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NGIZIM-ENGLISH- HAUSA DICTIONARY - UCLA

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am gw���m n. water in which bones<br />

have been soaked and left to ferment<br />

for making amb�i ex amb�i � dl�m�<br />

bai s� nda w�iki n� am gw���m<br />

ambai cakes cannot be made unless<br />

one mixes with bone-water | Hausa<br />

�mgwai n. (definition from Abraham<br />

Hausa dictionary) emission of semen<br />

after urination, mostly in men over<br />

50 years ex n”n gazg�ra � v��� bai<br />

se n� �mgwai an older man cannot<br />

urinate without semen appear in his<br />

urine | Hausa wadiyyi<br />

am� f”n� n. interior of a calabash that is<br />

suspended from d�m dl�ga | Hausa<br />

�mma = �mman = at�n conj. 1. but ex<br />

na nci amma � n� wad�taw bai I<br />

want [four wives], but I’m not rich<br />

enough. 2. well, but (at the beginning<br />

of a sentence, may give the notion of<br />

insistence or may be a filler with no<br />

clear function) ex amman ka ncin�<br />

wunya bau? so would you like a<br />

light-skinned girl [as a wife]?. 3.<br />

�mmaÖbai except for (excludes<br />

something as being an exception to a<br />

larger class) ex tamke �ra� n”n b�k<br />

ntau, amma anyik p�r�k� bai<br />

anything that’s white is something to<br />

like, except for the juice of the<br />

Sodom apple | Hausa amma<br />

�mp�l n. an affliction of the heart<br />

treated by cupping the chest | Hausa<br />

am zhab�w� n. honey | Hausa zuma<br />

amzh�ru = anzh�ru adv.time<br />

tomorrow | Hausa gobe<br />

an�m n. (pl. ananam�n) chewstick tree<br />

(Anogeissus leiocarpus) | Hausa<br />

marke<br />

��nai = -�� pro.1 sg. my, to me (genitive<br />

pronoun); see also iy� | Hausa mini<br />

�nan n. (pl. �n�nin) testicles | Hausa<br />

gwaiwa<br />

an�t�kau n. (pl. an�t�k�kin) favored<br />

wife | Hausa mowa<br />

anay� n. (pl. anay�yin) beeswax |<br />

Hausa kakin zuma, dan�o<br />

Ngizim-English-Hausa Dictionary 7<br />

�ncinai n. male name | Hausa sunan<br />

namiji<br />

�nda� n. (pl. �nd��in, �nd�di�) guts,<br />

small intestine | Hausa hanji<br />

an��k = k�n�m� n. razor strap | Hausa<br />

lawushi<br />

ang�j� n. plain water, pure water (from<br />

am g�j�) | Hausa ba�in ruwa<br />

ang�b� n. (pl. ang�b�bin) type of<br />

sorghum with sweet pulp in stalks<br />

from which sugar is extracted<br />

(Sorghum mellitum) | Hausa takan�a<br />

ang��ang�t� n. troublesomeness ex<br />

m�ya m� m�y�m w�� ang��ang�t�<br />

fi�ok � c�m� bai the mouth of a<br />

troublesome child is “sour”, it never<br />

closes | Hausa fitina<br />

ang�z� = ang�s� n. hard sheath on the<br />

outside of cornstalk, sugar cane, etc. |<br />

Hausa tsirgagiya<br />

�ng�l�k n. ambulance | Hausa ambulas<br />

angwalalo n. sperm, semen | Hausa<br />

maniyyi<br />

angw�langw�sh� n. flower of the<br />

shrub g�d�w� | Hausa<br />

�ngw�m n. (pl. �ngw�gwin) locust |<br />

Hausa fara<br />

�ngwam p�r�kau n. a type of<br />

malodorous locust said to be<br />

poisonous | Hausa farar tumfafiya<br />

angw��zo n. (pl. angw��z�zin) male<br />

agama lizard with orange head and<br />

tail (Agama agama) | Hausa jan<br />

gwarzo<br />

�n�na = �nna v.irreg. come! (plural<br />

imperative of d�u) | Hausa ku zo<br />

�nja n. female name | Hausa sunan<br />

mace<br />

anj�lm� n. unripe tamarind fruits |<br />

Hausa tsamiyar da ba ta �osa ba<br />

anj��m� n. clavicle, collar bone |<br />

Hausa zakaran wuya<br />

anj�w� interjection may it be so! |<br />

Hausa Allah ya sa!<br />

ank�l n. 1. good sense, intelligence ex<br />

Be ankal barici bin, awayau a<br />

barici bai. What good sense doesn’t

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