A DICTIONARY OF MADA, A PLATEAU LANGUAGE ... - Roger Blench

Mada dictionary: Main text
Singular Plural PoS C English Hausa Examples, other information
gu ngǎnyū this.time 3p then tell 3s that let 3s open mouth nə̄ bə
man kan yə̄ sū gu ə nyū. let them then take 3pi put 3s at mouth
gūgu — n. goat akuya
gūgū mə̀gūgū n. mother-in-law (daughter-inlaw)
surkwa gu sē gūgū nggə̄ she is my mother-in-law
gur — v. to be crooked tankwarere nkɔ̀n mē gur road this is crooked
gūr — n. interior of traditional grave
gùr num. ten count form. But when referring to time the tone changes. e.g.
mkpān dan de gur vunga bə̄ nkyɛn time says that ten past with
half. [It’s half-past ten]
gùr gur n. granary rumbu
gurgur a. humble, submissive mbə̄ mē là te gurgur nə̄ lɔnywə̄ this woman is submissive to her
husband
gùgwǎ v. to tickle (more of snake-like
movement)
wə̄ là te nggə̄ gùgwǎə zə̀ you cont. make tickle me at leg
gwa n. grey hair, fungus furfura nggə̄ ru gwa I sprout grey hair, nzan tur gwa food push fungi
gwǎ gwa n. s snake maciji
gwàr — v. to be noisy surutu nə̄ nggyε nan də̀ tswē sē gwàr mē nàn? what happen the place is
noisy
gwarìcī n. s West African house snake Boaedon lineatus
gwɔ — v. to hear ji magana gu là gwɔ̌ wə̄ tswē rɛn he cont. hear you as you talk
gwɔ̀ gwɔ n. s African beauty snake (plain
Psammophis sibilans
form)
gwɔ̀nywεnggə̄ nywεngwɔ̀nyw n. African beauty snake (striped
Psammophis sibilans
εnggə̄
form)
gwūr n. m dassie, rock hyrax Procavia sp.
gyà — v. to dig haka (rami) gu là gyà he's digging
gyàn v. to shake gyàn vəmbǔ mē shake this jar
Gyànkɔ̀n p.n personal name lit. ‘dig road’ (this is mostly those born during the laying of the
rails)
gyàr gyar n. buffalo, bushcow bauna Syncerus caffer
Gyàr p.n personal name lit. ‘anger’
gyār a. see: te gyār wə̄ sē gyār me kə̄ de wə̄ sē shɔ̀ you are just angry as if you are a
bee
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