə̀rō — n. c millet dauro < Hausa begywī n. i flying ants shinge běkan bekan n. pd ring zobe nggə̄ gyɔ běkan ngwɔ̀n I put ring hand běkyɛ̀n bekyɛ̀n n. c Lima beans waken rumfa běkì bekī n. pp seed kwayan hatsi
Mada dictionary: Main text Singular Plural PoS C English Hausa Examples, other information běkìtɔ̄ n bekītɔ̄ n n. pd ear-ring abin kunne yə̀mē sē běkì tɔ̄ n this is ear-ring běkpū bekpu n. c kernel of guinea corn dawa belə̄ belà nywɛ̂ n n. b cattle egret belə̄ belà cf. kə̀kənggyān. < Hausa Ardeola ibis běmè — n. e wickedness mugunta wə̄ là te běmè mē mūn? you cont. make wickedness this why? Bemè p.n proper name wickedness běmkpàn bemkpàn n. c maize kernel masara běncī benci n. c acca cultivar běncwē bencwē n. c groundnut gyeda běntə bentə n. c beniseed, sesame ridi cf. also njìnjà běntsu béntsú n. c acca, fonio acca běnzɛ̄ benzε n. v jumblebeads idon zakara Abrus precatorius běsə̄ n bésə̄ n n. c cowpea wake bětsə̀kā bétsə̀kā n. c rice shinkafa bězǔ bezu n. wp bullet alsashi bɛ̄ bε n. m large male patas monkey jan biri Erythrocebus patas. also kpɔ̀mgbukpɔ̀n bɛ̀ v. to praise one for a good job yabo gu là bɛ̀ zə̄ ywə̄ he cont. praise child his bə pron. they, them su 3 rd person plural pronoun. bə v. to be decayed, to be rotten ruba Krī nggə̄ bə. My yams are rotten. bə̄ loc. with tare Nggə̄ lə sɔ̀n rɛ̄ nde bə̄ gyə̄ . I will stay long with you (pl). Nggə̄ sē bə̄ nywεn tûn. I am with five children (I have 5 children) bə̀ bə̄ bə̀ n. place, hole (natural), position rami yə̀mē sē bə̀ kpə̄ r this is hole of giant mouse, yə̀mē sē bə̀ mə̀nggə̄ this is position my bə̀bàrì bə̄ bàri n. i butterfly mallam bude littafi bə̀bè a. foolish və̄ lɔn mūn ku bə̀bè man that fall foolish. This man is a fool bə̀bɛ̀ bə̄ bɛ̀ n. ap tail wutsiya bə̀bèbè adv. foolishly kàdə nàn kī bə̀bèbè ənə̀mē yo don’t do things foolishly like this bəbə̄ a. decayed, rotten rube krī bəbə̄ mē this rotten yam bə̄ bə̄ n. t tree sp. bə̀brɛ̀gyùn bə̄ brɛ̀gyún n. h mushroom large brown, edible bə̀brɛ̀ywì bə̄ brɛ̀ywi n. i cockroach kyenkeso bə̂ rbə̀r bə̂ rbə̀rbə̀r id. describes how a lantern burns the plural describes the continuous burning of the lantern, not 3
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