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16 Ngizim-English-Hausa Dictionary bag� = bak� n. shed, shelter | Hausa rumfa b�g�d� n. a men’s kanjau dance with arms and shoulders moved in imitation of birds feeding their young, unaccompanied by song | Hausa bag� r�bgu idiom he has died (with reference to head of household) ex baga-r�bg”ngar� the householder has died | Hausa mutu b�g�uji n. weeding hoe with a long curved metal blade with a short, straight handle inserted | Hausa fartanya b�gd�� n. tilapia, cichlid perch (Tilapia spp.) | Hausa karfasa b�gwz�gw�� id. indicates falling heavily | Hausa amsa amo b�gz�iw� n. aps�u seeds | Hausa íyaíyan kalgo bai part. (becomes b� when not final in a phrase; see also b�n, b�y�, n� bai) not (general negative marker for all clause and phrase types) ex na k��” b�i I didn’t eat it; k� k��a bai don’t eat it!; n� k��aw bai I’m not eating it, I won’t eat it; na jib” kw��a b� garvaca I didn’t catch a donkey yesterday; wa n� d�ka bai we don’t have a horse; D”mza m�zam bai Dimza is not a blacksmith; n� ma��u bai there isn’t any millet | Hausa ba, ba.ba bak� = bag� n. shed, shelter | Hausa rumfa bak� = bag� n. (pl. bakak�n) shed, shelter ex b�k� a�ag �r� a low shelter on which utentils are laid out to dry, etc.; b�k� patl� shelter for shade within a compound | Hausa rumba b�k� n. (pl. b�k�kin) 1. edge, off to the side ex k�yak � b�ka � lawangara the squirrel was off to the side watching her. 2. beside, alongside ex mang�t�ci da bamin�kshi � b�kak d”vu your friends should hide alongside the road | Hausa (1) gefe; (2) gefen b�ktu v.A2b (v.n. bakt�, b�kat) removing bran from flour after s�p�� using a faifai or sifter | Hausa busa bakt� n. (pl. baktat�n) unpatterned white cloth | Hausa fari b�kt�� n. butcher | Hausa mahauci b�kta� n. wallet worn on cord around neck ex ak”r�k g”j�d�nai z�yi b�kta� the thief cut my wallet string on me | Hausa alabe b�ktu v.A2b (v.n. bakt�, b�kat) remove bran from flour after s�p�� using a faifai or sifter | Hausa busa b�ku v.A1b (v.n. bak�) 1. burn, burn up. 2. roast, grill | Hausa (1) �one; (2) gasa b�kw�tu v.A2bi (v.n. b�kw�t�) charge off, set out with great force | Hausa ruga, zabura bal quant. (see also cakcak, cam, d”�us, mak) 1. (following noun) all, all of, whole, entire ex k�yak d� ngwin� tluw�gu bal the squirrel too our all the meat; da m�ki gad”kíyik g�wa da lub�ci � t”kagara bal she sought out a lot of balsam apple plant and tied if all over her body. 2. everything, everyone, all of it, all of them ex da gubíyi iyu da g”ndu bal the beat me and took all of it. 3. (at the end of a noun phrase) acting as a unit, taken in its entirety ex am n� d”m bal � n�dun aci both water and wood was he bringing; k�yak n� tluw�gu bal � v”k the squirrel and the meat are both together in the hole. 4. (followed by a phrase, X) entirely X, completely characterized the property that X expresses ex � ki miyag� bal d”d”m n� ankwak look at my mouth, all full of blood and pus; anyik wuri gayi n� k” b�no, bal �raw�gu gayi milk for a cowrie
and for a hundred cowries both have the same whiteness. 5. (after negative) at all | Hausa duk, duka b�l�g�tu. b�l�g�n�tu v.A2c (v.n. b�l�g�t�, b�l�g�n�t�) reach puberty | Hausa balaga balam n. large, heavy earring | Hausa yari b�lang�íyi n. sifter made of grass stems | Hausa b�l�nno n. a chip-like confection made of slightly fermented millet, sweetened with sugar, consumed esp. at marriage or finishing Koranic study | Hausa balambo bal�t�k n. unique, without a peer; odd member, one left over when grouping in pairs ex gwadangu na balatik bai this is an odd peanut--not paired with another | Hausa guda, abin da ba shi da na biyunsa b�l�d� n. horse blanket under saddle | Hausa liferu balk� n. sandal made of tanned leather | Hausa takalmi b�lle = b�re conj. (followed by a noun phrase or a subjunctive clause) 1. (following an affirmative clause) let alone (that), how much more (if) ex w�li, nda bar �ci n� zhirau balle nda dapt”d �ci beseeching, if one gives to your there’s embarrassment, how much more if one refuses you; sh��aw ngum � dagamu balle b�cik z”g”r shirin a millipede falls down how much more a two-footer. 2. (following negative clause) let alone (that), how much less (that) ex zha � n� � damtau n� Ngawjin bai balle d� nai � Ngwajin war was not coming near Ngwajin let alone coming to Ngwajin; manda k�rak dlam sa bai balle k�rak bai good salt cannot be drumk how much less bad | Hausa balle Ngizim-English-Hausa Dictionary 17 b�l�gdu n. type of false sesame leaves (Ceratotheca sesamoides) | Hausa karkashi (iri) b�ma n. (pl. b�m�min) gambling | Hausa caca b�mba n. greediness, gluttony; gluttonous person, greedy person | Hausa ha�ama, handama b�mb�l� n. flower of baobab before it breaks open | Hausa b�mbus n. colorful woolen bangles attached to dancing apron | Hausa b�mu v.A1b (v.n. bam�) (subjunc. da b�m�) hide, conceal oneself | Hausa �uya b�na n. vomiting | Hausa amai b�na n. help, aid ex b� w��a a nci b�na the things that he wanted help with | Hausa taimako, gudummuwa b�naf� = v�tku n. uselessness, worthlessness | Hausa banza, kyauta b�n�tu v.A2c (v.n. b�n�t�) help | Hausa taimaka bang”zam id. indicates being thrown to the ground ex nda ka��”n�c� bang”zam he was thrown down hard (in wrestling) | Hausa amsa amo bang�-bang� n. walking two-abreast | Hausa kafa�a-da-kafa�a bang�i n. (pl. bangag�n) baboon (Papio anubis) | Hausa gwaggon biri bank�k�u n. Senegal hoopoe (Upupa epops) | Hausa alhudahuda b�n� n. (pl. b�nan�n) a measure of money of about 500 cowries | Hausa b�n�wu v.A2bt (v.n. banuw�, b�na) vomit, vomit up ex a banw�d� vomit it (meat) up to me | Hausa harar banw� n. sesame (Sesamum orientale) | Hausa nomi, ri�i bar� n. hunting | Hausa farauta Bar� n. fifth traditional Ngizim month | Hausa b��m� n. (pl. b��m�min, b�r��m�ucin) weapon | Hausa makami
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