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Mada dictionary: Main text Singular Plural PoS C English Hausa Examples, other information kukushār nywεn n. r jumping frog kukushār kǔkukuku id. chirping of cicì cicì là gì de kǔkukuku cicì cont. cry (chirp) that…. kūkwɔ̌ a. small, young kankani yə̀mē sē kūkwɔ̌ this is small. kukwɔ can also agree directly with a noun in an associative construction; thus mbú kúkwɔ́ small mat. In this case it takes its tone from the noun. kūkwār adv. completely duka tə̄ swε kpəmkpàn kūkwār we shuck maize finish kùlwè v. to imitate gu là kpə̄ kùlwè tə̀ywə he is imitating his father kumfə v. to feel hungry jin yunwa nggə̄ kumfə I am feeling hungry kùngga n. t tree sp. kúrdíí Burkea africana kunkur n. firewood itace kùr v. to lay down, lay kwanciya gu kùr ə tàr he lies in the room kurkpə v. to catch when s.t. is thrown cafke gu nan kurkpə he well catch (it) kūsar v. to cross a path tə̄ kūsar vəkə̀bǔ nkɔ̀n we cross pathway kùtsɔ — n. d hepatitis, jaundice, ‘yellow kùtsɔ là nan gu hepatitis cont. do him fever’ kūwà n. dn game played by girls mə̄ nggə̄ là kuwà girls cont. make game kwakwà — n. fr coconut kwakwa
Mada dictionary: Main text Singular Plural PoS C English Hausa Examples, other information kyɛn nggə ma! excl. calling attention expresses kyɛn nggə̄ man, nggə̄ la kpə̄ nyɛn bə̄ kì yə̀ wə̄ là nan mē yo disapproval look at me, I do not accept what you are doing kyə̀nkɛ̀n n. h plant sp. kyə̄ r kyər v. to pound daka Mbə̄ rɛn là kyər bentsu Mbərɛn cont. pounding acca kyîîn? excl. expresses surprise sē sə̄ sānmenàn gyə̄ nan yə̄ , kyîîn? was that how you did (the thing?) kyō kyo v. to gather tatara gyə̄ kyō kī sɔ̀n zwè ə tswē gyə̄ r gather the seats in one place Kyōnē p.n personal name lit. ‘gather people’ kyōntàn mə̀kyōntàn n. t karaya gum tree kûkúúkì Sterculia setigera kyōte v. to gather in a group (people) mə̄ nē kyote mgbɔ̀ tswē kyɛn Gbrīn yə̄ Yɛsò people gather in group to watch Jesus’ Film kyu tsu v. to die mutuwa kyū də̄ te ə kə̄ nə̄ mān nzεn death if occur at house someone now kyù kyū n. death də̄ gwɔ kyū yə when (they) hear (of) death the kyù kyu n. r land monitor damo Varanus niloticus kyūn kyun v. to gather, prepare kyūn kī mē nàn zwè gather these things keep properly, kyūn anrɛ̀n ə mbrɛ tə̄ lə ywē Jos prepare because tomorrow we will be going to Jos Kyūnē p.n personal name lit. ‘person’s death’ kyūngwɔn n. f fish sp. Auchenoglanis occidentalis kyūnkyū n. sweet potato dankali < Hausa. also dankyū kyūntu n. cooperation kyūnkyūntɛ̀ n. c rizga rizga Plectranthus esculentus kyūte n. death kyūte bə̄ tə̄ death has occurred with us L. la v. to give or take credit, loan, karban bashi nggə̄ kpə mgbāmvū tar bə̄ wə̄ la I received naira three with you borrow ko kuma credit bayar la v. to separate bad seeds from gu là la bekī he is sorting seeds good la v. to be harmed ji rauni gu la nggə̀ he has harmed me la..yo v.aux not babu nggə̄ lə la ywē yo I will NEG go not 37
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