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BADE-ENGLISH-
HAUSA
DICTIONARY
(Gashua Dialect)
MUKTAR MUSA TARBUTU
Edited by
Russell G. Schuh
Yobe Languages Research Project

BADE-ENGLISH-HAUSA
DICTIONARY
(Gashua Dialect)
MUKTAR MUSA TARBUTU
Edited by
RUSSELL G. SCHUH
Yobe Languages Research Project
2004

Copyright © 2004
Yobe Languages Research Project
Box 435
Potiskum, Yobe State Nigeria
Preparation and publication of this work was supported by a grant from the US
National Science Foundation (award #BCS-0111289, Russell G. Schuh, Principal
Investigator).
Published by
Ajami Press, Box 343, Potiskum, Yobe State

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INTRODUCTION
This is the first published dictionary of the Bade language, spoken
in northern Yobe State, Nigeria. The original basis for the dictionary
was a sizable collection of words assembled in 1973-75 when the
editor lived in Gashua and was working as a Senior Research Fellow
with the Centre for the Study of Nigerian Languages (then a research
branch of Ahmadu Bello University, now part of Bayero University
Kano). The original vocabulary list came mainly from stories,
histories, proverbs, and so forth provided by many speakers, all of
which were transcribed and checked with the indispensable help of the
Muhammadu Mai Gari and Buba Nasara. The original list has been
considerable expanded and many corrections have been made during
the current project.
Bade is dialectally very diverse. There are at least three major
dialect divisions, which the editor has referred to as the “Western”,
“Southern”, and “Gashua” dialect varieties. These varieties are
different enough from each other that they might be called different
languages. Within each of the major varities, there are many subdialectal
distinctions-indeed, virtually every town and village has its
own distinctive characteristics. A dictionary that tried to combine the
three main dialect types would be unwieldy and confusing. This
dictionary thus contains words only from the Gashua variety, that
spoken in Gashua (Gasiwa), the largest city in the Bade-speaking area
and the administrative seat of the Bade Emirate. It does, however,
include words from other towns, including Katuzu, Azbak, Tabawa,
Tajluwa, Tarbutu, Jlawur Gasiwa, User, Gasima, Dakfum, Azam, and
others. Speakers from some towns may thus find words that are
unfamiliar to them or that they do not actively use.
The compilers view this as the FIRST EDITION of the dictionary.
The relatively small group of people who have assembled the
information in this dictionary could not hope to do justice to the
richness of Bade. Users of the dictionary will find that many
important words are missing, they will find errors in the Bade that
remain despite the best efforts of the compilers to correct them, and

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they will find many inadequacies and inaccuracies in both English and
Hausa definitions. The compilers invite corrections, revisions,
additions, and comments from the dictionary’s users, native speakers
of Bade and non-native speakers alike.
BADE SPELLING
Bade spelling is based on the standard spelling system of Hausa,
but there are a number of significant differences because of sounds
that exist in Bade but not in Hausa. The spellings used in Bade but
not in Hausa are the following:
©: The vowel “©” is the same letter and represents the same sound as
heard in Kanuri b©la ‘town’ or k©ske ‘easy’. 1 This vowel is
extemely common in Bade, appearing in such words as g©¾m ‘you
[speaking to a woman]’, k©¾la¾ ‘theft’, ©¾gd©m ‘crocodile’, and many
others. It is listed as the first letter of the alphabet, both because it
is very frequent and also because under certain circumstances it
may disappear, making it a sort of “non-vowel”. The © at the
beginning of a word always drops if a vowel precedes it, for
example, ©¾bda¾ ‘question’ but a¾-bdi ‘ask!’ (not “a¾ ©¾bdi”). Many
words can begin either with © followed by two consonants, or the
word can begin with a consonant followed by ©, for example,
©¾zg©¾m − z©¾g©¾m ‘planting’. That is, the © can be in either place,
just as long as the word does not begin with two consonants. The
pronunciation of the vowel © tends to be influenced by other
sounds. Before y, it usually becomes “i”, as in miyà ‘hundred’
(rather than “m©ya¾”) and before w, it usually becomes “u”, as in
duwà ‘river’ (rather than “d©wa¾”). Likewise, after the sounds c
and j, the vowel © tends to sound like “i”, as in j©ra¾i or jira¾i
‘truth’, and after w, the vowel © tends to sound like “u”, as in w©¾n
or wu¾n ‘son’. Because of the variability in the pronunciation of ©,
this dictionary is not 100% consistent in spelling words that
1 In technical linguistic terminology, this vowel is call a “high central unrounded”
vowel, represented as a “barred i” [é] in the International Phonetic Alphabet.

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contain this sound. The user may sometimes have to look under i
or u rather than © to find a desired word.
tl, jl: These are lateral fricative sounds, tl being voiceless and jl being
voiced. These sounds do not exist in Hausa. They are found in
such Bade words as the following:
tlau ‘stand up’ jla'u ‘draw water’
ga´tla ‘raw, unripe’ ©¾bjlu ‘dig’
p: Some Hausa speakers pronounce a “p” sound, but Hausa spelling
uses only the symbol “f” because there are no Hausa words where
pronouncing p would make a meaning difference from the same
word pronounced with f. Bade spelling, however, must use both p
and f to distinguish these sounds in words such as the following:
patà ‘the bush’ fa¾tau ‘throw’
ta¾pau ‘be possible’ afà ‘sun’
v: Like English, Bade has the sound “v” as a sound distinct from
other sounds. Bade spelling must use the letter “v” to distinguish
pronunciation in such words as va¾vi ‘tick’ vs. ba´bu... ‘who...,
which...’ (beginning relative clause).
½: Some words are entered with the letter ½, for example, ©¾½ma
‘thigh’. This is a velar nasal, like the sound at the end of the
English word song. This sound is actually a variant of g when it
comes next to another nasal consonant (m or n), so it would be
possible to write the word ‘thigh’ as ©¾gma, yet know that is is
pronounced ©¾½ma. The dictionary may not be entirely consistent
in whether words are spelled with ½ or g. Eventually a decision
should be made as to the best spelling.
r vs. ¨: Like Hausa, the Gashua dialect of Bade has two distinct “r”
sounds, a retroflex flap (represented as [Ç] in the International
Phonetic Alphabet) and a tapped or trilled “r”. In this dictionary,
the retroflex flap is represented by the simple letter “r” and the
tap/trill is represented as “¨”. This distinction can be heard in such
Bade word pairs as the following:
Retroflex flap Tap/trill
r pa] ‘dead animal’ ¨ ba¾¾ ‘profit’
a´rinma¾ ‘dyer’ a´¨“ya ‘deceit’

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s©r©n ‘two’ n¾g©¨©¾m ‘galloping’
m©¾rkiÞ ‘sesame’ t©¨ku ‘stepchild’
For non-native speakers of Bade, this distinction is difficult to
hear. Entries transcribed with “¨” probably all do have the
tap/trill. On the other hand, many entries transcribed with “r”
have the tap/trill as well, but it was not marked at the time the
word was entered. The two r sounds are alphabetised together in
the dictionary. As a practical matter for spelling, Hausa does not
mark this distinction in the standard writing system, and Bade
speakers may prefer not to mark it either when writing Bade, but
the dictionary provides a way to mark the difference for those who
choose to do so.
The distinctions between long and short vowels and distinctions
between tones (whether a syllable is spoken with a higher or lower
voice pitch) are both important for correct pronunciation and for
distinguishing the meanings of words in Bade. Native speakers of
Bade, however, know the correct vowel lengths and tones of words
without having to see them written, and like publications in Hausa,
publications in Bade generally do not mark vowel length and tone.
In order to make the dictionary more useful to those who are not
fluent speakers of Bade, vowel length and tones are marked in
dictionary entries. All marking of vowel length and tone consists of
small diacritic marks above the the letters. Native speakers of Bade
who do not need these markings to know the correct pronunciation
of words may simply ignore them. Marking of tones and vowel
lengths are as follows:
• LONG VOWELS have a macron above the vowel, short vowels have
no marking for length:
Long vowel: Short vowel:
ma\y“ ‘Mai, king’ maya¾ ‘hunger’
ba´lu ‘uvula’ bala¾ ‘hunting’
a´ma\}n ‘trust’ a¾man ‘year’
• LOW TONES have a grave accent ( ` ) over the vowel, HIGH TONES
have no accent marks, FALLING TONES have a circumflex accent ( ^
), and RISING TONES, which are rare, have a hachek ( ' ):

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HIGH-LOW: miya¾ ‘hundred’ LOW-HIGH: m“ya‘ mouth’
b©¨“ ‘dum pulp’ b©¾¨i‘ manure’
LOW-HIGH: ©¾gji ‘handle’ LOW-LOW: ©¾gj“ ‘thirst’
HIGH-HIGH: kwa¨na ‘jujube’ HIGH-LOW: kwa¨na¾ ‘line’
LOW-FALL: a´ma\}n ‘trust’ LOW-HIGH: a¾man ‘year’
RISING: ja' ‘dog’ LOW: jà ‘us’
(Many nouns ending in short vowels or in -ak in the dictionary are
marked with a Falling tone on the final syllable, for example, duwa]
‘river’, go\ma]k ‘ram’. This may just be a variant of Low tone at the
end of a word, because there are no pairs of words ending in short
vowels or -ak that differ between final Falling and final Low.
Words are marked with final Falling or final Low depending on the
tone that was heard at the time they were entered. There are also
words that end in consonants other than k that end in a “real”
Falling tone-see the word ‘trust’ above.)
• DOWNSTEPPED HIGH tone (or simply “downstep”) is marked with an
acute accent ( ; ). Downstep is a slight lowering of pitch that does
not go as low as a low tone. Downstep can only come after high.
Downsteps are quite common in Bade, for example, asaka;i
‘procupine’, atalu; ridgerow’, t©na;u ‘now’, and many others. It is
not clear, however, whether downstep is a distinctive tone of Bade
or a variant of high tone at the end of a phrase after another high.
This dictionary marks downsteps if they were heard when the word
was entered, but many words with final downstep have variants
with simple high.
Alphabetical order for Bade entries is as follows: ©, a, b, º, c, d,
Þ, e, f, g, h, i, j (including jl), k, l, m, n, ½, o, p, r/¨, s, t (including tl),
u, v, w, y, ’y, z.
BADE-ENGLISH-HAUSA SECTION
The Bade-English-Hausa entries minimally consist of a Bade
headword, its grammatical category, an English definition, and a
Hausa definition. The Hausa definitions consist mainly of one-word
equivalents to the Bade word. Hausa definitions are absent from
many entries because simple definitions were not readily available.

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Future editions of the dictionary will, we hope, include fuller entries
for the Hausa.
Verbal entires: Verbs are entered in the form that they would have
in the completive, with a singular subject and no extensions, such as
totality or ventive. The grammatical category information for verbs
includes the verb classes, which are as follows: 2 A1 = verbs with two
consonants, a short root vowel, and final –u in the completive; A2
verbs all have final –u in the completive and have the following subclasses:
A2a = verbs with two consonants and a long root vowel; A2b
= verbs with three consonants; A2c = verbs with more than three
consonants; B = verbs with two consonants, a short root vowel, and
final -au in the completive; B2 (rare) = verbs with a long root vowel
or more than two consonants and final -au in the completive; C =
verbs with one consonant and final -u in the completive; D = verbs
with one consonant and final -au in the completive. Bade has only
two class C verbs, ju ‘go’ and zu ‘have’. Verbs that correspond to
class C verbs in other languages, such as Karekare, are now all class D
verbs in Bade Examples of Bade verbs by class:
A1: bàku ‘roast’
©¾bdu ‘ask’
A2a: ka´du ‘bite’
A2b: ca¾ptu ‘gather’
©¾gb©¾Þu ‘pound (in mortar)’
A2c: ka¾la¾ktu ‘return’
©¾zva¾v“yu ‘wash grain’
B: ba¾tau ‘suffice’
©¾zgau ‘know’
B2: ca´kau ‘weave’
C: ju ‘go’
D: sau ‘drink’
2 The classification system is adapted from the system developed for Bole by
Johannes Lukas in “Die Personalia und das primäre Verb im Bolanci
(Nordnigerien),” Africa und Übersee, 54:237-286, 55:114-139, 1970-172. Bade
verbs fit well into the same classes.

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Each verbal entry also includes the verbal noun, noted as “v.n.”
Noun and adjective entries: Nouns of Gashua Bade are masculine
or feminine, a fact shown by agreement with demonstratives,
possessive linkers, and pronouns. For example, masculine go\ma¾k
‘ram’ has go\mak-a\:w ‘this ram’, go\mak-n-gwa¾ ‘our ram’, but
feminine akù‘goat’ has aku-tku; ‘this goat’, aku-tk©-gwa¾ ‘our goat’.
However, aside from words referring to animals and people, which
have actual gender distinctions, inanimate nouns are somewhat
variable as to gender. Most nouns ending in a consonant or one of the
diphthongs –ai or –au take masculine agreement, whereas most nouns
ending in one of the vowels –a, -i, -u tend to be feminine, though
there is variability in the latter group. For example, the nouns ©¾½ma
‘thigh’ and gùmci ‘chin’ vary as to whether they take masculine or
feminine agreements. Most nouns are thus marked simply as “n.”,
because gender is variable or predictable depending on the form or
meaning of the noun. However, many nouns referring to animals or
humans are marked “n.m.” or “n.f.” because they have a definite
gender (nouns like ga´ji ‘youngest sibling’ are marked “n.m., n.f.”
since they can refer either to a male or female). Also, some inanimate
nouns are marked for gender (or as being able to take either gender)
where a gender agreement was specifically observed. Most nouns and
adjectives are accompanied by plurals, noted as “pl.”.
Other categories: There are numerous other categories, most of
which should be self explanatory. See below for category
abbreviations.
ENGLISH-BADE and HAUSA-BADE SECTIONS
The English-Bade and Hausa-Bade sections are meant mainly as
indexes to the Bade-English-Hausa section. There has been no
attempt to create comprehensive lists of English or Hausa words with
Bade equivalents. The Hausa list, in particular, is incomplete in that it
does not include Hausa equivalents to many of the words that appear
in the Bade-English-Hausa section.

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In the English-Bade section, certain classes of items are grouped
under a single entry rather than being listed alphabetically among the
other English words. The main such lists are the following:
trees: all tree names, including well-known ones, such as baobab
grasses: names for all grasses and grass-like weeds
plants: names for all wild plants that are not large enough to call
“trees” and that would not fit the “grasses” category
plants, cultivated: all cultivated plants other than gourds and grains
gourd: gourds of all functions other than calabash bowls and cups
calabash: calabash bowls and cups of all functions
millet: all varieties of millet
sorghum: all varieties of sorghum
fish: all species of fish (a large and important category for Bade)
ideophones: all idephonic words, along with a brief indication of the
type of action or quality that they collocate with
expressions: fixed and formulaic expressions such as greetings,
exclamations (dismay, anger, fear, sympathy, etc.), folktale
openings and closings, etc.
names: proper names for people and places
titles: traditional social and political titles (consult the Bade-English-
Hausa section for comments on function)
ethnic groups: ethnic and regional affiliations, nationalities
pronouns: personal pronouns are grouped according to function; for
example, under “pronouns, independent” is the list of independent
pronouns for all persons and numbers

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The editor conducted research on Bade from 1973-75 in Gashua
when he was a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for the Study
of Nigerian Languages (then a unit of Ahmadu Bello University, now
of Bayero University, Kano). He would like to thank all the Bade
speakers who kindly provided narratives and other data, especially the
residents of Garin Audu, where he first began working, Muhammadu
Mai Gari, who collected narratives and provided considerable
information about the Gashua dialect, and Buba Nasara, who helped
collect and transcribe tales and historical narratives.
Two previous works on Bade that include fairly extensive
wordlists of Bade are Johannes Lukas, “Studien zur Bade-Sprache
(Nigeria)” (Afrika und Übersee 58:82-105, 1974/75) and Renate
Lukas, “Das Nomen im Băde” (Afrika und Übersee 51:91-116, 198-
224, 1967/68). These works are on the Western dialect of Bade, but
they provided a valuable basis for working on the Gashua dialect. The
editor’s research in Gashua in 1973-75 resulted in wordlists of 2000-
2500 words in both the Western and Gashua dialects and a smaller list
in the Southern dialect. The Gashua Bade list served as the starting
point for the current dictionary. This list has been considerably
expanded and corrected from 2002-2004 in a project supported by a
grant from the US National Science Foundation (award #BCS-
0111289, Russell G. Schuh, Principal Investigator). Alhaji Maina
Gimba is In-Country Director of the project.
Members of the project team are particularly grateful to Hon.
Zakari Ya’u Galadima, who provided a generous contribution toward
publication of this dictionary.
The editor would like to thank the former Mai Bade and
Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, the late Mai Umar Sulaiman,
for his support in 1973-75. The authors and the editor would like to
thank HRH Mai Bade, Alhaji Saleh Sulaiman II, and the Bade Emirate
Council for their continued support of this project. Special thanks go
to Malam Madu Liman, Registrar of the FCET Potiskum, and to
Halima Madu Liman, Fati Madu Liman, and Adamu Liman, for
indispensable logistic support without which the project would have
been difficult if not impossible. Thanks also to Alhaji Ali Goni and

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Babayo Nande of the Bank of the North and to Malam Saleh Adamu
for helping to create a smooth working environment. For technical
contributions, thanks go to Jeffrey Heinz and Sarah VanWagenen-
Foxe of the UCLA Linguistics Department. Roger Blench kindly
provided a comprehensive list of Hausa botanical names and modern
genetic classification that is the basis for the identifications in this
dictionary.
Contact information:
Russell G. Schuh, Editor
Potiskum, August 2004
Russell G. Schuh Alhaji Maina Gimba
Department of Linguistics Department of English
UCLA University of Maiduguri
Los Angeles CA 90095-1543 P.M.B. 1069
USA Maiduguri, Borno State
e-mail: schuh@humnet.ucla.edu gimbaa2002@yahoo.com

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ABBREVIATIONS
adj. adjective
adj.participle paticiple usable as an adjective, e.g. “broken (pot)”
adv. adverb
adv.loc. locative adverb, such as “outside”, “there”)
adv.man. manner adverb, such as “with difficulty”, “thus”
adv.time time adverb, such as “today”, “last year”
aux. auxiliary particle indicating verb tense and the like
clitic a form added at the beginning or end of a word
conj. conjunction, such as “and”, “if”, “until”
det. determiner, including esp. articles and demonstratives
det.def. definite determiner, such as “the”
det.dem. demonstrative, such as “this”, “those”
det.indef. indefinite determiner, such as “a”, “some”
f. feminine
existential word meaning “there’s...”, “there’s no...”
gen.linker particle meaning “of”, as in “ear of a sheep”
id. ideophone-a large class of words that emphasize actions or
qualities
id.adj. ideophonic adjective-ideophone-like words than can modify nouns
idiom an expression whose meaning is not predictable from its parts
interjection all types of exclamations, expressions, greetings, etc.
interr. interrogative word, such as “who?”, “how?”
interr.adv. interrogative adverb, such as “how?”, “when?”
interr.det. interrogative determiner, such as “which...?”
interr.pro. interrogative pronoun, such as “who?”
m. masculine
n. noun
n.f. feminine noun
n.m. masculine noun
n.mass mass noun, such as “water”, “millet”
num.card. cardinal number, such as “five”, “six”
num.ord. ordinal number, such as “fifth”, “sixth”
part. particle, added to reinforce meaning, such as Hausa dai, ma
pl. plural
plac. pluractional verb indicating multiple action, such as Hausa firfita

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prep. preposition
presentative word meaning “here’s...” when offering something
pro. pronoun
pro.1 pl. first person plural pronoun, “we, us”
pro.1 sg. first person singular pronoun, “I, me”
pro.2 pl. second person plural pronoun, “you”
pro.2 sg.f. second person feminine pronoun, “you” (to a female)
pro.2 sg.m. second person masculine pronoun, “you” (to a male)
pro.3 pl. third person plural pronoun, “they, them”
pro.3 sg.f. third person feminine pronoun, “she, her”
pro.3 sg.m. third person masculine noun, “he, him”
quant. quantifier, such as “all”, “a few”
quant.univ. universal quantifier, such a “everything”, “whoever”
stat. stative derive from verb, such as “seated”
v.A1 class A1 verb (see comments on “Verbal entries” above)
v.A2a class A2a verb (see comments on “Verbal entries” above)
v.A2b class A2b verb (see comments on “Verbal entries” above)
v.A2c class A2c verb (see comments on “Verbal entries” above)
v.B class B verb (see comments on “Verbal entries” above)
v.B2 class B2 verb (see comments on “Verbal entries” above)
v.C class C verb (see comments on “Verbal entries” above)
v.D class D verb (see comments on “Verbal entries” above)
v.ext. verbal extension, showing action done this direction, etc.
v.irreg. irregular verb, verb not fitting one of the regular classes

BEU BE A KUNAU
CONTENTS
ABIN DA KE CIKI
Introduction iii
Acknowledgements xi
Abbreviations xiii
BADE-ENGLISH-HAUSA DICTIONARY 1
ENGLISH-BADE (Gashua) WORDLIST 79
TSARIN KALMOMIN HAUSA-BADANCI (Gashua) 115

GASHUA BADE-ENGLISH-
HAUSA DICTIONARY
í
©¾bd©¾zu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾bd©¾za¾) scatter,
disperse (tr.) | Hausa baza
©¾bda¾m n. (pl. ©¾bda´mau) road, path |
Hausa hanya
©¾dba¾ma´kwai n. misbehavior | Hausa
gagaranci
©¾bda¾zu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾bda¾zu¾) scatter,
disperse (intr.) | Hausa baje
©¾bdu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾bda¾) ask | Hausa
tambaya
©¾bjl©m n. (pl. ©¾bjl©¾jla´ma¾u,
©¾bjla¾jla¾m©n) spotten hyena
(Crocuta crocuta) | Hausa kura
©¾bjlìÞu v.A2c (v.n. ©¾bjlìÞa¾) flirt |
Hausa kwarkwasa
©¾bjlu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾bjla¾) dig | Hausa
tona
©¾bz©du¾ v.A2a leave, leave alone, let,
allow | Hausa bari
©¾bz©¾ku adv.time today | Hausa yau
©¾bz©¾n©¾k duwa¾ n. green slime on
water | Hausa gansakuka
©¾bzu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾bza¾) put, place |
Hausa ajiye
©¾ºda¾mu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾ºda¾mu) be
beyond one, be impossible to do +
IO) | Hausa gagara
1
©¾ckìtu v.A2c pester, annoy, bother |
Hausa dama
©¾cku v.A1a pull out, extract, wean,
(head as subject) become
enlightened | Hausa cire, yaye,
(kai) waye
©¾cku¾Þu v.A2b thresh grain from
chaff in mortar | Hausa sussuka
©¾dbu v.A1a erect, set up (one thing
on a surface), establish; transplant |
Hausa kafa< dasa
©¾dga¾ − d©¾ga¾ n. (pl. d©¾g©n) arrow,
awl, large needle | Hausa kibiya,
kibiyar baduku
©¾dg©¾m − d©¾g©¾m n. (pl. d©¾ga´ma¾u)
chief | Hausa sarki
©¾dg©¾zu v.A2b (v.n. d©¾g©¾s, ©¾dg©¾za¾)
copulate (of animals) | Hausa yi wa
barbara
©¾dga¾zu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾dga¾zu¾) be
copulated with (of animals) | Hausa
barbaru
©¾dgu¾nu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾dgu¾na¾) put
down, put, place, put on clothes |
Hausa sa
©¾dv©Þ n. night | Hausa dare
©¾dvu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾dva¾) put pot on
fire; begin | Hausa girka, Þora<
soma, fara
©¾Þga¾k©vda¾dau n. making trouble
("following streets") | Hausa
©¾Þgu v.A2a follow | Hausa bi

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©¾Þku¾mu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾Þku¾ma¾) make
a lucky find, find by chance |
Hausa yi tsintuwa
©¾Þkwai − Þu¾kwai n. (pl. Þu¾kwa´yat)
metal, iron | Hausa ûarfe
©¾ftu v.A2a put off, postpone | Hausa
fasa
©¾gb©¾Þu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾gb©¾Þa¾) pound
guinea corn a second time after
removing bran | Hausa tisa
©¾gb©¾mu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾gb©¾ma¾) unhaft |
Hausa kwaºe
©¾gba´gìram n. pot for cooking tuwo |
Hausa tukunyar dafa tuwo
©¾gba¾kwa¾tu v.A2c (v.n. ©¾gba¾kwa¾tu¾)
become ripe and decay (said of a
cucumber which had decayed and
dried up) | Hausa ruºe
©¾gba¾lu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾gba¾lu¾) grow,
grow up | Hausa girma
©¾gba¾m n. (pl. ©¾gba´mau, ©¾gba´m“yin)
large water pot | Hausa randa
©¾gba¾mtu v.A2c (v.n. ©¾gba¾mta¾) swell
up (belly from gas, etc.) | Hausa
kumbura (na ciki)
©¾gba¾mu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾gba¾mu¾)
become unhafted | Hausa kwaºe
©¾gbu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾gba¾) split open,
split in two; get right (an answer); a
game in which a loop of grass is
buried--children poke their fingers
in the dirt, each trying to put his
finger through the loop | Hausa
fasa, raba biyu< kama, yi; daidai
©¾gbum n. bank of river | Hausa
dandani
©¾gd©du¾ v.A1a (v.n. ©¾gda¾du¾) ferry
across | Hausa hayar da
©¾gd©m n. (pl. ©¾gda´mau) crocodile |
Hausa kada
©¾gda¾ºu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾gda¾ºu¾) bend
(wire), be bent over, be crooked |
Hausa lanûwashe, karkace
©¾gda¾nu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾gda¾nu¾) bend
down, stoop | Hausa sunkwiya
©¾gdu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾gda¾) snap off, snap
in two, cut in two | Hausa tsinke,
yanke (tr)
©¾gj“ − ©¾jga¾m n. alongside, area
beside | Hausa gefe, kusa da
©¾gji − g©¾ji n.f. (pl. ©¾gja´yau) handle
of hoe or other tool | Hausa ûota
©¾gj“ − g©¾j“ n.m. thirst | Hausa
ûishirwa
©¾gjla¾¨Þa¾k n. (pl. ©¾gjla¾¨Þ©n) grey
heron (Ardea cinerea) or blackheaded
heron (Ardea
melanocephala) | Hausa zalºe
©¾gjlu v.A1a bend down, stoop | Hausa
sunkwiya
©¾gla¾ºu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾gla¾ºu¾) become
terrified, become frightened |
Hausa firgita, razana
©¾gla¾ya´kwai n. cleverness, being
enlightened | Hausa wayo
©¾gla¾yu − g©¾la¾yu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾gla¾yu¾)
become enlightened, become
aware, become clever | Hausa
wayo, yi
©¾gl“ya¾ − g©¾l“ya n.f. enlightening |
Hausa wayarwa
©¾gl“yu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾gl“ya¾ − g©¾l“ya¾)
enlighten | Hausa wayar da
©¾glu »©¾ghlu¼ v.A1a (v.n. ©¾gla¾) cause
one regret | Hausa sa kuka da kai
©¾gr“Þ »©¾ghr“Þ¼ − g©¾r“Þ n. hollow in
tree or rock, cave | Hausa kogo
©¾gv©s n. (pl. ©¾gva´saw) warthog
(Phacochoeros aethiopicus) | Hausa
gadu
©¾gva¾Þu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾gva¾Þu¾) smell
putrid (carrion) | Hausa yi tsami

©¾gva¾g©n − g©¾va¾g©;n n. (pl.
©¾gva¾g©¾g©n (many), ©¾gva¾g©¾gańau
(few)) fireplace, tripod of stone on
which a cooking pot is placed |
Hausa murhu
©¾gva´gwa¾na¾k n. small drum made of
a pot neck and a head made of a
giant rat skin, used by children to
chase birds from crops | Hausa
©¾gva´la¾kau »©¾ghva´la¾kau¼ n. Egyptian
mimosa (Acacia nilotica) | Hausa
gabaruwa, bagaruwa
©¾gv“ − g©¾v“ n.m. (pl. ©¾gv©¾¾v©n,
©¾gva´vau) corpse | Hausa gawa
©¾gv“ − g©¾v“ n.m. (pl. ©¾gva´yat) stem of
plant, esp. gourd | Hausa gindin
bishiya
©¾gvu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾gva¾) fall (from
height or standing position) | Hausa
faÞi
©¾gz©¾ga¾ n. (pl. ©¾gz©¾g©n) herd, flock,
corral | Hausa garke
©¾gz©l n. (pl. ©¾gza´lau) piece of dry
grass, twig | Hausa tsinke
©¾gza¾n − g©¾za¾n n. (pl. ©¾gz©n) Nile
monitor | Hausa guza
©¾gzi − ©¾gz“ n. poor quality millet
heads | Hausa kuftiri
©¾jbu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾jba¾) lean against;
dump out, throw out; bang down |
Hausa jingina< zubar, yar< dira
©¾jg©du¾ v.A1a (v.n. ©¾jga¾du¾) boast
about, proclaim | Hausa yi fahati
da, ji da
©¾jga¾m − ©¾gj“ n. alongside, area
beside | Hausa gefe, kusa da
©¾jgwa¾mu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾jgwa¾mu¾) chip
off | Hausa ºantare, ºalgaje
©¾jlb©¾tu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾jlb©¾ta¾) sling
over shoulder | Hausa yafa
©¾jlba´wa¾ n. fragment of calabash |
Hausa sakaina
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©¾jlga´kwai n blindness | Hausa
makanta
©¾jlga¾utu v.A2c (v.n. ©¾jlga¾uta¾)
suspend from neck; interlace,
intertangle | Hausa rataya ga jiki<
sarûafa
©¾jlga¾yu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾jlga¾yu¾) go blind
| Hausa makanta
©¾jlgi − jl©¾gi n.m. (pl. ©¾jlga´yau,
©¾jlga´gin) blind person | Hausa
makafo
©¾jlgu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾jlga¾) encounter |
Hausa haÞu
©¾jlgwa¾n − jlu¾gwa¾n n. (pl. ©¾jlgun
(many), ©¾jlgwańau (few))
pounded fish for sauce | Hausa
tukuno
©¾ks©du¾ v.A1a (v.n. ©¾ksa¾) get
accustomed to, get used to, be
familiar with, be fond of | Hausa
saba da
©¾ksa¾tuwa¾ n. scabies | Hausa ûazwa
©¾ksu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾ksa¾) seize in
wrestling | Hausa tare
©¾ktla¾¨tla¾¨ n. (pl. ©¾ktla¾¨tla¾¨©n) piece
of broken calabash used for
collecting trash, etc. | Hausa
sukaina
©¾ktlu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾ktla¾) break (stick) |
Hausa karya
©¾lb©¾gu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾lb©¾ga¾) stove in |
Hausa ºurme
©¾lb©¾tu v.A2b (v.n. l©¾b©¾ta¾) open,
uncover | Hausa buÞe
©¾lba¾gu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾lba¾gu¾) cave in |
Hausa ºurme
©¾lbu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾lba¾) kill many,
massacre | Hausa karkashe
©¾lº©du¾ v.A1a (v.n. ¾©¾lºa¾du¾) shake,
make pelvic thrusts | Hausa rau da,
yi gwatso

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©¾lºu v.A1a move | Hausa motsa, yi
motsi
©¾lgu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾lga¾) migrate,
change abode | Hausa ûaura
©¾lm©du¾ v.A1a leave thing behind,
leave alone | Hausa bari
©¾lmau v.B leave thing behind | Hausa
bari
©¾lma¾yu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾lma¾yu¾)
reconciliate; be flooded | Hausa yi
sulhu< shafe (ruwa)
©¾lm“yu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾lm“ya¾) reconcile;
flood | Hausa sa sulhu< shafe
(ruwa)
©¾lpa´tu v.A2c (v.n. ©¾lpa´ta¾) weave
palm leaf mat (malapa), etc. (but
not faifai) | Hausa saûa tabarma
©¾lv©¾k n. (pl. ©¾lva¾ng©n) skin, hide |
Hausa fata
©¾lv©¾k©¾ m“ya n. lip | Hausa leºe
©¾lvu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾lva¾) sip | Hausa
kurºa
©¾lwai n. farmining | Hausa noma
©¾lwu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾lwa¾) sing | Hausa
yi waûa
©¾lya¾k − l“yak n. (pl. l“yin) gambagrass
(Andropogon gayanus) |
Hausa gamba
©¾mba¾l n. beer, any alcoholic
beverage; gear shift | Hausa giya
(na sha, na tuûi)
©¾mÞu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾mÞa¾) roll into
ball between fingers or palms |
Hausa murje
©¾mya − m“ya − m©¾nya n. (pl. ©¾my©n
^mouths&) mouth, language; row of
planting (on a farm) | Hausa baki<
kai (na gona)
©¾½ma − ½¾ma n.m., n.f. (pl. ©¾gma´yau,
©¾gma´m“yin) thigh | Hausa cinya
©¾½ny“ − g©¾ny“ n.m. (pl. ©¾gnya¾yau,
©¾gny©¾nyin, ©¾g©¾nyat) penis | Hausa
bura
©¾pc©¾ku v.A2b cut piece off | Hausa
gutsura
©¾pca´la¾kau n. Sodom apple
(Calotropis procera) | Hausa
tunfafiya
©¾ps©¾kwu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾ps©¾kwa¾) hitch
up child on back; shake to flip
over, e.g. grain in calabash | Hausa
zunkuÞa
©¾psau n. the tree Piliostigma
reticulatum--bark used for ropes,
root used for reddening lips | Hausa
kargo
©¾psu v.A1a bathe | Hausa yi wanka
©¾pt©¾kwu v.A2b can, be able, have the
opportunity | Hausa iya
©¾¨dìtu v.A2c agree | Hausa yarda
©¾¨du v.A1a (v.n. wa¨da¾) crawl |
Hausa yi rarrafe
©¾¨Þa¾yu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾¨Þa¾yu¾) melt
(intr.) | Hausa narke
©¾¨Þ“yu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾¨Þ“ya¾) melt (tr.) |
Hausa narke
©¨gu¾mu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾¨gu¾ma¾) warm
up | Hausa Þimama
©¨gwa¾mu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾¨gwa¾mu¾) get
warm | Hausa yi Þumi
©¾¨nu v.A1a (v.n. a¾¨©n, ©¾¨na¾)
copulate, fuck, fornication, have
sexual intercourse | Hausa Þika
©¾¨pu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾¨pa¾) catch in air |
Hausa cafke
©¾¨ta¾ºu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾¨ta¾ºu¾)
disintegrate (said of something
buried), fall apart from
overcooking | Hausa ruºe,
ragargaje

©¾¨tlu »¨®tlu¼ v.A1a (v.n. ©¾¨tla¾) sever,
cut off, e.g. palm fronds with knife;
intercept | Hausa tare< yanke
©¾sfa´f©n n. type of confection made of
millet flour | Hausa gumba
©¾sfu v.A1a sweep, rake (farm) |
Hausa share
©¾sku v.A1a (v.n. ©¾ska¾) do | Hausa yi
©¾sku v.A1a (v.n. ©¾ska¾) shave | Hausa
aske
©¾sku¾ n. sky | Hausa sama
©¾sku a´bu v.A1 defecate | Hausa yi
kashi
©¾sku¾nu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾sku¾na¾) increase |
Hausa ûara
©¾sku¾¨ num.ord. first | Hausa na fari
©¾skwai n. (pl. ©¾skwayat) sickle |
Hausa lauje
©¾skwa¾kwu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾skwa¾kwu¾)
spend time, dally | Hausa jima,
daÞe
©¾skwa¾nu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾skwa¾nu¾)
improve, develop | Hausa ûaru
©¾skwu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾skwa¾) lose hair,
fall out (of hair) | Hausa zuba gashi
©¾sp©t n. pile of millet heads ready for
threshing | Hausa baga
©¾spa¾ltu v.A2c (v.n. ©¾spa´lta¾) exchange
| Hausa musaya
©¾st©¾lu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾st©¾la¾) straighten,
hand to | Hausa miûe, miûa
©¾sta¾lu v.A2b straighten (intr.), be
straight; (in Bida dialect) go away,
leave | Hausa miûe< (Bida) tafi
©¾stan n. (pl. ©¾sta´nau) nose | Hausa
hanci
©¾stu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾sta¾) set time for;
perform naming ceremony | Hausa
yanka lokaci< raÞa suna
©¾stu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾sta¾) burn, burn up |
Hausa ûone
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©¾tf©du¾ v.A1a put in | Hausa shigar
©¾tfu v.A1a enter, go in | Hausa shiga
©¾tku v.A1a kill; apply thorns, stick
together thorns | Hausa kashe< yaºa
ûaya
©¾tkwa¾ n.f. body; dummy object use
to render transitive verb middle |
Hausa jiki< ^^Grade 7&&
©¾tlka´º©¾lu v.A2c peel fruit, remove
shells | Hausa ºare
©¾tlka¾gi − ©¾tlka¾&yi n. karaya gum tree
(Sterculia setigera) | Hausa kukuki
©¾tlka¾&yi − ©¾tlka¾gi n. the tree
Sterculian tomentosa | Hausa
kukuki
©¾tlke¾nke¾ntu v.A2c cut into thin
sheets, e.g. meat into sheets for
kilishi | Hausa yayyana
©¾tlku v.A1a (v.n. ©¾tlka¾) leak, drip |
Hausa yoye
©¾tlkum n. (pl. ©¾tlkwa´mcin) fool,
stupid person | Hausa wawa
©¾tlkwa´kwa¾la¾k n. outer husk on
guinea corn stalk, shell of peanut |
Hausa ºawon kara, kwasfa
©¾tlkwa¾mtu v.A2c (v.n. ©¾tlkwa¾mta¾)
lose one's senses, become crazy,
become foolish | Hausa haukace, yi
rishin hankali
©¾tlpu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾tlpa¾) clap | Hausa
yi tafi
©¾tltu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾tlta¾) put down, put
away, place, unload | Hausa ajiye,
sauke
©¾vda¾ n.m. area onto which a
compound, palace, etc. opens;
quarter of town | Hausa dandali<
anguwa
©¾vda¾du¾wa¾ n. (pl. ©¾vada¾duwun)
mosquito | Hausa sauro

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©¾vdu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾vda¾) collide, bang
into, butt with head | Hausa kara, yi
karo, tunkwiya
©¾vji n. (pl. ©¾vja´yau, ©¾vj©¾j©n)
monkey, esp. patas (Erythrocebus
patas) or vervet (Cercopithecus
aethiopis tantalus) | Hausa biri
©¾vji ga¾lºa¾ta¾m n. baboon (Papio
anubis) | Hausa gwaggon biri
©¾lwa¾yu v.A2b (v.n. la¾wa¾yu¾) melt |
Hausa narke
©¾zb©¾tu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾zb©¾ta¾) overturn,
turn over (tr.) | Hausa kifar
©¾zba¾tu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾zba¾tu¾) overturn,
turn over (intr.) | Hausa kife
©¾zbu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾zba¾) throw away |
Hausa zubar< ºari (na yayi)
©¾zd©¾nu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾zd©¾na¾) train |
Hausa hora
©¾zd©¾vu v.A2b (v.n. azd©¾f, ©¾zd©¾va¾)
hop | Hausa tuma
©¾zd©¾vu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾zd©¾va¾) put up
(guests), lodge | Hausa saukar
©¾zda¾gu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾zda¾gu¾) settle out
(sediment from water) | Hausa
kwanta (ruwa)
©¾zda¾vu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾zda¾vu¾) stay as a
guest, lodge | Hausa sauka (a gidan
wani)
©¾zdu¾ num. six | Hausa shida
©¾zga¾ n. farming village | Hausa
ûauyen noma
©¾zg©l n.m. (pl. ©¾zga´lau, ©¾zga¾lcin) leg,
foot; time(s), as in 'one time' |
Hausa ûafa< sau
©¾zg©¾m − z©¾g©¾m n. planting | Hausa
shuka
©¾zg©¾tu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾zg©¾ta¾) pierce |
Hausa huda
©¾zga¾tu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾zga¾tu¾) become
pierced | Hausa huje
©¾zgau v.B (v.n. s©¾gi) know | Hausa
sani
©¾zge\ga;i n. gift brought by traveller
from journey, some delicacy taken
as a present | Hausa tsaraba
©¾zgu v.A1a collect and remove |
Hausa kwashe, Þiba
©¾zgwa¾ºu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾zgwa¾ºa¾)
decay, esp. something buried |
Hausa zagwanye
©¾zgwu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾zgwa¾) mention |
Hausa ambata
©¾zgwu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾zgwa¾) move
aside, move a short distance |
Hausa gusa, zakuÞa
©¾zva¾v“yu v.A2c (v.n. ©¾zva¾v“ya¾) wash
grain which had had bran removed
in preparation for pounding into
fine flour | Hausa wanke hatsi
surfaffe
©¾zvu v.A1a (v.n. ©¾zva¾) join, come
together | Hausa haÞa
A
a\ gen.linker of (llinker used with
direct genitive constructions and
with masculine genitive pronouns
added to nouns ending in a vowel-see
"linker" in English-Bade
section) | Hausa n, r
a¾, a, a´, a\ aux. incompletive
tense/aspect auxiliary marker used
with third person subjects, tone
oppositive that of verb stem, long
vowel with verbs whose first root
consonant is schwa) | Hausa yana,
tana, suna
a\} − a\}nai pro.1 sg. my (direct genitive
pronoun, used with certain

inalienable nouns, as direct objects
of verbs in the incompletive, and
with prepositions) | Hausa na, ta
a, a\ aux. imperative auxiliary prefix,
vowel is long before certain
specially marked verbs | Hausa
a\&a¾ interjection no | Hausa a&a
a¾b©¾s©¾½ maga¾na n. a fragrant herb
allied to sweet basil (Ocimum
basilicum) | Hausa ÞaÞÞoya, ka-fiamarya-ûamshi
a´ba\Þam©g“ n. a type of harmless
snake | Hausa tandara
a¾bak n. bow (for shooting) | Hausa
baka
aba¾kwa n. cotton (Gossypium sp.) |
Hausa auduga
aba¾r n. puff adder (Bitis orientans) |
Hausa kasa
abjla¾i n. (pl. abjla¾yat) young woman
| Hausa budurwa
a\}bu n. excrement, faeces, shit | Hausa
kashi
a\bug ja¾Þa n. residue of peanuts after
roasting to obtain peanut oil, made
into garagau (q.v.) | Hausa tunkuza
a\bu¾k©¾stan n. dried mucous | Hausa
tasono
ac pro.3 sg.m. he, him (independent
pronoun, optional subject pronoun
for all verbs, and direct object
pronoun for verbs other than
completive) | Hausa shi
acikuÞa] n. threshing by pounding
heads of grain in mortar or on
ground | Hausa sussuka
ackwa]k n. island | Hausa tsibiri
ad©;f n. placenta | Hausa mahaifa,
mabiyiya
ad©¾ma¾dam − d©¾ma¾dam n. thunder |
Hausa cida
a¾dat n. intestines, guts | Hausa hanji
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a¾dda n. machete | Hausa adda
a]dg©s − d©¾g©¾s n. copulation by
animals, rutting | Hausa barbara
adu¾wan n. probably the fish
Heteroticus niloticus | Hausa kaula
a\du¾wau adv.time late afternoon |
Hausa yamma
aÞa] n.f. (pl. aÞ©Þa;u) head; each
other | Hausa kai< juna
aÞa\}bz©k n. rubbish heap | Hausa juji
aÞagz©¾ga¾ n. tethering place for
animals | Hausa
aÞak s©sa¾u n. root | Hausa kan Þaki
aÞa\}kfu n. (pl. aÞa\}kf©f©;n) knee |
Hausa gwiwa
aÞak s©;r n. (pl. aÞa\ks©rawa;t)
termite hill | Hausa suri
aÞak t©suwa¾ n. (pl. aÞak t©suwa;t)
farm that is being actively farmed |
Hausa ºuna
a¾Þan n. crying | Hausa kuka
a´Þau n., adv.loc. south | Hausa kudu
aÞyu n. (pl. aÞiwuwu;n) gourd plant
(Lagenaria siceraria) | Hausa duma
a\Þuwa¾ − a\&yuwa¾ n. (pl. a\Þuwun)
fronds of the dum palm | Hausa
kaba
aÞuwatlu] n. tiredness, fatigue |
Hausa gajiya
afa] n., adv.time sun; at midday |
Hausa rana
a¾fau − pa]u n. barking (of dog) |
Hausa haushi
a¾fi n.m. (pl. a¾f©¾f©n) father | Hausa
uba
af fa;i n. whistling | Hausa fito
a\g©¾m pro.2 sg.f. your (singular
feminine direct genitive pronoun,
used with certain inalienable
nouns, as direct objects of verbs in
the incompletive, and with
prepositions) | Hausa nki, rki

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aga¾ÞgaÞ n. rocking, wiggling, e.g.
unsteady table | Hausa karkarwa,
rawa
aga¾mu n. (pl. aga¾mat) mahogany
(Khaya senegalensis) | Hausa
maÞaci
a\gì pro.2 sg.m. your (singular
masculine direct genitive pronoun,
used with certain inalienable
nouns, as direct objects of verbs in
the incompletive, and with
prepositions) | Hausa nka, rka
aglawa¾ − a]ulawa¾ n. small gourd
bottle | Hausa gora
a¾go interjection uh (hesitation
marker) | Hausa to
agu´gwa¾ water lily (Nymphaea
lotus), seeds of water lily used to
make staple food | Hausa bado
agu¾ngwan n. grumbling, mumbling
in complaint | Hausa gunaguni
a´gu¾p©¾la´ka n. prostrate plant (size of
peanut) with long root
(Chrozophora senegalensis)--green
palm leaf dye is made from it |
Hausa damagi
a\gwa¾ − a\wa¾ pro.1 pl. our (plural
inclusive direct genitive pronoun,
used with certain inalienable
nouns, as direct objects of verbs in
the incompletive, and with
prepositions) | Hausa nmu, rmu
a¾gwai n. egg | Hausa ûai
a]gwd©l n. courting a divorcee | Hausa
zawarci
agwda¾f n. baby carried on back |
Hausa goyo
agwda¾fu n. Adam's apple | Hausa
maûoshi
a¾gwìk a]zak n. biceps | Hausa
kwaÞon hannu
aikukwa¾ n. pounded baobab leaves
used as stock for miya | Hausa
miyar kuka
aikwa]k n. (pl. a¾ik©n) finger | Hausa
yatsa
aíwa¾ − a\yuwa¾ n. (pl. aíwun) gazelle
(Gazella rufifrons or G. dorcas) |
Hausa barewa
a\j¾a¾ pro.1 pl. our (plural exclusive
direct genitive pronoun, used with
certain inalienable nouns, as direct
objects of verbs in the
incompletive, and with
prepositions) | Hausa nmu, rmu
a¾j©du¾ v. C irreg. carry, take from one
place to another, transport (singular
imperative) | Hausa kai
aja v.C go! (imperative plural of ju) |
Hausa ku je!
a¾jadu¾ v. C irreg. carry, take from one
place to another, transport (plural
imperative) | Hausa kai
aja¾gja¾k n. shivering, trembling |
Hausa karkarwa
a\ja¾p n. astonishment, amazement |
Hausa mamaki, ala&ajabi
a¾ji v.C go! (imperative singular of ju)
| Hausa jeka
a¾jlan n. brains | Hausa ûwalûwalwa,
kwanya
a´jla¾ru¾ n. hand fish trap (net is held
open by two long poles; fisherman
submerges and moves along, then
closes opening, trapping fish) |
Hausa koma (iri)
a´jlu¾wa¾¨Þa¾k adj. partially dried up,
but still retaining moisture | Hausa
Þanye-Þanye
aka] n. fire | Hausa wuta
akak aiwa¾ n. mushroom sp., perhaps
Agaricus campestris | Hausa wutar
barewa, naman kaza@

akala]k n.m, n.f. (pl. akala;u,
akala¾lg©n) thief | Hausa ºarawo,
ºarauniya
a¾kanya\ye\ quant.univ., adv.time
always, anytime, whenever | Hausa
koyaushe
a¾kau n.m. (pl. a¾k©¾kau) back; behind;
after | Hausa baya
akÞa¾ n. desert date (Balantines
aegyptiaca) | Hausa aduwa
a\ks“ pro.3 pl. their (direct genitive
pronoun, used with certain
inalienable nouns, as direct objects
of verbs in the incompletive, and
with prepositions) | Hausa nsu, rsu
aks“ pro.3 pl. they, them
(independent pronoun, optional
subject pronoun for all verbs, and
direct object pronoun for verbs
other than completive) | Hausa su
aku] n.f. (pl. akwaya;t, ga¾luwau
(goats and sheep mixed)) goat |
Hausa akwiya
aku¨kwakuma¾k n. the plant Cyperus
articulatus, which destroys rice |
Hausa kajiji
aku¨na] n. gruel | Hausa kunu
akwaya] n. boundary | Hausa iyaka
a'kwca¾ca¾¨ n. hopping from one place
to another | Hausa tsalle-tsalle
akwiya¾ n.f. (pl. akwiya;u) deaf
person | Hausa kurma
a¾kwsi n. (pl. a¾kws©¾sai) tuft of hair,
peak of thatched roof, comb of
chicken | Hausa toliya
a¾kwt©¨ n. tail | Hausa wutsiya, jela
a\}l n. behavior, temperament,
character, habit | Hausa hali
a\la¾ pro.3 sg.f. her (direct genitive
pronoun, used with certain
inalienable nouns, as direct objects
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of verbs in the in completive, and
with prepositions) | Hausa nta, rta
al©]k n. bowstring | Hausa tsirkiya
a´l©¾mna´tai n. horseradish tree
(Moringa oleifera) | Hausa zogale
a\la¾k n. (pl. a\la¾lg©n) side between hip
and armpit; edge of, to the side |
Hausa haûarûari< gefe
ala\ka;n − la´kan n. traveling, journey,
trip | Hausa tafiya
alal wa¾ n. (pl. alal wa¾t) spider which
spins a big web | Hausa gizo-gizo
Ala¾mbeći n. a man's name (< Kanuri
'Allah exists') | Hausa
ala\¨o n. call of Koranic student |
Hausa allaro
a¾las n. sorrel, roselle (Hibiscus
sabdariffa) | Hausa yakuwa
a¾la¾sain“ n. metal measuring bowl |
Hausa mudu
alasfu; n. potash | Hausa kanwa
ala\wa¾ n. salt | Hausa gishiri
a¾lfawa¾ n. leather, tanned and cut into
strips for enclosing charms, etc. |
Hausa ûirgi, fata jemamme
a\l“ pro.3 sg.m. his (direct genitive
pronoun, used with certain
inalienable nouns, as direct objects
of verbs in the incompletive, and
with prepositions) | Hausa nsa, rsa
aliya¾ n. the twiner with sticky sap
called tears (Leptadenia hastata) |
Hausa yaÞiya
aliyak makwac‰n n. a plant with
leaves similar to aliya (Glossonema
boveanum) | Hausa tataraÞa,
taringiÞa
a´l“ya\pu¾ n. (pl. a´l“ya´p©n) turban |
Hausa rawani
a´l“ya\pu k©]vji n. the twiner Merremia
tridentata | Hausa yamºururu
a¾lmaÞ n. marrow | Hausa ºargo

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a¾lpada¾ri n. mule | Hausa alfadari
atlapakwa] n. foam, froth, suds |
Hausa kumfa
a¾lwa\si n. boasting, praise cries |
Hausa alwashi, kirari
ama] n.f. (pl. a¾mat) wife | Hausa mata
ama k© d©¾g©¾m n. purple indigo bird,
Senegal combassou, or indigo finch
(Hypochera chalybeata) | Hausa
a¾m©f n. grunting (from straining with
load--the mouth does not open) |
Hausa nishi
am©k© d©¾m n. leaf | Hausa ganye
am©ktlala;m − a\m©¾ktlala;m−
ankaÞa;l n. water in which millet
with bran removed has been soaked
to soften it | Hausa ruwan tsari
a\m©;n, a\}m©n n. water | Hausa ruwa
amak patla¾ n.f. bride | Hausa amarya
a¾ma´kwa¾i wifehood, being a wife |
Hausa
a´ma\}n n.m. trust | Hausa amana
a¾man n. year | Hausa shekara
a]mba\wa¾ n. any type of stalk of
which the pulp is sweet, e.g. sugar
cane and certain types of sorghum |
Hausa
a]m bo´tu idiom drought | Hausa fari
am n.f. (pl. ama\ya;t) hand (from
fingers to wrist), leaves of plant,
branch of tree | Hausa hannu
a¾mma conj. but | Hausa amma
amz©¾m n. groaning (from pain, etc.-the
mouth is open) | Hausa nishi
a¾n©m n. building | Hausa gini
an©]m n. chewstick tree (Anogeissus
leiocarpus) | Hausa marke
a\}nai − a\} pro.1 sg. my (direct genitive
pronoun, used with certain
inalienable nouns and with
prepositions) | Hausa na, ta
a¾nak n. pus | Hausa mugunya
anama]k n. leather loincloth | Hausa
warkin fata
a¾nan n. (pl. a¾n©n©n) testicle(s) |
Hausa golaye, gwaiwa
a\}nau det.dem. that, that (mentioned)
(masculine singular demonstrative
suffix) | Hausa wannan
ana\}vau n. (pl. ana´va¾wat, ana´v©n)
liver | Hausa hanta
anawa¾ n. pulp of a cornstalk | Hausa
totuwa
anayu n. beeswax, glue, any stick
substance | Hausa danûo
a\nca¾ n. dark grey or green millet
(Pennisetum glaucum) | Hausa gero
anca´vas n. playing in the water |
Hausa wasan ruwa
a\}nd©na;u det.dem. these, those
(mentioned) (demonstrative suffix)
| Hausa waÞannan
a\}ndau det.dem. these (demonstrative
suffix) | Hausa waÞannan
a\}nd wu; det.dem. those
(demonstrative suffix) | Hausa
waÞancan
a¾nfo\wa¾ n. breathing | Hausa
numfashi
a]nga n. base of dum shoot which is
eaten (corresponds to muruci,
which comes from deleb palm) |
Hausa gizgirin kaba
a]ngal n. weighing | Hausa awo
angu¾rma¾ n. Bagrid catfish
(Auchenoglanis occidentalis) |
Hausa ûaraya
a\}ni det.dem. that (masculine singular
demonstrative suffix) | Hausa
wancan
an ndu¾ v. irreg. ventive bring (plural
imperative) | Hausa kawo

anja¾ n. an ulcer which has remained
a long time without healing | Hausa
gyambo
anka¾ba n. type of sorghum with
sweet pulp (Sorghum bicolor) |
Hausa takanÞa
ankaÞa;l − am©ktlala;m n. water in
which millet with bran removed
has been soaked to soften it | Hausa
ruwan tsari
anka¾l n. good sense, intelligence |
Hausa hankali
anku¾ n. (pl. ankwaya;t) area in river
where people wash, fish, etc. |
Hausa kogi
any©mny©;m n. grumbling | Hausa
gunaguni
any n. (pl. anya\ya;t) milk, cultured
milk | Hausa nono (na sha)
Açp©¾nau n. (pl. Açp©¾na¾wat) Hausa
person, Hausa langage | Hausa
Bahaushe, (harshen) Hausa
apap wa¾ n. burr grass (Cenchrus
biflorus, C. ciliaris) | Hausa
ûarangiya
a´p ma\l©¾m n. a small hairy-leafed
plant with tine purple flowers
(Evolvulus alsinoides) | Hausa ka fi
malam
apta] n. (pl. apt©n©;n) flour, in
particular fine flower sifted off
after pounding | Hausa gari
a¾¨©n n. fornication | Hausa zina
a¾r©¾ppìlla n. silver | Hausa azurfa
a¨a¾p¨ap n. shivering, trembling |
Hausa karkarwa, tsima
a\¨a¾shi n. innuendo, insinuation,
veiled insult | Hausa habaici
a¨Þa\wa¾ n. mud | Hausa taºo
a¾rg ta¾ n. (pl. a¾rgìt©n) oboe | Hausa
algaita
a´rn adj. blue | Hausa shuÞi
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a´rinma¾ n. dyer | Hausa marini
a´¨“ya n. underhandedness, deceit,
cheating | Hausa zamba
a¾¨ju¾wa¾ n. (pl. a¾¨ju¾w©n) beans
(Vigna spp.) | Hausa wake
a¾rka¾ri n. unripe tamarind pods,
pounded into powder and dipped in
water | Hausa gimºiri
a\s©]k n. market; the day of (some
event) | Hausa kasuwa< rana(r)
a\s©'m n. tactic, scheme, plan | Hausa
dabara
asaka;i n. porcupine (Hystrix spp.) |
Hausa beguwa
a¾sa¾kau n. stalk(s), cornstalk | Hausa
kara
asa¾¨ n. late afternoon, afternoon
prayer | Hausa la&asar
a´sa¨ n. loss due to some unlucky
incident | Hausa asara
a¾sa¨ n. miscarriage | Hausa ºari
asas wa¾ n. tree with thick, light green
small-leafed foliage and twigs
terminating like long thorns
(Bauhinia rufescens) | Hausa
matsattsagi
a´s¨ n. secret | Hausa asiri
a´siya\}m n. fasting | Hausa azumi
a¾sk“ya¾ n. (pl. a¾sk“yin) calf (of cow) |
Hausa maraûi
a¾ t© s©nka\fa n. Senegal thicknee?
(Barhinus senegalensis) | Hausa
shara fage
a]ta´ban n. staggering, e.g. from
drinking alcohol | Hausa tangaÞi
atalu; n. ridgerow on farm | Hausa
kunya
atl©ºa¾ adj. clumsy, disorderly |
Hausa
a¾tl©¾ºa´kwai n. clumsiness,
disorderliness | Hausa

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atl©la¾ n. reedbuck (Redunca redunca
nigeriensis) | Hausa kwanta rafi
atu] pro.3 sg.f. she, her (independent
pronoun, optional subject pronoun
for all verbs, and direct object
pronoun for verbs other than
completive) | Hausa ita
a\w det.dem. this (masculine singular
demonstrative suffix) | Hausa
wannan
a¾uÞu n. (pl. a¾uÞ©¾Þ©n) grave | Hausa
kabari
a]ulai n. (pl. aula¾ya¾wat) hare (Lepus
capensis zechi) | Hausa zomo
aula]k n. a thorny shrub, probably
Dichrostachys cinerea or Acacia
ataxacantha | Hausa sarûaûûiya
aula¾mu n. dum palm (Hyphaene
thebaica) | Hausa goruba
a]ulawa¾ − aglawa¾ n. small gourd
bottle | Hausa gora
auna¾ n. ashes of cornstalks | Hausa
toka na kara
a¾uriÞ − wu¾riÞ − a¾wuri n. lightning |
Hausa walûiya
a¾v©n n. (pl. a¾v©¾v©n, a¾va¾yat) stirring
stick | Hausa muciya
a¾vai n. horsetail, horse hair | Hausa
izga
a¾van (usually a¾vank aka¾) n. embers;
charcoal | Hausa garwashin wuta<
charcoal
a¾vì k© da¾ n. eyelash | Hausa gashin
ido
avìwa¾ n. (pl. a¾vìw©n) the tall, stiff
grass Cymbopogon giganteus, used
to make arrow shafts | Hausa tsaure
av“ya n. tiger nuts (Cyperus
esculentus) | Hausa aya
avu¾wa¾k n. current of water in river |
Hausa igiyar ruwa
a\wa¾ − a\gwa pro.1 pl. our (plural
inclusive direct genitive pronoun,
used with certain inalienable nouns
and with prepositions) | Hausa
nmu, rmu
a\{w©n n.m. bulrush millet
(Pennisetum glaucum) | Hausa
gero, hatsi
a¾wai n. sauce | Hausa miya
a¾wak n. strips of dum leaves left
after stripping in preparation for
mat weaving (used to cover millet
on ground or in granary to protect
it from birds); broom made of such
leaves | Hausa gazari< tsintsiya na
kaba
awala¾ n. (pl. awal©n, awala;u)
wrestling | Hausa kokawa
awawu; n. a tall marsh grass
(Echinochloa phramidalis), used
for thatching in the absence of
pulawa | Hausa roba
aw n. lungfish, mudfish (Protopterus
annectens) | Hausa gaiwa
a¾wis n. bucking of donkey or horse |
Hausa tutsu
a´wu interjection yes | Hausa i
a¾wu¾ nasa¾¨ n. maize, corn (Zea mays)
| Hausa masara
awu]k n.m. (pl. awa\}ng©n) bone;
pestle | Hausa ûashi< taºarya
a\wu¾n pro.2 pl. your (plural direct
genitive pronoun, used with certain
inalienable nouns, as direct objects
of verbs in the incompletive, and
with prepositions) | Hausa nku, rku
a¾wu¾ri − wu¾riÞ − a¾uriÞ n. lightning |
Hausa walûiya
aya¾ n. (pl. ayiya;u) grains, any seed
pods or fruts of plants; ice, hail |
Hausa ûwaya< ûanûara

aya k© d©¾m n. the weed Borreria
stachydea | Hausa alkamar
tururuwa
a¾yaÞ n. craving, greed | Hausa
kwaÞayi
aya]ku n. tortoise | Hausa kunkuru
a\ya]p n. fault, wrong, crime | Hausa
laifi
a\yasa¾ − aye\sa¾ n.m. sand | Hausa
yashi, rairayi
aya\}wa k© da¾ n. eyeball | Hausa
ûwayar ido
a¾yendu¾ v. irreg. ventive bring
(singular imperative) | Hausa kawo
aye\sa¾ − a\yasa¾ n. sand | Hausa yashi,
rairayi
ayiya;u n. the fig trees Ficus
gnaphalocarpa, F. sycomorus |
Hausa ºaure
a\yuwa¾ − a´iwa¾ n. gazelle (Gazella
rufifrons or G. dorcas) | Hausa
barewa
a\&yuwa¾ − a\Þuwa¾ n. shoots of the
dum palm | Hausa kaba
a´z©¾dìna n. a foreigner, someone from
another area; offspring of one's
daughter (because they are
considered members of the
household of the daughter's
husband) | Hausa bare
az©¾ma¾k n. Acacia seyal | Hausa
dushe
aza´ban n. dozing | Hausa gyangyaÞi
aza¾ima¾ n. any of several types of
sailfin or lungfish (Polypterus spp.)
| Hausa gartsa
a¾zak n. arm from wrist to armpit |
Hausa hannu
A®zam n. Azam | Hausa Azam
aza´wal n. dangling, hanging down |
Hausa reto
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aza¾y“ma¾ n. unexpanded fronds of
palm | Hausa goda, mulli
aza´za¾ n. type of thorny shrub with
flattish pods and stems with large
found leaves that fold like an
Acacia (Capparis tomentosa) |
Hausa ûabdodo
A®zbak n. Azbak | Hausa Azbak
azd©¾f n. hopping, gamboling | Hausa
tuma, taºarya
a¾zu existential there is (some/one),
...exists | Hausa akwai
B
b©Þu¾ n. gleaning | Hausa kala
b©¾Þu v.A1a (v.n. b©¾Þa¾) toss dirt |
Hausa bula
b©]gjla n. (pl. b©]gjl©n) red-eyed
pigeon (Columba guinea) | Hausa
hazbiya
b©¾la´ga¾na´tu v.A2c (v.n. b©¾la´ga¾na´tu¾)
become enlightened | Hausa waye
b©¾la¾lku v.A2c (v.n. b©¾la¾lka¾) go
around, make a circuit, circle |
Hausa gewaya
B©la´ma¾ n. (pl. B©la\mawa;t) village
head | Hausa bulama
b©¾la]n n., adj. beautifiul, nice, good |
Hausa kyau
b©¾lga¾ n. (pl. b©¾lg©n) pond, lake
(filled by rain) | Hausa tafki
b©¾lp©l“ n. (pl. b©¾lp©lawa;t) sacred ibis
(Threskiornis aethiopicus) | Hausa
diddifa, jinjimi
b©luwa¾ n. (pl. b©¾lu¾w©n) the small the
tree Cassia singueana tree with
yellow flowers, used by women for
washing after childbirth | Hausa
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b©¾nt©g“ n. (pl. b©¾nt©ga¾wat) gun |
Hausa bindiga
b©¾ntu v.A2b (v.n. b©nta¾) narrowly
miss, e.g. in throwing at something
| Hausa kauce
b©¾nu v.A1a (v.n. b©¾na¾) cook | Hausa
dafa
b©¾¨©nge¾l n. swizzle stick | Hausa
burugali
b©¨ba¾ n. (pl. b©¾¨b©n) wealthy person
| Hausa attajiri
b©¨b©¾¨ n. dust | Hausa ûura
b©¾¨b©¾¨tu v.A2c (v.n. b©¨b©¾¨ta¾) roll
around on ground (donkey, horse) |
Hausa birgima
b©¾¨ba´ma n. wealthy person | Hausa
attajiri
b©¾¨Þu v.A2b (v.n. b©¨Þa¾) set up a
household, establish a town | Hausa
kafa gida, kafa gari
b©¾¨eÞ n. mussel, mussel shell |
Hausa makankari, kwanda
b©¨ga¾u n. complaint against someone
| Hausa ûara
b©¾¨gu´tu, b©¾¨go´tu v.A2c (v.n.
b©¨gu´ta¾) complain against | Hausa
yi ûara
b©¨“ n. pounded goruba pulp used in
waina cakes | Hausa biri
b©¾¨i n. manure | Hausa taki
b©¾¨m©¾tu n. bedbugs | Hausa kuÞin
cizo
b©¨na¾ n. vaginal prolapse | Hausa
b©¾¨t©¾nu v.A2c turn around (tr.) |
Hausa juya (tr.)
b©¾¨ta¾nu v.A2c turn around (intr.) |
Hausa juya (intr.)
ba n.f. (pl. ba¾ks©n) co-wife | Hausa
kishiya
ba¾ part. emphasis marker for
imperative or in affirming a
statement | Hausa mana
ba´ba n.f. [sic] father (term of
address) | Hausa uba
ba´ba ga´ji n. younger maternal or
paternal uncle | Hausa ûanen
uwa¦uba, kawu
ba´ba ga´lak n. older maternal or
paternal uncle | Hausa wan
uwa¦uba, kawu
ba´bu conj. relative clause marker |
Hausa da, wanda
ba¾ci (m), ba´ta¾kwau¦ba´ta¾kau (f)
n.m., n.f. (pl. n¾da¾) one who has,
one who does | Hausa mai, masu
Bada¾i n. (pl. Bada¾yat) Bade person |
Hausa Babade
ba¾Þ©¾ku v.A2b (v.n. ba¾Þak, baÞ©ka¾)
translate, speak a foreign language |
Hausa fassara, juya magana
ba´ga¾ n. (pl. ba´g©n) town wall; dike,
dam; pile of peanuts together with
vines, piled on farm to dry before
beating peanuts from vines | Hausa
ganuwa< madatsar ruwa< kiriga
ba´gì¨am n. (pl. ba´gì¨a¾mwat) large
pot used for making tuwo or miya
for special occasions | Hausa
tukunya babba
Ba]gwziya n. a traditional harvest
celebration | Hausa biki (iri)
bai − pai adv. not (general negative
marker) | Hausa ba...ba
ba¾i (becomes be´ non-final) n. thing |
Hausa abu
baka¾ n.f. (pl. bak©ka;u, ba¾k©n)
stomach | Hausa ciki
ba¾ksau − ga\ba¾ksau adj. bad, evil |
Hausa ba kyau, mummuna
bakta¾ n. (pl. ba¾kt©n) unpatterned
white cloth | Hausa alawayyo

a¾ktu v.A2b (v.n. ba¾kat, bakta¾)
winnow brank from corn, dirt from
grain, etc. using faifai or large pan |
Hausa busa
ba¾ku v.A1b (v.n. b©¾ki) roast, grill
over fire | Hausa gasa
bala¾ n. (pl. bal©la;u) hunting | Hausa
farauta
ba]l©ma n. weapon | Hausa makami
ba´la\ta¾ n. (pl. ba´la\t©;n) member of
another tribe | Hausa kaÞo, wani iri
baltai n. mid morning | Hausa hantsi
ba¾lu v.A1b (v.n. b©¾li) give | Hausa
bayar
ba¾lu v.A1b (v.n. bala]) hunt | Hausa yi
farauta
ba´lu n. (pl. ba´l©n) uvula | Hausa beli
ba]m n. (pl. ba¾mbam) different of
different kinds | Hausa daban,
daban daban
bama¾ n. (pl. ba¾m©n) clap net (type
of hand-held fishing net on a
frame) | Hausa koma
ba´mba´mtu v.A2c (v.n. ba\mba´mtu¾)
be different, differ, deparate,
differentiate | Hausa bambanta
bamba¾za¾ n. (pl. bamba¾z©n)
waterbuck (Kobus defassa) | Hausa
daddoka
ba¾mu v.A1b (v.n. b©¾mi) hide (intr.),
conceal oneself | Hausa ºuya
ba¾nda n. (pl. ba¾nd©n (several),
ba¾nd©¾na¾wat (mana)) smoked fish;
curing fish by smoking over a fire |
Hausa banda
ba\nga¾i n. (pl. ba\nga¾yat) large red
monkey which is chief money of
his group (Erythrocebus patas) |
Hausa jan gata
ba¾nga¾u n. mud wall | Hausa katanga
ba¾ngo´tu v.A2c (v.n. bango´ta¾) call
out, call from a distance | Hausa
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ba¾nku v.A2b (v.n. ba¾na) vomit |
Hausa harar
ba\nuwa n. female black-breasted
lark or streaked grass warbler
(Cisticola uropygialis) | Hausa farar
daka
ba´¨e´ma n. hired farmworker | Hausa
ba¨g“ n. excursion, trip | Hausa
yawon duniya
ba¨ka¾ n. beneficence | Hausa
albarkaci
ba¾¨ka¾wa´tu v.A2c bless, congratulate
| Hausa
ba´¨u n. smallpox | Hausa agana, ado
basa] n. (pl. bas©sa;u (several),
bas©s©n (many)) loan of money |
Hausa bashi
ba´ta¾kwau − ba´ta¾kau (cf. ba¾ci) n.f.
(pl. n¾da¾) one who has, one who
does | Hausa mai, masu
ba´ta´ta n. insectivorous bat | Hausa
birbiro
ba¾tau v.B (v.n. b©¾ti) suffice, be
enough, be able | Hausa isa, iya
ba´tuńai n. (pl. ba´tuńa¾yat) haze |
Hausa hazo
ba'u v.D (v.n. b©¾&yi) get; receive,
obtain | Hausa samu
ba¾wu n. (pl. ba¾wu¾wu¾n) gruel | Hausa
fura
bawu d©¾k any n. a type of plant |
Hausa fura da nono
baya] n. (pl. baya;t) the grass Panicum
laetum (has edible seeds) | Hausa
baya
ba´z©¾n n.m. (pl. ba´z©na¾wat)
unmarried man, bachelor | Hausa
gwauro
ba´za¾n adj. unmarried | Hausa maras
aure

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ba¾za¨a¾ n. (pl. ba¾za¨©;n) unjust harsh
treatment | Hausa wulakanci
ba´zi n.f. (pl. ba´zayat) belly or human
or animal | Hausa tumbi
be´ − ba¾i (when not final) n. thing;
that which..., the thing that... |
Hausa abu, abin da
be\ca]m n. (pl. beć©;n) cupping with a
horn | Hausa yin ûaho
be´t©¾lma]n n. emirate treasury | Hausa
baitulmali
bi − pi part. isn't it the case that...?,
indeed | Hausa ko@
b da¾ − b kwa¾ya¾ conj. or | Hausa ko
bìÞ©¾bìÞ©¾ka n. nausea | Hausa
kumallo
b kwa¾ya¾ − b da¾ conj. or | Hausa ko
bì ni conj. if it's not the case that |
Hausa
b¨ n. (pl. bi¨a\ksat, bi¨a\ks©n) pillow
| Hausa matashinkai
bìtta n. (pl. bìtt©n) custard apple,
bush papaya (Annona senegalensis)
| Hausa gwandar daji
b wa¾k n. (pl. bìw©n) mistletoe
(Loranthus pentagon and other
species) | Hausa kauci
b“ya part. as for, indeed, just, only |
Hausa dai
bo´ka n. (pl. bo´k©n) traditional
doctor, herbalist | Hausa boka
bo\la¾ n. (pl. bo´l©n) dog with a white
neck | Hausa dafale
bo\la¾-bo\la¾ adj. red and white spotted |
Hausa roÞi-roÞi
Bo´la¾i n. Bole person | Hausa Babole
bo´¨ai n. rebellion | Hausa turi
bugz©¾m »bughz©¾m¼ n. (pl.
bugz©¾mwat) the African carps
Labeo spp. | Hausa burdo (@ −
buro)
bu¾gz©¨a id.adj. lying dead, lying
unconscious | Hausa faÞuwar
mutuwa
bu\j“ kura¾ n. large woven mat | Hausa
tabarma babba
bukta] n. (pl. bu¾kt©n) carrion which
has been dead a long time and has
rotten away or been eaten by
animals | Hausa mush, shauran
mushe
buku] n. a type of small dove | Hausa
kurkudu
bu]l n. (pl. bulawa;t) gown | Hausa
riga babba
bu¾mtu v.A2b (v.n. bumtu¾, bumta¾)
be well provided for | Hausa ûoshi
bund“ n. (pl. bunda¾yat) noble,
important | Hausa muhimmin
mutum
bund“k©zga¾i − k©zga¾i n. (pl.
bund“k©zga¾yat) lion (Panthera leo)
| Hausa zaki
bu´ta´kwa¾i n. lack of support, state of
inferiority or being at the mercy of
others | Hausa rashin gata
bu\tu] n. worthless, free (gratis) |
Hausa banza
bu¾wa¾ n. (pl. bu¾w©n) a trip | Hausa
bulaguro
bu\z©¾¨a¾ n. (pl. bu\z©¾¨a¾wat) latter part
of the hot season | Hausa bazara
õ
º©]gi n. (pl. º©ga¾yat) colostrum |
Hausa daûashi
º©¾lº©¾lu v.A2c peel off, break off |
Hausa ºamºare

º©¾lj©¾gwu v.A2c (v.n. º©lj©¾gwa¾) pinch
| Hausa mintsine
º¾©¾lja¾jgwu v.A2c (v.n. º©lja¾jgwa¾)
pinch repeatedly | Hausa
mimmintsine
º©lkuc‰ n. (pl. º©lkucawa;t) crack
between buttocks | Hausa Þuwawu
º©¾lu v.A1a (v.n. º©¾la¾) divide in two,
e.g. calabash | Hausa fafe
º©¾ntu − ºa¾ntu v.A2b (v.n. º©nta¾)
make a small opening, open a little
(pocket, eye) | Hausa buÞa
º©¾¨n“yu v.A2c (v.n. º©¨niya¾) force
into shape, e.g. bent stick | Hausa
juya abu da ûarfi
ºa conj. indeed (topic marker); (=
yob'a) when (referring to past) |
Hausa da
ºa¾º©¾lu v.A2b (v.n. ºaº©la¾) peel
(peanuts, beans) | Hausa ºare
ºa¾º“yu v.A2b (v.n. ºaºiya¾) singe |
Hausa babbake
ºa¾kam n. (pl. ºa¾ka¾mcin) mandible;
ridge along edge of k@rabakori
mat where palm leaves are folded
over | Hausa muûamuûi< gwiwar
tabarma
ºa¾ktlu v.A2b (v.n. ºaktla]) hatch |
Hausa ûyanûyashe
ºalama] n. (pl. ºalam©;n, ºalalm©n)
mud grain storage bin for storing
threshed grain (when filled, the top
is sealed until grain is needed) |
Hausa barami
º©¾ntu − ºa¾ntu v.A2b (v.n. ºanta¾)
make a small opening, open a little
(pocket, eye) | Hausa buÞa
ºa¾tlu v.A1b (v.n. º©¾tli) become
clever, for a child to reach
awareness, have all one's mental
faculties | Hausa yi wayo
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ºìdau n. (pl. ºìda\wu¾wun) leech |
Hausa matsattsaku
º“ltu v.A2b strike a light, make a
spark (a flintstone, a lightening
bug) | Hausa haska
º“yu v.A1a (v.n. º“ya¾, º“yu¾) crack
(pot, etc.) | Hausa dare
ºuwa] adj. (pl. ºuw©;n) red | Hausa ja
C
c©¾ºu v.A1a (v.n. c©¾ºa¾) smear on,
plaster, apply to, stick to | Hausa
yaºa, manna, manne
c©]gj©k n. (pl. c©]gj©¾ka¾wat) heel |
Hausa duddugi
c©¾kc©¾ku v.A2c (v.n. c©kc©ka¾) sift
coarse flour from fine using a sifter
| Hausa tankaÞe
c©¾kpa¾pu v.A2c (v.n. c©kpapu]) squat
on heels | Hausa tsuguna
c©kuÞa¾k n. (pl. c©¾ku¾Þ©n) adze |
Hausa gizago
c©¾ni n.m. (pl. c©¾na¾wat) place | Hausa
wuri(n zama)
c©¾ntu v.A2b rub, rub off, polish |
Hausa goge
c©½na¾ n. (pl. c©g©¾n©n) molar tooth |
Hausa matauni
c©¾p©na¾ − cìpa\na¾ n.m. (pl. c©¾p©¾n©n)
namesake | Hausa mai suna
C©¨o´ma¾ n. an official position, a
name | Hausa Ciroma
ca\ adv.time formerly, long ago |
Hausa daa
ca; ;adj. (pl. c©¾c©n) sour, fermented |
Hausa tsami
ca\ca n. gambling | Hausa caca

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ca\ca n.f. (pl. cać©n) spear | Hausa
mashi
ca´cfu v.A2b (v.n. ca\cfa¾) abuse, insult
| Hausa zaga
ca¾Þau v.B (v.n. c©¾Þi) pass through an
opening, e.g. hole in a worn out
zana | Hausa shige ta ûofa
ca¾Þku v.A2b (v.n. caÞka]) spit out in
a stream | Hausa tsirta, tofa
ca´kau v.B2 (v.n. ca\ka¾) weave cloth |
Hausa saûa yadi
ca¾ktlu v.A2b (v.n. caktla]) scoop out
depression in ground | Hausa
sassara ûasa
Ca´kwa¾ n.f. name given to second
born of girl twins | Hausa sunan
mace, Usaina
ca¾kwa¾ºi n. fresh fish sauce | Hausa
miyar Þanyen kifi
ca¾kwºu v.A2b (v.n. cakwºa¾) grind
wet substance, pound slushy
subsance | Hausa markaÞe
ca¾kwtlu v.A2b (v.n. cakwtla]) poke in
ribs to make someone laugh or
squeal | Hausa tsabura
ca\le\ºa¾ conj. it would be better that |
Hausa gara
ca\ma;n adv.time it has long been the
case that | Hausa daa ma
ca´mtlu v.A2b (v.n. ca\mtla¾) tamper
with, fiddle with, turn (of stomach)
| Hausa jagwalgwale, murÞe ciki
ca¾nga¨ n. (pl. ca¾nga¾¨awat) louse |
Hausa kwakwata
ca¾ngaya]m n. (pl. ca¾nga¾y©n) hut with
cornstalk walls (covered with mud
or not) and a thatched roof | Hausa
tsangaya
ca´p©n adj., prep., n.m. likeness,
alike, like (similar) | Hausa kama,
kamanni
ca¾p©¾nau n. (pl. ca¾p©¾n©n) meeting,
gathering | Hausa taro
ca´pi n. string of beads worn around
waist | Hausa jigida
ca¾ptu v.A2b (v.n. capta¾) collect,
gather | Hausa tara
ca´pu´ta¾i n. (pl. ca´pu´ta¾wat) fan |
Hausa mahuci
cara]u n. (pl. ca¾r©n) sharo, shad'i--the
Fulani custom of young men
mutually striking each other with
sticks across the chest | Hausa
sharo, shad'i
catta¾ id., adv.loc. far from where one
began, far as view from end point
of movement | Hausa da nisa
ca¾uºu v.A2b peck, e.g. woodpecker,
chickens pecking each other |
Hausa caccaka
ca´vu v.A2a (v.n. ca\}va¾) dip into liquid
| Hausa tsoma
cìcìtu v.A2c (v.n. c c ta¾) perfume
place, fumigate place; filter, strain |
Hausa turara< tace
c ka n. (pl. cìk©n) door panel | Hausa
ûyaure
c ka\ma¾ n. misfortune brought on by
praise or by a persons mistreating
other | Hausa hau, bakin mutane
c ka\ma\kwa;i n. accident involving
physical injury or financial loss |
Hausa tsautsayi
cìntu v.A2b run, e.g. animals back,
wipe off | Hausa goge
cìp©na¾ − c©¾pa\na¾ n.m. (pl. cìp©¾n©n)
namesake | Hausa mai suna
cippa¾ id. complete, full | Hausa amsa
amo
cippa¾ id. indicates gripping tightly |
Hausa amsa amo
cìptu v.A2b (v.n. c pta¾) squeeze |
Hausa matsa

c“¨©¾ndu v.A2c wait a long time for,
get tired of waiting for | Hausa jira
har gajiya, gaji da jira
cirai n. shishkebab | Hausa tsire
cire\ma¾ n. (pl. cire\mawat)
shishkebab seller | Hausa mai tsire
ci¨pak n. (pl. c“¨p©n) type of fish net
used by women | Hausa koma
cìta n. (pl. cìt©n) red pepper
(Capsicum annuum, C. frutescens) |
Hausa barkono
cìta gwalla¾u n. (pl. cìta gwa¾llu¾wat)
Melegueta pepper (Aframomum
melegueta) | Hausa citta
cìta k© d©¾m n. (pl. cìta k©
d©¾ma´ks©n) ginger (Zingiber
officinale) | Hausa cittar aho
c“ya¾Þ adv.loc. east | Hausa gabas
cu´ca¾wu v.A2c (v.n. cu\cawu¾) be
damp | Hausa tsantsame
cu¾kcu¾kwu v.A2c (v.n. cukcukwa¾)
sift | Hausa rega
cu¾mcu¾mtu v.A2c (v.n. cumcumta¾)
suck | Hausa tsotsa
D
d©¾ prep. from | Hausa daga
d© prep. with, and (between nouns,
requires linker with noun object
and direct genitive pronouns as
pronoun objects) | Hausa da
d©¾ºu v.A1a (v.n. d©¾ºa¾) water an
animal, irrigate | Hausa shayar
d©¾da n.f. older sister (term of
reference) | Hausa ya
d©Þ©mak tl©da¾kwan n. coldest part
of the harmattan season | Hausa
jaura
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d©ga¾ n. (pl. d©g©n, d©ga¾ks©n)
platform for chasing birds from
field; pit where mats are woven |
Hausa gadawa< kurfi
d©¾ga¾ − ©¾dga¾ n. (pl. d©¾g©n) arrow,
awl, large needle | Hausa kibiya,
kibiyar baduku
d©¾g©¾l n. morsel of meat, muscle |
Hausa tsoka
d©g©l n. purling, sticks running
horizontally inside roof frame |
Hausa
d©¾g©¾m − ©¾dg©¾m n. (pl. d©¾ga´ma¾u)
chief | Hausa sarki
d©¾g©¾r“ya¾ n. the fish barbs (Barbus
spp.) | Hausa jakin burdo
d©¾g©¾s − a]dg©s n. copulation by
animals | Hausa barbara
d©¾ga¾g©¾¨u v.A2c (v.n. d©¾ga¾g©¾¨a¾)
press down, compress, e.g. think in
calabash to keep fro spilling |
Hausa danna
d©gba¾ n. rope composed of two ropes
made by nema being twisted
together | Hausa igiya mayayyiya
d©¾gd©¾ki n. large cichlid perch
(Tilapia spp.) | Hausa karfasa
babba
d©¾ge part., conj. surely, as for |
Hausa ma
d©¾gwu v.A1a hear | Hausa ji
d©¾gzu v.A2b (v.n. a]dg©s, d©gza;)
copulate (of animals) | Hausa yi wa
barbara
d©kka] quant. all | Hausa duka
d©¾la n. (pl. d©¾l©¾l©¾n) jackal (Canis
aureus) | Hausa dila
d©lawwa¾ n. large storm clouds,
rainstorm | Hausa hadiri
d©¾lu v.A1a (v.n. d©¾la¾) mix flour into
water | Hausa sirka

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d©¾m n.m. (pl. da¾m) tree, wood |
Hausa itace
d©ma¾ n. anvil | Hausa maûera
d©¾ma¾dam − ad©¾ma¾dam n. thunder |
Hausa cida
d©¾man n. rainy season | Hausa
damina
d©¾mba¾yu v.A2c (v.n. d©mba¾yu¾) be
without good sense | Hausa
haukace, yi fulÞa
d©¾msu v.A2b (v.n. d©msa¾) add fuel to
fire | Hausa ûara itace a wuta, iza
wuta
d©nna¾ id. not at all, no way! | Hausa
sam
d©¾nu v.A1a (v.n. d©¾na¾) stoop, bend
down | Hausa sunkwiya
d©¾psu v.A2b (v.n. d©psa]) hide (tr.) |
Hausa ºoye
d©¾pu num. thousand | Hausa dubu
d©¨da¾ stative crawling, shinnying |
Hausa a rarrafe, da ruwan ciki
d©¾rìma n. (pl. d©¾rìm©n) leper |
Hausa kuturu
d©¾¨ìtu v.A2c (v.n. d©¾¨ìta¾) be dizzy |
Hausa yi diri
d©¨tu¾ adv.time midnight | Hausa
tsakar dare
d©¾¨u v.A1a wait for | Hausa jira
d©¨wa¾ n. black dog | Hausa baûin
kare
d©¾¨wa-d©¾¨wa adj. spotted in patches,
e.g. leopard, hyena | Hausa roÞiroÞi
d©¾va´rak n. (pl. d©¾va´r©n) crowned
crane, crownbird (Balearica
pavonina) | Hausa gauraka
d©¾vd©¾fa adj. greasy | Hausa maiûo
d©¾zi n.f., n.m. (pl. d©'z©¾za¾i) tendon,
nerve, vein; guinea worm | Hausa
jijiya< kurkunu
da¾ n.f. (pl. d©¾dau) eye | Hausa ido
da´ conj. or | Hausa ko
daba¾ n. place where people gather
for fishing, hunting, etc. | Hausa
daba
da¾ba]¨ n. plan, scheme | Hausa dabara
da¾ba¾¨a¾ma n. a schemer, someone
who is good at managing | Hausa
mai dabara
da¾bi n. (pl. da¾b©¾ba¾i) hoe with short
handle and perpendicular blade |
Hausa magirbi
da¾b na]u n.m. (pl. da¾b nawa;t) date
palm (Phoenix dactylifera), dates |
Hausa dabino
da\bu¾ n. middle, center, in the middle
| Hausa tsakiya, tsaka
da]ºdaºa¾ adj. (pl. da]ºdaº©º©;n) sweet
| Hausa zaûi
da´ºìlo n. fireflies | Hausa maûesu
dać©¾la n. (pl. dać©¾l©n) a plant with
cucumber-like fruit similar to gurji
but bitter and inedible (Citrullus
lanatus) | Hausa gunar shanu
daći part., conj. that's it, OK, to go
on... | Hausa shikenan
da´da n.f. elder sister (term of
address) | Hausa ya
da\du¾ v. irreg. ventive (v.n. ìna¾yidu¾)
bring (completive) | Hausa kawo
da¾Þaya¾ stative castrated | Hausa
dandankakke
da¾gìna v. irr. ventive come
(hypothetical form) | Hausa zo
da´g“nadu¾ v. irreg. ventive bring
(hypothetical) | Hausa kawo
da\gwzak n.f. staff, scepter | Hausa
sandan sarauta
da\jl©¾la¾i n. glaring | Hausa harara
da\jl©¾ra n. (pl. da\jl©¾r©n) vulture
(Necrosyrtes monachus) | Hausa
ungulu

da¾k©]zg©l n. ankle | Hausa idon sawu
da¾k am n. upper arm | Hausa dantse
da¾ k©]bjl©m n. (pl. da¾ k©bjl©¾ma¾wat)
a plant with a round, yellow
indedible fruit (Solanum incanum) |
Hausa idon kura
Da¾k©¾lam n. Dakilam | Hausa
Dakilam
Da¾kf©m n. Daskum | Hausa Daskum
da¾kfara¾k n. (pl. da¾kfar©r©;n)
double-spurred francolin
(Francolinus bicalcularatus) |
Hausa makwarwa
da¾ku interjection well, OK | Hausa
shikenan
da¾kwa¾na n. adultery | Hausa
kwartanci
da¾kwca n. (pl. da¾kwc©n) type of
chicken with permanently ruffled
feathers | Hausa fingi
dala¾ n. male black-breasted lark or
streaked grass warbler (Cisticola
uropygialis) | Hausa farar daka
dala¾ n. (pl. dal©l©;n) weaverbird
(Ploceus cucullatus) | Hausa
kabare, mare
da¾ltu v.A2b (v.n. dalta¾) dye | Hausa
rina
da´ma\- quant. just, only (always used
with possessive pronoun) | Hausa
kaÞai
da¾ma¾tlo\ya¾ n. (pl. da¾mtlo\y‰n) red
centipede | Hausa shansahni
da]mbe\¨a¾m interjection expression of
astonishment | Hausa tabÞi
damºa;i − j©¾mbi n. boxing | Hausa
dambe
da¾mtau adv.loc. near | Hausa kusa
da´mu v.A2a finish, complete | Hausa
gama
danda¾na¾ n. ripe fruit of tree | Hausa
yxayxan bishiya nunannu
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da¾nka n. (pl. da¾nk©n) cornstalk
fense made by attaching stals
horizontally to posts | Hausa danga
da¾nka¾k t©sk©¾n n. a mat used for
fencing, made by binding
cornstalks together | Hausa gwanin
kwance
da´nkiya¾ n. (pl. dańk n) kite (Milvus
migrans) | Hausa shirwa
da¾pta¾-da¾pta¾ id. fatness of animal |
Hausa amsa amo
da¾¨a¾kai conjunction afterward, later |
Hausa daga ûarshe
da¾rn n. reason | Hausa dalili
da´s Þa]k n. millipede | Hausa
ûadandoniya
da´su v.A2a stop up, plug | Hausa
toshe
da´te]n adv.time formerly, long ago |
Hausa daa
da\tla¾ n. ankle bracelet made with
seed pods, worn esp. by sorceresses
| Hausa
da\tu¾ n. height | Hausa tsawo
da'u v.D (v.n. d©¾&yi) remove, take off,
take out | Hausa fid da
da´wa n. (pl. da´wat) Clapperton's
francolin (Francolinus clappertoni)
| Hausa fakara
da´wau v. irr. ventive (v.n. ìna¾yi)
come (completive) | Hausa zo
da¾wau v.B (v.n. dawa]) put to
pasture; graze | Hausa yi kiwo
da\wu¾¨ n. cane rat, grasscutter,
cutting grass (Thryonomys
swinderianus) | Hausa gyazbi
de\¨a]m n. (pl. de\¨amawat) Nile
perch (Lates niloticus) | Hausa
ºariya, giwar ruwa
d ba´la¾ n. (pl. d ba´l©n) a low shrub
with ovular greenish-grey leaves
(Boscia augustifolia, B.

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senegalensis), used in kunu | Hausa
tabila, hanza
dìkwa¾ n.m., n.f. (pl. dìkwa´ng©n)
horse | Hausa doki
dìna v. irr. ventive come (second
subjunctive of dawau) | Hausa zo
dìna¾ adj., n. old, worn out; rag |
Hausa daÞaÞÞe< tsumma
dìnadu¾ v. irreg. ventive bring
(second subjunctive) | Hausa kawo
d na]¨ n. gold | Hausa zinariya
d“ya n. (pl. d“yin) purple-glossy
starling (Lamprocolius purpureus) |
Hausa shaya, cakwaikwaiwa
dond“ n. illness, sickness | Hausa
rashin lafiya, ciwo
do¾ndìtu v.A2c (v.n. dondìta¾) be sick
| Hausa yi rishin lafiya
do\ya] n. (pl. do´yin) cassava (Manihot
esculenta) | Hausa rogo
du´du n. (pl. du´da¾wat) a type of plant
| Hausa gijiga
du¾go adv.time still, first, (not) yet |
Hausa tukuna
Þu\gza¾ k© da¾ n. (pl. Þu\gza¾ k© da¾wat)
eyebrow | Hausa gira
du¾ksa´kwai n. weight | Hausa nauyi
du¾ksi n., adj. weight, heavy | Hausa
nauyi
du\l n. (pl. du´l©n) a parasitic weed
that grows at the base of guinea
corn (Striga senegalensis or S.
hermontheca) | Hausa ûudiji
du\ma\¨a¾m n. sweet broom weed
(Scopiaria dulcis) | Hausa ruma
fada, roma fada
du´nau adj. (pl. du´n©n) strong |
Hausa ûarfi
du¾ngo¾ktu v.A2c become stuck |
Hausa kafe
du¾ngum n. (pl. du¾ngun) leper whose
fingers have fallen off | Hausa
kuturu
du¾ngwo´ki n. white sorghum with
heads mottled with black (Sorghum
bicolor) | Hausa dungugiya
du´niya¾ n. (pl. duńiyawat) the world |
Hausa duniya
du\no´ma¾ n. strong person | Hausa mai
ûarfi
duwa] n. (pl. du¾wun) river | Hausa
kogi
duwa¾¨ n., adv.time mid afternoon |
Hausa azahar
duwa¨Þa\wa¾ n. (pl. duwa¨Þa\w©n)
pond, lake filled by river | Hausa
tabki
du\z“ n. (pl. du\za¾wat) owl (tyto alla) |
Hausa mijiya
ë
Þ©¾bdu v.A2b (v.n. Þ©bda¾) sell |
Hausa sayar
Þ©Þ©ma¾ n. cold season, harmattan |
Hausa Þari, hunturu
Þ©¾gafa¾ n. the shrub Crotalaria
obovata | Hausa biya rana
Þ©ka¾ n. ground, earth, land, country |
Hausa ûasa
Þ©¾ktu v.A2b (v.n. Þ©kta]) pick one by
one (beans, sorrel calyxes, etc.) |
Hausa tsince, rore
Þ©mba¾ n. (pl. Þ©]mb©n) cat's
whiskers (Gynandropsis
pentaphylla), used as a potherb |
Hausa gasaya
Þ©¾ngu v.A2b (v.n. Þ©nga¾) copulate
(of people), fuck, intercourse, sex,
fornication | Hausa Þika

Þ©¾v©¾lu − Þìv©¾lu v.A2b (v.n. Þ©v©¾la)
threaten by pointing finger | Hausa
nuna
Þa´ n.f. (pl. Þa´wat, Þa´ks©¾ns©n) town,
environment | Hausa gari
Þa¾Þ©¾mu v.A2b repair | Hausa gyara
Þa´gu v.A2a cock gun, set trap |
Hausa Þana
Þa´ktu v.A2b pick one by one (beans,
calyxes of sorrel, etc.), pick out one
by one | Hausa txince, rore
Þala¾k n. (pl. Þal©l©;n) drinking
calabash | Hausa ûwarya ta shan
ruwa
Þa¾lau v.B (v.n. Þala]) say, tell | Hausa
yi magana
Þa´lu v.A2a cut into strips | Hausa
yayyana, tsaga
Þa¾mau v.B (v.n. Þ©¾mi) submerge,
dive under water | Hausa nitse
Þamºa quant.univ., adv.loc.
everywhere, anywhere, wherever |
Hausa ko&ina
Þa¾nku v.A2b (v.n. Þa¾mak) sew |
Hausa Þinka
Þa\nni adv.time at this same time |
Hausa warhaka
Þańu v.A2a (v.n. a¾Þan) cry | Hausa
yi kuka
Þa´su v.A2a pour through a narrow
opening | Hausa Þura
Þa¾yu v.A1b (v.n. Þaya) castrate by
pounding cords of testicles, prune
tree | Hausa dandake, ûundume
Þ b©¾¨a¾ n. (pl. Þ b©¾¨©n) needle,
injection | Hausa allura
ÞinÞ la¾ adj. small (ones), esp. living
things | Hausa ûanûane
ÞìpÞìptu − pìÞpìÞtu v.A2c (v.n.
Þ pÞ pta¾) sharpen to point | Hausa
fiûa
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Þìsu n. (pl. Þìs©n) red-cheeked
cordon bleu (Uraeginthus
bengalus) | Hausa asisita
Þ ta¾ n. (pl. Þìt©n) bird | Hausa
tsuntsu
Þìv©¾lu − Þ©¾v©¾lu v.A2b (v.n. Þ v©¾la)
threaten by pointing finger | Hausa
nuna
Þ“yu v.A1a (v.n. Þ“ya¾) roll up, wrap
up | Hausa naÞe
Þo\na[k n. (pl. Þoń©n) plaited grass
mat | Hausa zana
Þu´Þu¾wu v.A2c peek, peer into |
Hausa leûa
Þu]gdu n. (pl. Þu]gd©¾d©n) lame
person | Hausa gurgu
Þuksu¾ n. (pl. Þu¾ks©n) button grass
(Mitracarpus hirtus) | Hausa goga
masu
Þukuma¾k n. (pl. Þu¾ku¾m©n)
tweezers | Hausa matsefata
Þu¾kwai − ©¾Þkwai n. (pl. Þu¾kwa´yat)
metal, iron | Hausa ûarfe
Þukwa¾k n. (pl. Þu¾kun) udder |
Hausa hantsa
Þu´la n. small ants | Hausa kiyashi
Þu´lu v.A2a (v.n. Þu\la]) choose |
Hausa zaºa
©¾gb“ n. (pl. ©¾gba´yau) the thorny tree
Dichrostachys cinerea | Hausa
ÞunÞun
ëu¾wai n. Duwai people, Eastern
Bade | Hausa Badawa na gabas
Þuwana¾k − Þo\na[k n. plaited grass
mat | Hausa zana
Þu¾wa¾tlu v.A2b (v.n. aÞuwatlu¾)
become tired | Hausa gaji
Þu¾wa¾yu v.A2b sprout, become bushy
| Hausa yi tofo

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Þu¾wu v.A1a (v.n. Þu¾wa¾) touch thing
to fire (cigarette, etc.) | Hausa
kunna
Þya\Þya n. key | Hausa mabuÞi
Þya¾mÞyam n. flea | Hausa ûuma
E
e\c“ pro.3 sg.m. to him (indirect object
pronoun) | Hausa masa
e\g©¾m pro.2 sg.f. to you (singular
feminine indirect object pronoun) |
Hausa miki
e]g“ pro.2 sg.m. to you (singular
masculine indirect object pronoun)
| Hausa maka
e\gwa¾ pro.1 pl. incl. to us (plural
inclusive indirect object pronoun) |
Hausa mana
e\ja¾ pro.1 pl. excl. to us (plural
exclusive indirect object pronoun) |
Hausa mana
e\ks“ pro.3 pl. to them (indirect object
pronoun) | Hausa musu
e\tu¾ pro.3 sg.f. to her (indirect object
pronoun) | Hausa mata
e\wu¾n pro.1 pl. to you (plural indirect
object pronoun) | Hausa muku
F
f©Þu num. four | Hausa huÞu
f©fa;u n. (pl. f©¾f©n) breast | Hausa
nono (na mace)
f©fu\ k©]bjl©m n. (pl. f©fu\ d©bjla\}mau)
hyena breast (Cucumis
metuliferus), a plant with
cucumber-like fruits covered with
thorn-like knobs | Hausa nonon
kura
f©kf©]k n. (pl. f©kf©kawat) lungs |
Hausa huhu
f©¾lak n. (pl. f©¾l©¾l©¾n) dry, hard barren
area | Hausa ûeûuwa, faûo
f©¾lu v.A1a (v.n. f©¾la¾) suffer an illness;
nurse a sick person | Hausa yi jinya
f©¾na¾ n. (pl. f©¾n©¾n©¾n, f©¾na´naw) (1)
calabash; (2) one section of a mat |
Hausa ûwarya (na duma, na
tabarma)
f©¾na¾ kajlu¾wa¾ n. calabash for serving
and eating | Hausa ûwaryar cin
tuwo, kwanon ci
f©ny“ (usually in m“ya¾k f©ny“) n.
side of bed next to the wall | Hausa
ûarshen gado
f©¨atta¾ id. indicates fear, terror |
Hausa amsa amo
f©va´ n.m., n.f. (pl. f©]v©n) son,
daughter | Hausa Þa, yxa
fa¾ftu v.A2b (v.n. faftu¾, fafta¾) break
off in small pieces | Hausa
gutsuttsura
fa¾gu v.A2b (v.n. f©¾gi) fall | Hausa
faÞi
fa¾i (becomes fì non-final) n.m, n.pl.
(pl. fa´yat) thing | Hausa abu
fa¾m n., adv.man. difficulty | Hausa
wahala
fa¾tau v.B (v.n. f©¾ti) throw, throw at |
Hausa jefa
fa¾tiyu; adv.time day before yesterday |
Hausa shekaran jiya
fa¾vdu v.A2b (v.n. favda¾) collide
repeatedly with | Hausa bubbuga,
yi karo da yawa
fe´ba¾Þak n. (pl. fe´ba¾Þ©¾Þ©n) Hausa
person (secret term used among
Bades to avoid saying the familiar

Apeno in the presence of Hausas) |
Hausa Bahaushe
fì − fa¾i (when not final) n.m thing |
Hausa abu
f da¾ n. (pl. f d©¾d©n) hare (Lepus
capensis zedii) | Hausa zomo
fìfiyu v.A2c (v.n. f fiya¾) whistle |
Hausa yi fito
fìk su¨tak aÞa] n.? comb | Hausa
matsefi
fìtu v.A2a (v.n. f ta¾) start fire | Hausa
hura wuta
f“yu v.A1 (v.n. f“ya¾) exchange | Hausa
musaya
fu¾¨tu v.A2b (v.n. fu¨ta¾) blow nose |
Hausa fyace hanci
fu´ta´tu v.A2c (v.n. fu\ta\tu¾) rest |
Hausa huta
fu¾wa¾k n. (pl. fu¾wa´ng©n) horn |
Hausa ûaho
fu¾wa¾nu v.A2b become thin | Hausa
rame
G
g ;, ©g ; gen.linker of (genitive linker
used between nouns when second
noun begins in a voiced obstruent-see
"linker" in English-Bade
section) | Hausa n, r
g©¾c©t n. Achilles tendon | Hausa
agara
g©Þg©¾Þta¾ n. hum of voices,
movement of people, etc. | Hausa
diri, Þumi
g©¾j“ − ©¾gj“ n.m. thirst | Hausa
ûishirwa
g©¾ji − ©¾gji n.f. handle of hoe or other
tool | Hausa ûota
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g©¾jlg©¾jlma¾ − ga¾jlgajl©¾ma¾k n. (pl.
g©¾jlg©jl©¾m©n) large termites (build
ad'akser) | Hausa zago
g©¾l©kfa] n. sorghum (Sorghum
bicolor) | Hausa dawa
g©¾la¾yu − g©¾la¾yu v.A2b (v.n. g©'la¾yu)
become enlightened, become
aware, become clever | Hausa yi
wayo
g©¾l“ya¾ − ©¾gl“ya¾ n.f. enlightening |
Hausa wayarwa
g©¾m pro.2 sg.f. you (singular
feminine independent pronoun and
direct object pronoun for verbs
other than completive) | Hausa ke,
ki
g©¾mb©¾lam n. (pl. g©¾mb©¾lama´ksat)
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) |
Hausa kuºewa
g©¾ms©¾k n.m, adj.m. (pl. m¾sat) man,
male | Hausa namiji
g©¾mu v.A1a (v.n. g©¾ma¾) fish using a
large fish trap | Hausa yi sun
sunkiya
g©¾na¾ prep. like | Hausa kamar
g©¾ny“ − ©¾½ny“ n.m. penis | Hausa
bura
g©¾¨a´zan n. thread | Hausa zare
g©¨da¾d©¾nu v.A2c (v.n. g©¨da¾d©¾na¾)
go downhill | Hausa gangara
g©¾¨e´tu v.A2c (v.n. g©¾¨e´ta¾) (1) come
alongside, come even with; (2)
arrange in rows | Hausa
g©¾¨ga¾ptu v.A2c (v.n. g©¾¨ga¾pta¾) wake
up with a start | Hausa farka da
tsalle
g©¾r“Þ − ©¾gr“Þ n. hollow in tree or
rock | Hausa kogo
g©¾¨z©¾ºaz©º n. troubled water | Hausa
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g©¾t©l n. (pl. g©¾t©¾la´ksat, g©¾ta´la¾w)
abandoned town site now farmed |
Hausa kufai
g©¾va¾g©;n − ©¾gva¾g©n n. cooking
tripod, fireplace | Hausa murhu
g©¾v“ − ©¾gv“ n. corpse | Hausa gawa
g©¾v“ − ©¾gv“ n. stem of plant, esp.
gourd | Hausa gindin bishiya
g©¾za¾n − ©¾gza¾n n. Nile monitor |
Hausa guza
ga prep. at (one's place), in the
company of (one), "chez" (requires
linker with noun object and direct
genitive pronouns with pronoun
objects) | Hausa ga¦gare
ga´b©¾¨a¾ n. mature, opened up dum
palm fronds | Hausa kaba
ga¾ba¾da¾i n. Bade, Bade language |
Hausa Badanci
ga¾ba¾ga n. (pl. ga¾ba¾ga¾g©¾n) strips of
handwoven cotton cloth | Hausa
fari
ga¾ba´gw¾ya¾k n. bottom of a broken
pot used to water chickens, carry
fire, etc. | Hausa katanga
ga\ba¾ksau − ba¾ksau adj. bad, evil |
Hausa ba kyau, mummuna
ga¾bo´la¾i n., adv.man. Bole language,
in Bole | Hausa Bolanci, a Bolance
ga´bu´ba¾u n. (pl. ga´bu´b©n) thread
along edge of dum palm leaf |
Hausa karamshin kaba
ga¾ºa¾gza¾kany“ n. skink | Hausa kulºa
ga¾ºa¾ksa¾kany n. (pl.
ga¾ºa¾ksa¾kanyat) skink | Hausa
kulºa
ga¾ºalama; n. grain storage bin
formed and baked like a pot |
Hausa barami
ga¾ºa¾nja¾u n. (pl. ga¾ºa¾njun) frong
found near water, with long back
legs and smooth skin | Hausa
kwaÞo
ga¾ºa\tla¾ n. (pl. ga¾ºa´tl©n) ground flour
made from grain which has not had
bran removed (drunk with milk or
water) | Hausa datsa
ga¾ºatlak adj. (pl. ga¾ºatl©n) clever,
wise | Hausa mai wayo, ûwararre
gac©kpapa;k adj. (pl. ga¾c©kpap©;n) in
a squatting position | Hausa a
tsugune
ga¾ckak adj. extracted, enlightened |
Hausa cirarre, a waye
ga´d©¾g©¾m n. (pl. ga´d©¾ga´maw) rat,
mouse | Hausa ºera
ga´d©¾mba¾ n. (pl. ga´d©¾mb©n) pinkbacked
pelican (Pelecanus
rufescens) | Hausa kwasa-kwasa
gad©¾mba¾yak n., adj. (pl.
gad©¾mba¾bin) person who says
things which should be
embarrasing but which do not
bother him | Hausa wawa
ga¾da¾bu´za n. chickenpox | Hausa
tumfus
ga¾da¾bu´za n. smallpox | Hausa agana,
ado
ga¾da¾ga¾da¾ n. (pl. ga¾da¾ga¾d©n) male
lizard with orange head and tale
(Agama agama) | Hausa jan gwada
gada¾i adv.man. on purpose,
intentionally | Hausa gangan
ga¾da¾li n. (pl. ga¾da¾l©¾l©¾n) blow to the
back with fist | Hausa dundu
ga¾da¾mba¾ n. (pl. ga¾da¾mb©n) large
calabash | Hausa masaki
ga\da¾ng©la¾ n. (pl. ga\da¾ng©¾l©n) Nile
perch (Lates niloticus) | Hausa
ºariya, giwar ruwa
gada¾¨ n. telling about others doing
something wrong when the teller
was actually part of it | Hausa tsiri

ga¾da´va¾ n. (pl. ga¾da´va¾v©¾n) area of
back over shoulder blade | Hausa
kafaÞa, allon kafaÞa
ga´Þa¾ prep. because, because of, for
the sake of (requires linker with
noun object and direct genitive
pronouns with pronoun objects) |
Hausa domin, saboda
ga¾Þ num., det.indef. (pl. ga¾kfaga¾i)
one; a/an, a certain, another | Hausa
Þaya< wani, wata
ga¾fa¾ n. day, day of, date | Hausa rana
ga\fa¾i n. rich person | Hausa attajiri
ga¾fau v.B (v.n. g©¾fi) catch, seize;
begin | Hausa kama< soma, fara
ga¾ftu n.m. (pl. ga¾ft©¾t©¾n) side | Hausa
gefe
gafuwana;k adj. (pl. gafuwaun©;n)
thin | Hausa ramamme
ga´ga\bu¾ n. (pl. ga´ga´bu¾wun) fool,
stupid person | Hausa wawa
gaga¾lak adj. (pl. gaga¾l©n) old |
Hausa tsoho
gagda¾ºak adj. (pl. gagda¾d©¾º©n)
bent, bent over, crooked | Hausa
lanûwasasshe, kartatacce
gagva¾Þak adj. (pl. gagva¾v©Þ©n)
putrid (carrion) | Hausa wari, tsami
ga¾j¾a¾lai n. young child, toddler |
Hausa yaro ûarami
gajgwa¾mak adj. chipped off | Hausa
ºantararre
ga´ji n.m., n.f. youngest sibling |
Hausa auta
ga¾j“g©¾¨a adj. (pl. gag©j“ga´g©¾¨©n)
hard | Hausa tauri
ga´j“k aikwa¾lk n. little finger | Hausa
ûaramar yatsa
ga\}jla n. (pl. ga\jl©¾jl©¾n) belch | Hausa
gyatsa
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ga´jl©g©¾r©m n. (pl. ga´jl©g©r©ma´ksat)
black scorpion | Hausa duwu
gajl©¾ga¾mak adj.participle bent |
Hausa komaÞaÞÞe
ga´jl©¨wa¾k n. stem of a palm frond |
Hausa
ga¾jla¾ga n. various species of
synodont catfish (Synodontis spp.)
as well as the catfish Clarotes
laticeps and Chrysichthus
nigrodigitathis | Hausa ûaraya
ga¾jla¾na¾u n. (pl. ga¾jl©jl©na¾u) well
bucket | Hausa guga
ga¾jlgajl©¾ma¾k − g©¾jlg©¾jlma n. large
termites (build ad'akser) | Hausa
zago
ga´jlìjla¾i n. tears in the eyes | Hausa
ûwalla
ga´jlìva¾k n. mud-dauber wasp | Hausa
zanzaro
ga´jlu v.A2a (v.n. ga\}jla) belch | Hausa
yi gyatsa
ga¾k©¾Þak adj. (pl. gak©ÞaÞuwu;n)
dry, dried up, hard | Hausa
busasshe
ga´ka´wa¾ n. (pl. ga´ka´wun) bitterleaf
(Vernonia amygdalina; V.
colorata), used for medicines and
whose root is used for tooth
scrubber; chewstick made from the
root | Hausa shuwaki
ga´kaz©¾gauÞa¾k n., adj. impatient
person | Hausa mai saurin zuciya
ga¾kfaga¾i det.indef.pl some, certain,
others | Hausa wasu
ga´ku adv.loc. there, at that place |
Hausa wurin, wajen
ga¾kwsa¾Þa¾k adj. (pl. gakwsas©Þ©;n)
spoiled, fermented | Hausa tsami
ga¾l©m n. (pl. ga¾la´ma¾w) spirit which
rides a horse in bori spirit
possession | Hausa wani iska

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Ga¾la´d ma¾ n.m. a traditional title |
Hausa Galadima
ga´lak adj. (pl. ka\l©¾g©n) important,
distinguished | Hausa babba
ga´la¾k aikwa¾k − jla\gwa´tau n. thumb
| Hausa babban yatsa
galaku; n. (pl. galalku;n) shield |
Hausa garkuwa
ga¾la¾mo´Þiya¾ n. (pl. galamo\Þiyin)
palm swift (Cypscirus parvus) |
Hausa tsattsewa
gala\wu; n. (pl. gala\wuwun) cloud |
Hausa gajimare
ga\l pu¾ n. means, wherewithal for
living | Hausa gata
ga¾tlamak adj. white and dry (of skin)
| Hausa firi
ga¾ltu v.A2b (v.n. ga¾lat, galta¾)
sharpen blade (by any technique-file,
rubbing 2 knives together,
pounding) | Hausa wasa, koÞa
ga¾lu v.A1b (v.n. g©¾li) grow old |
Hausa tsufa
ga´luwa¾ n.f. older maternal or paternal
aunt | Hausa yar uwa
ga¾lu¾wau n.pl. goats and sheep mixed
| Hausa awaki da tumaki
ga´ma¾ n.f., adj. (pl. a¾mat) woman,
female | Hausa mace, tamata
ga¾m©s n. laughter, cheerful
disposition | Hausa dariya, fara&a
gama¾gama¾ adj. (pl. gamagam©;n)
feeling better after injury or illness
| Hausa sauûi
ga¾ma´jìjai n. remnants of food from
inidivual food bowls | Hausa
ga¾ma¾jla¾wa¾i adj.participle lefthanded
| Hausa bahago
ga¾ma¾l wa¾ n. (pl. ga¾ma¾lìw©n) the
fodder grasses Eragrostis tremula;
E.ciliaris; E. gangetica | Hausa
komaya, burburwa
ga\manak adj.participle one or more
years old | Hausa shekararre
ga¾msku¾nai adv.man. lying down
leaning on one elbow | Hausa
kwanciyar magirbi, kishingiÞe
ga\matlapa¾kwa¾ n. type of wild
cannibus (Hibiscus asper) | Hausa
yakuwar kwaÞo
ga¾mau v.B (v.n. g©¾mi) meet | Hausa
gamu
ga´maya¾ n., adj. (pl. ga´mayat)
hungry, hungry person | Hausa
yunwa, mayunwaci
gamcaÞak adj.participle crinkled
from dryness | Hausa
ga¾mpa¾¨a¾m n. grain ripe enought to
be harvested | Hausa hatsi ûosasshe
ga¾msa´kau n. (pl. ga¾msa´k©¾n) the
thorny shrub Chamaecrista
mimosoides | Hausa bagaruwar
ûasa
ga¾msu v.A2b (v.n. ga¾mas) laugh |
Hausa yi dariya
ga¾na adj. small (used in various
compounds, e.g. wunya gana 'little
girl') | Hausa ûarami
gan©¾m − kwa¾ngan©¾m n. kob (Kobus
kob) | Hausa maraya
ga\na¾k n. share of something that is
distributed, such as portions of
food or money | Hausa rabo
ganakiÞ n. (pl. ganak Þ©Þ©n)
cracking of feet due to dryness |
Hausa faso
ga¾na¾sa¾ra n., adv.man. English
language, in English | Hausa
Turanci, a Turance
ga¾na¾sa¾ra´kwai n. English ways of
doing things | Hausa Turanci
ga¾nau n. (pl. ga¾na¾nu¾w©¾n) catfish of
the family Schilbeidae | Hausa lulu
ga¾nga n. large drum | Hausa ganga

ga¾nga\ma¾ n. (pl. ga¾nga´m©n) drum
player | Hausa mai ganga
ga\nya] n. late morning | Hausa hantsi
ganye n. neem (Azadirachta indica) |
Hausa maina, darbejiya
ga\ny n. (pl. ga\nyin) (1) dove milk
(Euphorbia convolvuloides, E.
spp.), has a milky sap; (2)
immature peanuts eaten with shell;
(3) immature millet chewed off cob
| Hausa (1) nonon kurciya< (2)
ruwa-ruwa
ga´p©¾la\ma]k n. a creeping ivy-like
plant | Hausa bishiya (iri)
ga¾p©¾na´kwai n. Hausa ways of doing
things | Hausa Hausance
ga´p©¾nau n. Hausa language | Hausa
Hausa
Ga¾pciya¾ n.m., n.f. name for child
born after the loss of several
children (Kanuri-ized for
euphemistic purposes) | Hausa
Toka
ga¾pta¾lu v.A2c remain, be left, be left
over | Hausa saura
ga¾ptu v.A2b remain, be left over |
Hausa saura
ga¾ra\ga¾u n. balls of peanut pulp from
which oil has been expressed |
Hausa ûuli-ûuli
ga¾¨ga¾¨i n. (pl. ga¾¨ga¾¨a¾w) fence
made of thorns | Hausa shinge
ga´¨“ n. man's gown | Hausa riga, gare
g©rìg©¾r (k aka;u) n. waist | Hausa
matsuki
ga¾¨tlu v.A2b cut into small pieces
(okra, meat, etc.) | Hausa yayyanke
ga´¨u n. wall, wall around city | Hausa
katanga, ganuwa
ga¾¨z©¾k ma n. (pl. ga¾¨z©¾kìm©n) rich
person | Hausa attajiri
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ga¾¨zìma n. wealthy person | Hausa
attajiri
ga´s©p c‰ n. (pl. ga´s©¾pìca´ks©n) liar |
Hausa maûaryaci
ga¾sa¾ka¾ma¾k n. the tree Albizia
chevalieri, which resembles a
tamarind | Hausa katsari
gasakta;k n., adj. (pl. gasakt©;n)
stingy person | Hausa haÞama
ga¾sa¾ns©na¾k n. (pl. ga¾sa¾s©¾n©n) the
shrub Sesbania pachyderma |
Hausa caccako, zamarûe
gasa\p©¨a\tak adj. (pl. ga¾sa´p©¾¨a´t©n)
prepared, ready | Hausa shiryayye
ga´sayak a\wu;n n. a fine-stemmed
weed with small individual seeds
like millet | Hausa ciyawa (iri)
Ga¾s wa¾ n. Gashua | Hausa Gashua
gaska¾i n. (pl. ga¾sk©n) roan antelope
(Hippotragus equinus koba) |
Hausa gwamki
ga¾skam n.m. (pl. ga¾ska¾ma´ksat,
ga¾ska¾mc©¾n) rooster, cock | Hausa
zakara
gat©ba¾k adj. fat | Hausa ûiba
ga´t©¾pa¾Þa¾i n. (from Bargery-tsintsiyar
maza) the root of a plant
used as an aphrodisiac (Loudetia
phragmitoides) | Hausa masharin
maza, tsintsiyar maza, namijin
hankufa
ga¾ta´kwsak n. (pl. ga¾ta´kws©n) root
clump of millet | Hausa tushiyar
hatsi
ga¾ta¾m interr.adv. how? | Hausa
yaya@
ga¾ta¾ntu¾wa¾ n. snail, including shell
and animal | Hausa gori
ga¾tap©la]k adj. feeling sick, having
fever | Hausa rishin lafiy, zazzaºi

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ga¾tap©la¾k maÞa\wa¾ n. an illness
where one vomits green vomit |
Hausa jante
ga¾ta\sa¾i n. (pl. ga¾ta\s©sai) calf (of leg)
| Hausa sha raºa
gatkasa¾ num. seven | Hausa bakwai
ga´tla adj. (pl. ga´tl©¾tl©¾n) raw, not ripe
| Hausa Þanye
ga¾tl©kpala;k n. (pl. ga¾tl©kpap©l©;n)
madman | Hausa mahaukaci
ga¾tl©na¾k n. (pl. ga¾tl©¾n©n) knobbilled
goose (Sarkidiornis
melanotus) | Hausa Þani
ga¾tlu¾wa n. gourd bottle | Hausa gorar
nono ko ruwa
ga´tu]¨ n. comb fringe grass
(Dactyloctenium aegyptiacum) |
Hausa guÞe-guÞe
ga¾tu¾wa¾ n. large gourd bottle | Hausa
babbar buta
gau v.D (v.n. g©¾&yi) open | Hausa
buÞe
ga´v©¨v©¨ n. chips (from chopping
wood) | Hausa dauso, dafso
gawa] n.f. (pl. gawawu;n) axe | Hausa
gatari
ga´wa quant. much, many | Hausa da
yawa
ga´wa¾kwai n.` large numbers, large
group, numerousness, abundance |
Hausa yawanci
ga¾wan n. weaving as in gonu; a thing
woven in this way (zana mat,
granary) | Hausa saûa< abin da aka
saûa
ga´wa´tu v.A2c (v.n. ga\wa\tu¾, ga\wa\ta¾)
be abundant, yi yawa | Hausa
ga´ya n. immature fruits of ebony
(have taste of ngara ngara) | Hausa
yxayxan kanya waÞanda ba su
nuna ba
gaya]k n. (pl. gayayin) earthenware
bowl, earthenware pot cover |
Hausa kasko
ga¾yau v.B (v.n. g“yi) climb, go up,
mount, ride horse | Hausa hau
gaym n. (pl. gaya\ma;u) cat | Hausa
kyanwa
ga¾yya n. communal labor | Hausa
gayya
ga¾z©¾¨a¾z©¾ra¾k n. (pl. ga¾z©¨a¾z©¾¨©n) dry
river bed, watercourse | Hausa
kwari
gazga¾tak adj. (pl. gazga¾kt©n,
ga¾zga¾kcin *Gasamu)) pierced |
Hausa hudajje
ga¾za´m©¾t n. portion of staple food |
Hausa
ga´z“mba´ki n. mustache | Hausa
gashin baki
ge\ge¾ n. sidewhiskers | Hausa saje
gha] interjection open your mouth! |
Hausa ha
ghak n. pied crow (Corvus albus) |
Hausa hankaka
gì pro.2 sg.m. you (singular
masculine independent pronoun
and direct object pronoun for verbs
other than completive) | Hausa kai,
ka
g na¾ adv.man. lying on the back |
Hausa a rigingine
go\, go´ prep. without, there is no...
(requires genitive linker with
objects, tone polar to following
tone) | Hausa babu, ban da
go\ba¾ n. guava | Hausa gweba
go´de´tu v.A2c thank | Hausa gode
go´gw“yu v.A2b (v.n. go\gw“ya¾) gnaw
on, gnaw | Hausa gwigwiya,
gurgura
go´ka\ma¾k − go´kwa\ma]k n. crosssticks
of a cornstalk bed to which

lengthwise sticks are lashed |
Hausa Þan gado
Go´ka¾ram n. the town Gorgoram,
traditional capital of Bade Emirate |
Hausa Gorgoram
go´kwa\ma]k − go´ka\ma¾k n. crosssticks
of a cornstalk bed to which
lengthwise sticks are lashed |
Hausa Þan gado
go\ma]k n. (pl. go´m©n) ram | Hausa
rago
go´nu v.A2a (v.n. ga¾wan, go\na¾)
weave zana mat, weave grass
granary | Hausa saûa zana
go\ra¾ n. bamboo | Hausa gora
go´¨ai n. rebellion | Hausa bore
go\¨a¾u n. kola nuts | Hausa goro
gu¾, gu¾n pro.1 pl. we (plural inclusive
pronoun used with completive and
second subjunctive verbs, gu
before vowels, gun before
consonants) | Hausa mun
guÞkwa¾ n. (pl. g©¾Þk©n) cooking pot
| Hausa tukunya
guÞkwa k© da¾ n. eyesocket | Hausa
ûoûon ido
guÞkwak saka\m©;n n. large water
pot with designs on it, used for
decoration | Hausa randar ado
gu¾l©f n. (pl. gu¾la´fa¾u) large water pot
with pointed bottom | Hausa randa
babba
gul“ n. oil from fish | Hausa man kifi
gu¾lu n. jealousy | Hausa kishi
guma¾ num. ten | Hausa goma
gu¾ma\ va¾lu´ f©Þu num.card. fourteen |
Hausa goma sha huÞu
gu¾ma\ va¾lu\ ga¾Þi num.card. eleven |
Hausa goma sha Þaya
gu¾ma\ va¾lu\ ga¾tkasa¾ num.card.
seventeen | Hausa goma sha
bakwai
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gu¾ma\ va¾lu´ kwan num.card. thirteen |
Hausa goma sha uku
gu¾ma\ va¾lu´ s©r©n num.card. twelve |
Hausa goma sha biyu
gu¾ma\ va¾lu´ tlada¾kwa¾¾ num.card.
eighteen | Hausa goma sha takwas
gu¾ma\ va¾lu\ va¾Þ num.card. fifteen |
Hausa goma sha biyar
gu¾ma\ va¾lu´ wuliya¾ num.card.
nineteen | Hausa goma sha tara
gu¾ma\ va¾lu\ zdu¾ num.card. sixteen |
Hausa goma sha shida
guma\j“ n. (pl. guma\ja¾yat) shirt |
Hausa taguwa
gu¾mau n. (pl. gu¾ma´yat) Acacia
sieberiana | Hausa farar ûaya
guma\}va¾lu\ va¾Þ num.card. fifteen |
Hausa goma sha biyar
gu¾mci n.f., n.m. (pl. gu¾mc©¾c©¾n) chin |
Hausa habsa
gu¾mu ga¾tkasa¾ num.card. seventy |
Hausa saba*in
gu¾mu¾ kwan num.card. thirty | Hausa
talatin
gu¾mu wuliya¾ num.card. ninety |
Hausa casa&in
gu¾mug ©¾zdu¾ num.card. sixty | Hausa
sittin
gu¾mug va¾Þ num.card. fifty | Hausa
hamsin
gu¾muk f©Þu num.card. forty | Hausa
arba&in
gu¾muk s©r©n num.card. twenty |
Hausa ashirin
gu¾mu¾k tlada¾kwa¾ num.card. eighty |
Hausa tamanin
gu¾n©¾na¾k n. (pl. gu¾n©¾n©n) a tree
found in marshy places (Mitragyna
inermis) | Hausa giyayya
gunay‰ n. (pl. gun©na;i) hip, hip joint
| Hausa kwatangwalo

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gunay‰ n.f. thigh | Hausa cinya
gu¾ngwa¾nu v.A2b (v.n. gungwa¾nu¾)
grumble, complain under one's
breath | Hausa yi gunaguni
gu¾¨m©¾Þu v.A2c (v.n. gurm©Þa¾)
chew on, esp. person without teeth |
Hausa tauna
gu¾¨u\zu¾ n. red stones used to decorate
pots | Hausa shunku
gu¾sa¾½ Mu]za¾ n. morning or evening
star | Hausa gizaka
gu¾sau n. (pl. gu¾sa´sa¾u) star | Hausa
tauraro
guskwa]k n. (pl. g©¾sk©n) worm,
insect; name of a ritual for
eradication of grain-eating
caterpillars | Hausa tsutsa, ûwaro
gut n. (pl. gwa\ta;u) ear | Hausa kunne
gu¾tai n. (pl. gu¾ta\yat) loose leaves,
grass, twigs, etc. blown up by
wind, trash | Hausa yayi
gu¾tl©mtl©¾m n., adj. strong organic
smell such as fish, raw cornstalks,
onion | Hausa ûarni
gu¾z©¾r“ n. provisions for travel |
Hausa guzuri
gva¾ − va¾ aux. marker of progressive
aspect (comes from the verb "fall")
| Hausa
gwa¾ pro.1 pl. incl. we, us (plural
inclusive independent pronoun and
direct object pronoun for verbs
other than completive) | Hausa mu
gwa¾, gwa´ pro.1 pl. we (plural
inclusive subject pronoun used
with incompletive verbs, vowel is
long before verbs whose first root
vowel is schwa) | Hausa muna
gwa¾, gwa´ pro.1 pl. we (plural
inclusive subject pronoun with
subjunctive verbs, vowel is long
before certain specially marked
verbs) | Hausa mu
gwa¾ºu v.A1b (v.n. gu¾ºi) get wet |
Hausa jiûu
gwa´d©m n. (pl. gwa´da´ma¾u) the fish,
characins (Alestes nurse, A.
macrolepidotus) | Hausa ûawara
gwa¾la-gwa¾la n. a weed sometimes
used as spinach (Amaranthus
viridis) | Hausa rukuºu
gwa¾yi n.m., n.f. (pl. gway“y“n) winter
thorn (Faidherbia albida) | Hausa
gawo
H
h©]m presentative here it is | Hausa
ungo
ha¾la¾ktu − ka´l©¾ktu v.A2c (v.n.
hal©kta¾) create, bring into being |
Hausa halitta
ha\}m n. yawning | Hausa hamma
ha¾ptu v.A2b lift | Hausa Þaga
ha¨ − ka¨ conj., prep. until | Hausa
har
he¨ n. good fortune | Hausa alheri
he¾¨ma n.m., n.f. boyfriend, girlfriend
| Hausa saurayi, budurwa
h“ntu v.A2b understand, comprehend
| Hausa gane, fahimta
“b©¾ls n. devil | Hausa shaiÞan
“bris n. metal tea kettle | Hausa butar
ûarfe
ìkau v.B (v.n. ìkwi) see | Hausa gani
ìkwi n. looking, seeing | Hausa kallo,
gani
ma;u − y mau; − ym n. time | Hausa
lokaci
ìna n. going, traveling | Hausa tafiya

ìna¾yi n. coming, arrival (verbal noun
of dawau) | Hausa zuwa
ir n.m. kind | Hausa iri
ìwa¾n n. sleeping | Hausa barci
J
j©¾, j©¾n pro.1 pl. we (plural exclusive
pronoun used with completive and
second subjunctive verbs, je before
vowels, jen before consonants) |
Hausa mun
j©ºa¾ adj. (pl. j©º©º©;n) correct | Hausa
daidai
j©¾ºu v.A1a (v.n. j©¾ºa¾) distribute
evenly (one item to each recipient,
etc.) | Hausa rarraba daidai
j©du¾ v. C irreg. (v.n. ìnadu¾) carry,
take from one place to another,
transport (completive) | Hausa kai
j©¾ga¾m adv.loc. near, next to | Hausa a
gefe, kusa
j©¾ga¾m − ©¾jga¾m n. alongside, area
beside | Hausa gefe, kusa da
j©¾j©¾m©¾k tl©rº©;n n. a type of burr
grass with small burrs that stick to
clothes (Cyathula prostrata;
Indigofera nummulariifolia) |
Hausa ûarangiyara ºera
j©¾ktu v.A2b be made to wait an
unreasonably long period of time |
Hausa
j©¾mbi − damºa;i n. boxing, a punch
which strikes something | Hausa
dambe
j©¾j©¾m n. (pl. j©¾ja´ma¾u) thorn | Hausa
ûaya
j©¾n (see j©¾) | Hausa
J©¨gwa¾ya n. Jirgwaya | Hausa
Jirgwaya
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j©r“ n. (pl. j©ra\ya;t) seed, kind, tribe |
Hausa iri, kabila
ja pro. those associated with..., and
others like..., & Co (forms genitive
construction with following noun) |
Hausa su Wane
ja', ja n.m., n.f. (pl. j©¾jai) dog | Hausa
kare
ja¾ pro.1 pl. excl. we, us (plural
exclusive independent pronoun and
direct object pronoun for verbs
other than completive) | Hausa mu
ja¾, ja´ pro.1 pl. we (plural exclusive
subject pronoun used with
incompletive verbs, vowel is long
before verbs whose first root vowel
is schwa) | Hausa muna
ja¾, ja´ pro.1 pl. we (plural exclusive
subject pronoun with subjunctive
verbs, vowel is long before certain
specially marked verbs) | Hausa mu
ja v.C go (second subjunctive form of
ju) | Hausa je
ja´b©du¾ n. (pl. ja´b©d©¾d©n) chicken
lice | Hausa ûurdumus
jabjapa¾ adj. small | Hausa ûarami
jadu¾ v. C irreg. carry, take from one
place to another, transport (second
subjunctive) | Hausa kai
ja¾Þa n. (pl. ja¾Þ©Þ©;n) peanuts,
groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea) |
Hausa gyaÞa
ja´ga v.C irreg. go (hypothetical
form) | Hausa je
ja´gadu¾ v. C irreg. carry, take from
one place to another, transport
(hypothetical) | Hausa kai
ja\ga;i n. decoration, adornment |
Hausa ado
ja¾gau n. (pl. ja¾gwa¾yat) small woven
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for carrying corn, beans, etc. |
Hausa jogo
jag duwa¾ n. (1) African pike
(Hepsetus odoe) or the fish
(Ichthyborus besse); (2) West
African otter (Aonyx poensis) |
Hausa karen ruwa (kifi ko dabba)
ja´ge´tu v.A2c (v.n. ja\ge\ta¾) adorn,
decorate | Hausa yi ado
ja]g¨a n. (pl. jag¨©n) quiver (for
arrows) | Hausa kwari
ja\ja; n. (pl. ja\ja¾ksat) thorn fence |
Hausa shinge
ja¾ku¾wa n. (pl. ja¾ku¾w©n) cap, hat |
Hausa hula
ja¾ma\} n. people (as vocative in public
address) | Hausa jama&a
ja´ma\ga¾i n. fruit bat | Hausa jemage
ja¾mÞu v.A2b (v.n. jamÞa¾) tighten
rope on load, squeeze body
internally (to hold back fart, urge to
defecate, etc.) | Hausa matse, matse
jiki
jangwa¾k n. (pl. jangwa¾yat) village |
Hausa ûauye
ja¾ngwalala n. (pl. ja´ngwalalaksat)
the bulbous plant hyena's onion
(Urginea spp.) | Hausa albasar kura
janna¾ n. heaven, paradise | Hausa
aljanna
japa¾ adj. small | Hausa ûarami
jappa¾ adj. small | Hausa ûarami
ja¾ptu v.A2b take a handful | Hausa
tsakura
ja¾¨a¾ptu v.A2c (v.n. ja¨apta¾) test, try
out; narrowly escape | Hausa
jarraba
ja¾¨ºa¾ºa¾-ja¾¨ºa¾ºa¾ adj. spotted | Hausa
tabbare-tabbare
jauro¾ adv. extremely, much, very |
Hausa sosai
javja¾fau n. an illness of mysterious
origin | Hausa
Jawa¾ n. Jawa | Hausa Jawa
j“ga n. (pl. j©¾g©¾g©n) pocket | Hausa
aljihu
j j“ n. (pl. j ja¾ksat) a type of sedge
with fragrant tuber, probably
Cyperus articulatus | Hausa kajiji
j ¨a]i n.m. truth | Hausa gaskiya
jl©¾Þu v.A1a dig | Hausa tona
jl©¾gi − ©¾jlgi n. blind person | Hausa
makafo
jl©¾jla n. (pl. jl©¾jl©n) fennec (Canis
zerba) | Hausa yanyawa
jl©ma] n. Friday | Hausa Jumma&a
jl©¾ma´¨am n. small personal farm
plot, usually for women | Hausa
gayauna
jl©na\ n. (pl. jl©¾n©n) flower | Hausa
fure
jl©]½mau n. (pl. jl©]½mun, jl©½ma´yat)
camel | Hausa raûumi
jl©¾¨a adj. (pl. jl©¾¨©¾¨©¾n) bitter;
belligerant (animal); expensive |
Hausa Þaci< zafi< tsada
jl©rba¾ n. leaves of beans used for
fodder | Hausa harawa
jl©¾¨gam n. (pl. jl©¾¨g©¾m©n) grey
hornbill (Tockus nasutus) | Hausa
cilakowa
jl©¾¨tu v.A2b scold | Hausa yi tsawa
jla¾ºu v.A1b (v.n. jl©¾ºi) sit down |
Hausa zauna
jla\ga´tla n. (pl. jla\ga´tl©n) Abyssinian
roller (Coriacias abyssinica) |
Hausa tsanwaka
jla\gwa´tau − ga´la¾k aikwa¾k n. thumb;
branch tree | Hausa babban yatsa<
reshe
jla\jla¾ n. (pl. jla\}l©n) twigs, small
pieces of dry wood for fire | Hausa
ûirare

jlaka] n. cawing of hen | Hausa
kyarkyara
jlakiyak n. gap between front teeth |
Hausa wushirya
jla´ko´¨au n. (pl. jla´ko´¨©n) dung
beetle | Hausa buzuzu
Jla´ku¾ºa´¨i n. Jakubari | Hausa
Jakubari
jlala¾ n. (pl. jlal©l©;n) fighting, quarrel
| Hausa faÞa
jla¾lau v.B (v.n. jlala¾) fight | Hausa yi
faÞa
Jlama¾¨ Ba\ko¾ n. Jamarbako | Hausa
Jamarbako
jla¾mu v.A1b (v.n. jl©¾mi) do, make |
Hausa yi
jla¾pat n. fine (of money) | Hausa tara
jla¾ptu v.A2b (v.n. jla¾pat, jlapta¾) fine
(a person for an infraction) | Hausa
yi tara
jla¨Þak n. hip joint | Hausa
kwatangwalo
jla¾rga¾ga¾ adj. serrated, saw-toothed |
Hausa
jla¾¨tu v.A2b (v.n. jla¨ta¾) sharpen
blade by rubbing on a stone or
against another knife | Hausa wasa
jla'u v.D (v.n. jl©¾&yi) draw water from
well | Hausa Þebe ruwa daga rijiya
jla¾uºu v.A2b render leaves, etc.
slushy by pounding | Hausa caºa
jlaula¾k n. (pl. jla¾ul©n) young man,
youth | Hausa saurayi
Jla´w©¨ Ga¾s wa¾ n. Jawur | Hausa
Jawur
jlaya] n. (pl. jlayiyin) pimple | Hausa
ûurji
jlaya½ maskwak n. hemarrhoids |
Hausa basur
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jla¾yi n. tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus
andprobably other H. species) |
Hausa tsage
jlu¾gwa¾n − ©¾jlgwa¾n n. (pl. ©¾jlgun
(many), ©¾jlgwańau (few))
pounded fish for sauce | Hausa
tukuno
jlu¾wa¾¨tu v.A2c (v.n. jlu¾wa¾¨ta¾) stir
tuwo with a stick | Hausa tuûa tuwo
jlu¾wu v.A1a (v.n. jlu¾wa¾) close |
Hausa rufe
ju v.C (v.n. ìna) go | Hausa je
juwa¾k n. (pl. juw©n©n) fly | Hausa
ûuda
K
k ;, ©k ;, k©; gen.linker of (genitive
linker used between nouns when
second noun does not begin in a
velar, nasal, or voiced or nasal--see
"linker" in English-Bade section) |
Hausa n, r
k© pro.2 sg. you (singular pronoun
used with completive verbs; same
in second subjunctive, but with low
tone) | Hausa ka, kin
k©Þakka¾ interjection I warn you that
it..., I'm warning you... | Hausa kul
k©¾Þau v.B exceed, surpass | Hausa fi
k©¾Þa¾wu v.A2b dry up; coagulate, gel
| Hausa bushe< daskare
K©Þg©¾Þ n. the town Girgir or
Gidgid, original town ot the current
ruling clan of Bade Emirate | Hausa
Girgir
k©¾Þu¾wu v.A2b cause to dry | Hausa
busar
k©ffa¾ adj. warm | Hausa Þumi

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k©ga¾i n. (pl. k©ga\ya;t) dirt, earth |
Hausa ûasa
k©¾kau n.m., n.f. (pl. k©¾k©n)
grandfather, grandmother | Hausa
kaka
k©la] adj. (pl. k©l©l©n) new | Hausa
sabo
k©¾la\do¾ n. evil, wickedness | Hausa
mugunta
k©¾la\ma¾ interjection really?, is that
the case? | Hausa anya, haka ne
k©¾la\miya\wa¾ n. a low weed with
clusters of flowers (Alternanthera
sessilis) | Hausa mai kai dubu
k©¾la¾½-k©¾la´ma id.adj. astringent taste
| Hausa gafi
k©¾le interjection how surprising,
really | Hausa ashe
k©¾lu v.A1a (v.n. k©¾la¾) save | Hausa
ceta
k©¾lu v.A1a steal | Hausa sata
k©luwa¾ n. (pl. k©luwuwun) shouting
| Hausa ihu, kuwwa, kururuwua,
sowa
k©¾m interr.pro. what? (genitive
linked form) | Hausa me
k©¾ma n. front side; in front, ahead |
Hausa gaba
k©¾m©llau n. (pl. k©¾m©¾ll©¾l©n) an
illness where one vomits green
vomit | Hausa jante
k©¾manga¾¨ adj. evil, wicked | Hausa
mugu
k©¾ma]¨ n. patience | Hausa haûuri
k©¾ma\ski n. neighbor | Hausa
maûwabci
k©mºa n. (pl. k©mº©n) the spice
Xylopia aethiopica | Hausa kimba
k©¾mÞu v.A2b (v.n. k©mÞa¾)
persevere, put up with, gird one's
loins | Hausa daure
k©nc©¾¨ n. (pl. k©nc©¨awa;t) giraffe
(Giraffa camelopardalis) | Hausa
raûumin dawa
k©¾nd©¾¨mi, k©¾nd©¨mo n. (pl.
k©¾nd©¨m©m©;n) cultured milk with
its full curd and cream | Hausa
kindirmo
k©¾nda]i n. basket | Hausa kindai
k©¾nu v.A1A (v.n. k©na]) spend the day
| Hausa wuni
k©¾nu v.A1a (v.n. k©'na¾) skin, flay |
Hausa feÞe
k©¾ny©Þ n. lower abdomen between
navel and pubis, lowar part of belly
| Hausa ciki
k©¾nyap n. a reddish millet
(Pennisetum glaucum) | Hausa gero
k©¾¨©¾ntu v.A2c (v.n. k©¾¨©¾nta¾) listen to
| Hausa saurara
k©¾¨a´tu v.A2c (v.n. k©¾¨a¾) read | Hausa
karanta
k©¨bu¾ n. year | Hausa shekara
k©¾¨ºa¾nu v.A2c be turbid | Hausa
gurºace
k©¨ca n. (pl. k©¾¨c©n) large fish net |
Hausa taru
k©¾¨ca¾ºu v.A2c (v.n. k©¨caºu¾) stick
to, cling to | Hausa maûale
k©¾¨ca¾cu v.A2c (v.n. k©¨cacu¾) take
firm stance | Hausa dage
k©¨d“ n. (pl. k©¨da¾wat) pagan |
Hausa arne
k©¾¨du v.A2b scrape, abrade | Hausa
karce
k©¾¨Þu v.A2b (v.n. k©¨Þa]) hoe up |
Hausa farÞa
k©¨ ÊÊ} n. hill, high ground | Hausa tudu
k©¾r ba¾ n. (pl. k©¾r b©;n) farmland |
Hausa gonakai

k©¾¨ìk©¾¨ai n. (pl. k©¾¨ìk©¾¨a¾ya¾ksat)
strainer woven from palm leaves |
Hausa mataci
k©¾r“nk©¾rin n. black-headed plover
(Sarciophorus tectus) | Hausa
zakaran ûeûuwa
k©¨itta¾ id. indicates a long distance |
Hausa amsa amo
k©¾¨ìtu v.A2c move aside, get out of
the way | Hausa gusa
k©¨ka;m n. (pl. k©¨kama\ksa;t) plaited
granary | Hausa rumbun zana
k©¾¨ma]i n. chieftainship, position of a
Mai | Hausa sarauta
k©¾ske] n., adj. easy, easiness | Hausa
sauûi
k©¾tk©¾ta id. smell of cooking fats, oil,
butter | Hausa ûanshin mai
k©¾tk©¾tu v.A2c scratch (of chickens or
birds) | Hausa tattone
k©¾tlu v.A1 (v.n. k©¾tla¾) thresh in
mortar | Hausa sussuka
k©&yu v.A1a (v.n. k©¾&ya¾) carve wood,
do carpentry | Hausa sassaûa
k©zga¾i − bund“k©zga¾i n. lion
(Panthera leo) | Hausa zaki
ka-¦k¦ gen.linker that of (independent
genitive marker with nouns--see
"linker" in English-Bade section
for forms that /k/ takes) | Hausa na,
ta
ka\} − ka\}nai pro.1 sg. mine
(independent genitive pronoun) |
Hausa nawa, tawa
ka¾, ka´ pro.2 sg. you (singular subject
pronoun with subjunctive verbs,
vowel is long before certain
specially marked verbs) | Hausa ka,
ki
kab©¾lwa¾ n. (pl. kab©¾lwa´ksat) Italian
senna (Senna italica) | Hausa
filasko
Gashua Bade-English-Hausa Dictionary 37
kaba¾u n. kobo (one 100th of a Naira)
| Hausa kwabo
Kaba;u n.m. name given to a child
born following the birth of twins |
Hausa Gambo
ka¾bi n. (pl. ka¾b©¾n©¾n) mat made by
weaving long continuous strip, then
sewing strips together and adding a
black border | Hausa tabarma mai
baûin baki
ka´b“yau n. (pl. ka´bìw©n) pumpkin
(Cucurbita pepo) | Hausa kabewa
ka´bo n. share, one's due, one's fate |
Hausa rabo
ka´bu n. day, 24 hour period; period
of one's life, lifetime | Hausa
kwana, rayuwa
ka\º©raka\tlau n. kernel inside dum
palm fruit | Hausa ûulli
kaº©¾rgwangwa¾m n. cracked soil
where mud has dried | Hausa
kaºa;u n. (pl. kaºa¾yat) kobo | Hausa
kwabo
ka¾cak k“ n. (pl. ka¾cak ka´ksat)
thistle (Centaurea perrottetti; C.
praecox) | Hausa dayi
Kacala¾ − Kacara¾ n. a title, leader of
the youth | Hausa Kacalla
kaca¾ngaya¾m n. (pl.
kaca¾ngaya¾maksat) wall made
with cornstalks placed vertically in
trough in ground | Hausa tsangaya
Kacara¾ − Kacala¾ n. a title, leader of
the youth | Hausa Kacalla
kac“ n. head pad for carrying load |
Hausa gammo
ka\cima;u n. clothes | Hausa tufafi
kada¾ n. nosebleed | Hausa haºo
ka´da det. some or other | Hausa Ékaza
ka¾da¾nak n. (pl. ka¾dan©n) buffalo
(Sincerus caffer planiceros) | Hausa
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ka¾da¨a] adj. (pl. ka¾da¨a[u) short |
Hausa gajere
ka¾dbu v.A2b (v.n. kadba¾) release, let
go | Hausa saka, shika
ka´du v.A2a (v.n. ka\da¾) bite | Hausa
ciza
ka¾du v.A1b (v.n. k©d“) snap in two,
snap off (intr.) | Hausa yanke,
tsinke
ka´du\gu¾ n. descendants | Hausa
zuriya
ka´du´tu v.A2c (v.n. ka\du´ta¾) follow,
be follower of, go to (place,
person) | Hausa bi bayan ..., isa
wurin ...
kadu¾wa¾ n. (pl. kadu¾wun) Grimm's
duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia) |
Hausa gada
kadu¾wau adv.time yesterday | Hausa
jiya
kaÞaga¾yau n. (pl. kaÞaga¾yun) a
thorny acacia with pink flowers
found on river banks (Mimosa
asperata) | Hausa ûaidajini
kaÞagwa¾ n. (pl. kaÞagwa´ksat,
kaÞagu;n) large two-stringed lute |
Hausa garaya
ka¾Þbu v.A2b (v.n. kaÞba¾) lose |
Hausa yasar
ka´Þu v.A2a (v.n. ka\Þa]) scratch (an
itch) | Hausa sosa
ka\g©¾m pro.2 sg.f. yours (singular
feminine independent genitive
pronoun) | Hausa naki, taki
kaga¾fu¾wa¾ n. (pl. kaga¾fu¾w©n) forked
pole | Hausa gwafa
ka¾gdu v.A2b (v.n. kagda¾) pluck
many, e.g. fruits, peanuts | Hausa
yayyank, ts ge
ka¾gÞu v.A1 (v.n. kagÞa¾, kaga¾Þ)
chew millet or maize off cob |
Hausa gaigaya
ka\gì pro.2 sg.m. your (singular
masculine independent genitive
pronoun) | Hausa naka, taka
kagla¾ »kaghla¾¼ n. (pl. ka]gl©n) canoe,
boat | Hausa kwalekwale
kagva¾Þ num.ord. fifth | Hausa na
biyar, ta biyar
ka\gwa¾ pro.1 pl. incl. ours (plural
inclusive independent genitive
pronoun) | Hausa namu, tamu
ka¾gza¾lu v.A2c remain, be left over |
Hausa saura
ka¾i interr.pro. who? (genitive linked
form) | Hausa wa
Ka¾igama¾ n. an important subordinate
official to the Mai | Hausa sarauta
kaimau n. rattles on the legs of
dancers | Hausa
ka\ja¾ pro.1 pl. excl. ours (plural
exclusive independent genitive
pronoun) | Hausa namu, tamu
kaja¾¨ n. (pl. kaja¾¨©¾¨au) storm |
Hausa hadari
kaja¾ra n. storm | Hausa hadiri
ka´j“ka\da¾la¾ n. a temporary scepter
held by a traditional title holder in
a period before actual installation;
the period during which this
scepter is held | Hausa sandan
sarauta
ka\jla´wa n. (pl. ka\jla´w©n) chattering,
garrulousness, confused noise of
voices | Hausa surutu, hayaniya
ka]jlgai n. (pl. kajlga´yat) large
woven basket | Hausa samfo
kajlga¾¨kada¾kwa¾ n. a type of plant |
Hausa ganyen kunama
kajlu¾wa¾ n. (pl. kajlu¾wun) staple
food, mush | Hausa tuwo
ka´ka n. God (used in environmental
expressions) | Hausa Allah

ka´ka n.f. (pl. ka´ka´ksat) palate |
Hausa ganÞa, hanûa
kak©la¾ n. (pl. ka¾k©¾l©n) load, burden |
Hausa kaya
ka¾k©¾lu v.A2b (v.n. kak©la¾) carry,
carry on head, transport | Hausa
kai, Þauka
ka´k©¾lu v.A2b (v.n. ka\k©la¾) separate
fighters, intervene in a fight or war
| Hausa raba faÞa
kak©sku¾¨ num.ord. the first one |
Hausa na fari, ta fari
ka´ka\ba´kwai n. foolishness | Hausa
wauta
ka´ka\bu¾ n. fool, foolish | Hausa wawa
ka´ka\}n n.m., n.f. (pl. ka´ka\na\wa;t)
grandchild | Hausa jika
kakara n. a wild black sorghum, not
eaten (Sorghum bicolor) | Hausa
karkara
ka´kasku¾ n. Allah, God | Hausa Allah
kakkadu; n. (pl. kakkad©;n) paper |
Hausa takarda
kaksa¾ n. (pl. ka¾ks©n) decorated
calabash hung in net, used to mix
fura for guests ('that of drinking') |
Hausa ûarya zananniya
kaks©r©n num.ord. second | Hausa na
biyu, ta biyu
ka\ks“ pro.3 pl. theirs (independent
genitive pronoun) | Hausa nasu,
tasu
ka´ktlu v.A2b measure, test | Hausa
gwada
Ka\ku; n.m. name given to the second
born of male twins | Hausa Husaini
kakwan num.ord. third | Hausa na
uku, ta uku
kakwta]k n. (pl. ka¾kwt©n) wind, air |
Hausa iska
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ka\}l n. (pl. ka\la\ksa;t) fish trap
consisting of net stretched across
river | Hausa kali
ka]la¾ pro.3 sg.f. hers (independent
genitive pronoun) | Hausa nata, tata
ka´l©¾ktu − ha¾la¾ktu v.A2c (v.n.
ka\l©kta¾) create, bring into being |
Hausa halitta
kalagma¾k »kalaghma¾k¼ −
kala½ma¾k n. (pl. kala]gm©n) lizard
(Agama agama) | Hausa ûadangare
kalai-kalai n. the game draughts |
Hausa dara
ka¾lak n. clearing the throat | Hausa
kaki
ka¾la´ka¾la\ma¾ n. praise crier | Hausa
maroûi
ka¾la¾ktu v.A2c (v.n. kalakta¾) return,
go back | Hausa koma
ka¾lam − ka¾nam n. drumming |
Hausa kiÞa
kala½ma¾k − kalagma¾k n. lizard
(Agama agama) | Hausa ûadangare
ka¾la\piya¾ n. health, good health |
Hausa lafiya
ka¾lau n. (pl. ka¾l©lu¾n) root | Hausa
saiwa
ka\lg©¾n (pl. of ma´r¨©m, ga´lak) n.pl.,
adj.pl. big, important; elder
brothers or sisters | Hausa manya<
yayye
ka\l“ pro.3 sg.m. his (independent
genitive pronoun) | Hausa nasa,
tasa
kalkala¾ adj., adv.man. correct, exact |
Hausa daidai
ka¾lku v.A2b (v.n. kalka¾, ka¾lak) clear
one's throat | Hausa yi kaki, gyara
murya
ka¾lmu v.A2b (v.n. kalma¾) beat drum
| Hausa kaÞa ganga

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ka¾lmu v.A2b (v.n. ka¾lam) chop |
Hausa sara, girbe
ka¾lo\ma¾ adj. purple or violet color |
Hausa
ka¾lu´ k© &ya]t n. goose flesh | Hausa
tsigar jiki
kalva¾ n. (pl. kalva¾v©n) chieftaincy,
leadership | Hausa sarauta
ka¾m (kam after Lo) n. (pl.
ka\mayat) farm | Hausa gona
kamaga¾ma¾k n. (pl. kamaga¾m©n)
long stick with a hooked end, used
to shake fruit down from tree |
Hausa maûata, zamari
ka\ma¾ni n.m., n.f. male friend of a
female or female friend of a male |
Hausa mai ûauna (tsakanin namiji
da mace)
ka´ma´tau v.B2 concern, be one's
business | Hausa dama
ka¾mau v.B (v.n. k©¾mi) taste | Hausa
ÞanÞana, taºa
kambo´la¾k n. (pl. bambo´l©n) sweat,
hot weather, heat | Hausa zuffa
ka´mbu n. spell cast by one person to
get the better of or do an evil deed
to another | Hausa magani, tsafi
ka´mp ka¾ n. (pl. ka´mpìk©n)
argument, dispute, disagreement |
Hausa musu
ka´mpìktu v.A2c argue | Hausa yi
musu
ka´mpuwa]i n. haste, quickness |
Hausa sauri
kamt©da¾, kamt©¾da n. (pl.
kamt©d©;n) mistakes in
pronunciation, speech defect,
stuttering | Hausa kwata, i&ina
ka¾mta¾ska¾ n. (pl. ka¾mt©¾sk©n) rope
basket for lowering person into a
well | Hausa tangaska, kuranga
ka´mu\na¾k n.m., n.f. step child | Hausa
agola
ka\na¾daºda¾º n. a fine-stemmed weed
with small individual seeds like
millet | Hausa ciyawa (iri)
ka¾nadi n. patience | Hausa haûuri
ka\}nai − ka\} pro.1 sg. mine
(independent genitive pronoun) |
Hausa nawa, tawa
kana]k n. (pl. kan©;n) baby which has
begun suckling (cf. wila) | Hausa
jinjirin da ya fara shan nono
ka¾nam − ka¾lam n. drumming |
Hausa kiÞa
kańc nu¾wa¾ n. (pl. kańc nu¾wun)
merciful person | Hausa mai
tausayi
kańc nu¾wa\kwai n. pity, mercy |
Hausa tausayi
ka\nd©¾lwai n. dizziness from illness,
etc. | Hausa jiri
Ka]ndai − Ka¾ndn n. Tuareg | Hausa
Buzu
Ka¾ndn − Ka]ndai n. (pl.
Ka¾ndinawat) Tuareg | Hausa Buzu
ka´ng©g“ n. (pl. kańg©ga´ksat)
chameleon (Chamaeleon
chamaeleon) | Hausa hawainiya
ka¾nge] n. fever, feverish | Hausa
zazzaºi
ka\niya n. (pl. kań“yin) shallow hole
for burying garbage, etc. | Hausa
kumunniya
ka¾saka¾¨ n. (pl. ka¾saka\¨a;u) sword |
Hausa takobi
ka¾nti n. store, shop | Hausa kanti
kantlawalai n. type of flying squirrel
(family Anomaluridae) | Hausa
kuregen bisa
ka´p©mb©¾m n. (pl. ka´p©mb©¾ma¾wat)
pollen particules on outside of

immature guinea corn heads |
Hausa bununu
kap©¾¨dadu¾gwa¾ n. (pl.
kap©¾¨dadu¾gun) large, smoothskinned
edible frog | Hausa
burduddugi
kapaga¾taula¾k n. (pl. kapaga¾ta¾ul©n)
musk shrew (Crocidura spp.) |
Hausa jaºa
ka¾pala]u n. (pl. ka¾pa¾l©n) bribe,
present given to a superior | Hausa
cin hanci
kapa\za¾k n. (pl. kapa\}z©n) water lily
(Nymphaea lotus) | Hausa bado
ka´p“ya¾k madu¾wa¾ n. courtyard in a
house | Hausa tsakar gida
ka¾ptu v.A2b lift, raise, build up |
Hausa tayar, Þaga
ka\}¨ n.m., n.f. (pl. ka\r©;n) ward of
town, quarter, neighborhood |
Hausa unguwa
ka¨ − ha¨ conj., prep. until | Hausa
har
ka´¨©¾ntu v.A2c approach, draw near |
Hausa ûarato, yi kusa
ka¨a¾i n.m. (pl. ka¨a¨©;n) goods,
implements, tools | Hausa kaya
ka\¨as n. proverb | Hausa karin
magana
ka¾¨Þu v.A2b knock down, throw
down | Hausa kayar, ka da
ka¾¨gu]m n. (pl. ka¾¨gumawat)
rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) |
Hausa karkandan
ka¾¨gu]n n. (pl. ka¾¨gunawat)
medicine, remedy | Hausa magani
Ka¨ ka¨ai n. Karekare people |
Hausa Karekare
ka¨ ka¨ai n. bori spirit possession |
Hausa bori
ka´r“mºau n. the bush Leptadenia
hastata, with bright green leafless
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stems forming large bundles like
grass tufts | Hausa yaÞiya
ka¾¨ka¾¨nau n. discrimination,
favoritism | Hausa nuna bambanci
ka¨makasakciya¾ n. Jimson weed
(Datura stramonium) | Hausa
zaûami
ka¨pi n. (pl. ka¾¨p©n) well bucket |
Hausa guga
ka¾¨tu v.A2b abate, disperse (a storm)
| Hausa Þauke (ruwa)
ka´¨tu v.A2b (v.n. ka\¨ta]) separate out
from larger group | Hausa ware
ka´ruwa¾ n. spirit, jinn, mind | Hausa
iska, aljani
ka\¨wa¾ n. (pl. ka\}¨w©n) wily person |
Hausa mai wayo
ka¾sa´ktu v.A2c consent, be in
agreement with | Hausa yarda
ka´sa]m n. breeze, cold, weather, cold
(disease), feeling better after being
ill, recovery (after fainting, etc.) |
Hausa iska, sanyi, sauûi
kasaskiya¾n n. (pl. kasaskiy n) an
erect weed with soft leaves
(Waltheria indica) | Hausa hankufa
ka´siya\wa¾ n. (from Bargery) a thorny
plant said to be similar to zak'i
banza | Hausa zarangade
ka¾ska¾sa n. a localized itch, such as
an insect bite | Hausa ûaiûayi
ka´ska´si n. (pl. ka´ska´s©n) moonfish
(Cithrarinus spp. or Distichodus
spp.) | Hausa kausa
ka¾stu v.A2b saddle a horse | Hausa
Þaura sirdi
ka¾su\n“ n. descendants | Hausa zuriya
ka\suwa; n. (pl. ka´su¾wun) illness |
Hausa rashin lafiya, ciwo, cuta
kata¾guÞkwa¾ n. (pl. kata¾gu¾Þkun)
balsam apple (Momordica
balsamina) | Hausa garafuni

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Kata¾guma¾ n. the town Katamma |
Hausa Katamma
katagwa¾za¾m n. (pl. katagwa¾z©n)
hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) |
Hausa bushiya
ka¾ta¾mpa¾tlai n. (pl. ka¾ta¾mpatlin) the
elephant snout fish Marasenius
ihuysi | Hausa sawaya
ka¾ta¾s©sa¾u n. the elephant snout fish
Mormyrops deliciosus and perhaps
other species | Hausa sawaya
ka¾tau v.B (v.n. k©¾ti) return thither;
be, become; do again, repeat doing
| Hausa koma< zama< sake
katava;i n. (pl. katav“yin) coffee
senna (Senna occidentalis), used as
a potherb | Hausa tafasa
katlab©¨d©¾m n. (pl. katlab©¾¨d©n)
moonfish (Citharinus citherus) |
Hausa kausa
katlavu¾wa¾k n. dry guinea corn
leaves | Hausa karmami
ka´tu v.A2a (v.n. ka\ta¾) administer
medicine | Hausa warkar da
ka´tu v.A2a cut off hunk of tuwo with
knife | Hausa tona tuwo
ka´tu v.A2a (v.n. ka\ta¾) clear surface
of water to drink, scrape out inside
of calabash with tlad'ak | Hausa
ture ruwa, kankare ûwarya ko
turmi
ka\tuwa¾ n. (pl. ka\yat©n) goat | Hausa
akwiya
ka]va n. (pl. ka]v©n) python | Hausa
mesa, muÞuwa
ka\va¾kau n. (pl. ka\va¾gv©n) cichild
perch (Tipalia spp.) | Hausa karfasa
Kava¾yau n.m. name given to the first
born of male twins | Hausa Hasan
kawa¾ n. (pl. ka¾wun) odor (bad or
good) | Hausa wari, ûanshi
Ka´wai n.m. name given to first born
if a male | Hausa Dxan Fari
kawa]i n. village | Hausa ûauye
ka¾wau v.B (v.n. ku¾wi) sniff at, smell
| Hausa sansana
ka]wu¾n pro.1 pl. yours (plural
independent genitive pronoun) |
Hausa namu, tamu
ka´ya¾ n. (pl. ka´yin) vetiver or cuscus
grass which grows in marshes
(Urelytrum giganteum) | Hausa
jema
ka¾yak n. (pl. ka¾yin) squirrel (Xerus
erythropus) | Hausa kurege
ka´ya¾kau n. (pl. ka\yayak©;n) jujube
(Ziziphus mauritiana) | Hausa
magarya
ka´ya¾ku\ k©]bjl©m n. buffalo thorn
(Zizyphus mucronata) | Hausa
magaryar kura
ka´ya\ya¾ n. (pl. ka´ya\y‰n) caltrop,
puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) |
Hausa tsaido, tsidau
ka´yu v.A2a (v.n. ka\ya¾) wait for |
Hausa jira
ka&ya¾ka&y“ n. (pl. ka&ya¾ka&yin) baby
agama lizard | Hausa ûadangare
ûarami
ka¾&yau − ka¾&yu v.B, v.A1b (v.n.
k©¾&yi) carve wood, do carpentry |
Hausa sassaûa
kaza; n. (pl. kaz©¾z©n) hen, chicken |
Hausa kaza
kaza¾ku n. poison | Hausa dafi
kaza¾ku¾k ta]gwda n. coffee senna
(Senna occidentalis), a small shrub
with long stems, roundish leaves,
yellow flowers, and seed pods |
Hausa mazamfari, rai Þore
kaza¾ku¾l n. steam, soot | Hausa tiriri<
kunkunniya

ka¾za¾yu v.A2b be angry, be
dissatisfied or displeased with what
one is given | Hausa yi fushi, yi
fushi da abin da aka samu
kaz“ n.m. (pl. kaz©¾za¾i) heart | Hausa
zuciya
ke´kai n. (pl. ke´kayin) bicycle |
Hausa keke
ke]l n. metal spring trap | Hausa tarko
ke\sa] n. dog that is mostly white with
patches of red | Hausa kare ja da
fari
kìÞu v.A2a (v.n. k Þa]) (1) eat meat;
(2) hurt, cause pain, be in pain |
Hausa (1) ci nama< (2) ji zafi
k la n. (pl. kìl©n) zorilla (Ictonyx
senegalensis) | Hausa bodari
k tltla¾ id. completely full | Hausa
amsa amo
kiya] n. (pl. k“yin) coarse grain left
after sifting in sifter | Hausa tsaki
kiya¾Þ n. waist | Hausa kwiºi
ko¾gÞu (see kwa¾gwÞu) (v.n. ) |
Hausa
ko¾kfu v.A2b (v.n. kokfa¾) prevent |
Hausa hana
ko´ko´tu v.A2c (v.n. ko\ko\ta¾) castrate
by pounding | Hausa dandaka
ko\laliya¾ n. (pl. ko´la¾l“yin) the fish
Heteroticus niloticus | Hausa bargi,
fatare, kaule
ko\¨a;u n. (pl. ko\¨awa;t) donkey |
Hausa jaki
ko¾¨ko¾¨tu v.A2c (v.n. ko¨ko¨ta¾)
tumble down, e.g. from bed | Hausa
faÞi daga sama
ko\sav“ n. (pl. ko\sava¾wat) type or
large acciptral bird | Hausa shaho
ko´t©m n. (pl. ko\t©t©m©;n) wooden
food bowl | Hausa akushi
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ko´tu v.A2a call (summon or name) |
Hausa kira
ko´yu v.A2a (v.n. ko\ya]) fry in oil |
Hausa soya
ku]bdu n. (pl. kubd©d©;n) second
weeding | Hausa maimai
ku¾ºu v.A1a (v.n. ku¾ºa¾) close | Hausa
rufe
ku¾ce¾-ku¾ce n. minor courtiers, minor
members of retinue of a Mai |
Hausa fadawa
kud©¾¨a¾m n. (pl. kud©¾¨a¾ma¾ksat)
mirror | Hausa madubi
kuda¾mda¾m n. round mud hut with a
flat mud roof | Hausa Þaurin guga
ku]dban n. (pl. kudb©¾b©n) jute
(Corchorus tridens or C.
trilocularis) | Hausa lalo
kudu¾gu¾m n. a young girl featured in
the Bagwziya festival--she wears a
necklace made of tuwo crust and is
taken to the river where the
necklace is removed | Hausa
ku¾dvu v.A2b (v.n. a]gwdaf, kudva¾)
carry on the back | Hausa goya
ku¾Þku¾Þu v.A2c (v.n. kuÞkuÞa¾)
rinse mouth | Hausa kurkura baki
ku\Þu n. (pl. ku\Þ©Þ©n) large tortoise
| Hausa kunkuru babba
kuÞuk-kuÞuk id. indicates
movement of horse | Hausa amsa
amo
kugu; n. (pl. kugwa¾yat) snake |
Hausa maciji
ku\kuwa¾ n. exaggeration | Hausa
zugugu
kukwa;u n. (pl. ku¾kun) baobab
(Adansonia digitata) | Hausa kuka
kula¾ n. clay water bottle | Hausa
kula, buta
ku¾l©¾vu v.A2b (v.n. kul©¾va¾)
accompany | Hausa raka

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ku´la´kwai n. pleasure | Hausa daÞi
kulba¾k n. (pl. ku¾lb©n) bark of tree |
Hausa ºawon itace
kulgu¾m n. (pl. kulgu¾ma¾wat)
aardvark (Orycteropus aethiopicus)
| Hausa dabgi
ku´li adj. (pl. ku\l©l©;n) pleasant |
Hausa daÞi
kul ¨a¾m n. (pl. kul ¨a¾ma´ksat) spirit,
ghost | Hausa iska
ku¾la´ku¾la n. (pl. ku¾la´ku¾l©n) castor
plant (Ricinus communis) | Hausa
zirman
kullum adv.time always | Hausa
kullum
ku¾lu v.A1a refuse, dislike | Hausa ûi
kuma] n. (pl. ku¾m©n) bean pods |
Hausa kowa
kumba¾k n (pl. ku¾mb©n) large river |
Hausa kogi babba
kumb“ n. (pl. ku¾mb©n) jar, bottle |
Hausa kwalaba
ku¾n©¾ k©]zg©l n. sole of foot | Hausa
tafin ûafa
ku¾na¾mu n. (pl. ku¾na¾ma¾ksat) deleb
palm (Borassus aethiopum) | Hausa
giginya
ku¾nkus n. charcoal | Hausa gawayi
ku¾nu¾ n. (pl. ku¾na´ksat) forest,
densely wooded area | Hausa
kurmu, duhuwa
ku¾nu n.m. (pl. ku¾n©¾n©¾n) stomach;
interior | Hausa ciki
ku¾nu¾k duwa] n. marsh | Hausa
fadama
ku¾¨a¾ba¾ko´¨i n. (pl. ku¾¨a¾ba¾ko´¨a¾wat)
a malapa mat of seven sections
(fana) made by inserting new palm
leaves at the end of each section
and beginning new section | Hausa
tabarma, buci kura
ku¨mus-ku¨mus id. indicates
crunching sound | Hausa amsa amo
ku¨pa]k n. (pl. ku¾¡p©n) cane switch |
Hausa tsumangiya
ku¨s©sai n. (pl. ku¾¨s©¾sin) kidney |
Hausa ûoda
ku¾¨&y©¾mu v.A2c (v.n. ku¨&y©ma¾)
wad up, crumple up | Hausa
ûudundune
ku¾¨&ya¾mu v.A2c (v.n. ku¨&yamu¾)
huddle up (from cold, etc.), crouch,
be wadded | Hausa takura,
ûudundune
ku¨za¾ n. a tall marsh grass
(Echinochloa phramidalis), used
for thatching in the absence of
pulawa | Hausa roba
ku]¨zi n. (pl. ku¾¨z©¾z©¾n) entire back
part of body | Hausa baya
kusta¾ n. (pl. ku¾st©n) colt, foal |
Hausa dukushi
kut©¨u n. (pl. kut©¨©;n) puppy |
Hausa kwikwiyo
ku¾tf©¾lu v.A2c untie | Hausa kunce
ku¾tfa¾f©¾lu v.A2c untie many knots |
Hausa kunkunce
kutukutu n. (pl. ku¾tu¾ku¾t©n) the
elephant snout fish Marcusenius
psittacus and probably other
similar species | Hausa sawaya
ku]va n. (pl. ku]v©n) chest, cough;
fathom (measure from fingertip to
fingertip of outstretched arms) |
Hausa ûirji, tari< gaba (gwaji)
ku¾zgu¾zu v.A2c learn, teach | Hausa
koya
kuz“yak n. swollen scrotum | Hausa
ûaba
ku]zv©¨ adj. (pl. kwazva´rau) tall,
long | Hausa dogo
ku]zvu n.f. (pl. ku]zvat) female slave |
Hausa baiwa

kwa\ci − kwa\¨i − kwa\yi conjunction,
part. and (between clauses),
moreover | Hausa kuma
kwa\¨i − kwa\ci conjunction, part.
and, moreover | Hausa kuma
kwa´Þu vA2a spoil, ruin | Hausa ºata
kwagwÞa¾ − kwauÞa¾ n. (pl.
kwa¾gwÞ©n) admonishment,
warning | Hausa gargaÞi, kashedi
kwa¾gwÞu − kwa¾uÞu v.A2b (v.n.
kwagwÞa¾) warn, admonish |
Hausa yi kashedi, yi gargaÞi
kwaja¾¨a n. (pl. kwa¾ja¾¨©n) chair,
stool | Hausa kujera
kwa¾ku¨ n. (pl. kwa¾ku¾¨a¾wat) ring |
Hausa zobe
kwakwana n. (pl. kwakwana\ksat)
courtier | Hausa bafade
kwa\kwa\}zi − kwa\wa´zek n. ripe fruit
of palm, esp. dum | Hausa ûodago
kwa¾la¾la n. (pl. kwa¾la¾l©n) unshelled
peanuts | Hausa mai kwanso
kwalalakampa]u n. (pl.
kwalalakamp©;n) gecko | Hausa
tsaka
kwalam n. (pl. kwa¾l©n) fornicator,
promiscuous person | Hausa
mazinaci, jarababbe
kwa¾l“yu v.A2b (v.n. kwaliya¾) crow
(rooster) | Hausa cara
kwa¾lyu v.A2b (v.n. kwalya¾) feel
warmth | Hausa yi Þumi
kwa¾m n.m. (pl. kwa\maya;t) bull |
Hausa bijimi, sa
kwa¾msu v.A2b (v.n. kwamsa¾) sip |
Hausa kurºa
kwan num. three | Hausa uku
kwa\na]u n. enamelware bowl | Hausa
kwano
kwa¾ngan©¾m − gan©¾m n. kob (Kobus
kob) | Hausa maraya
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kwa¾nta¾ n. (pl. kwa¾nt©n) small
malapa mat used on bed--made of
wide palm leaves consists of two
fena made like karibakori | Hausa
kirca, (Kan) karap©no
kwara\ra\pc‰ n. (pl. kwara\ra\pc©;n)
type of traditional man's gown |
Hausa riga irin ta gargajiya
kwa\¨ca]u adv.time first, (in neg) not
yet | Hausa tukuna
kwa\¨i − kwa\ci − kwa\yi part., conj.
and (between clauses), moreover |
Hausa kuma
kwa¾¨kwa¾¨tu v.A2c (v.n.
kwa¨kwa¨ta¾) turn around and
around, roll over and over, roll up |
Hausa juya, naÞa
kwa¨na¾ n. (pl. kwa¨n©n) line
marked out | Hausa zane
kwa¨na n. (pl. kwa¾¨n©n) Christ's
thorn (Ziziphus spina-christi) |
Hausa kurna
kwa¾¨nu v.A2b (v.n. kwa¨na¾) trace
designs, mark out | Hausa zana,
shata
kwa¾¨tu v.A2b (v.n. kwa¨ta¾) draw a
straight line, mark out | Hausa
shata
kwaskwak n. (pl. kwa¾skun) small,
wide-mouthed earthenware bowl
for washing the hands | Hausa
kasko
kwataÞai n. (pl. kwa¾ta¾Þin) ear lobe
| Hausa rafani
kwa¾tl©n n. (pl. kwa´tl©n) lufa gourd,
sponge | Hausa soso
kwatla]¨ n. calyxes of sorrel | Hausa
soºarodo
kwa¾tla¾¨tla¾¨a adj. huge | Hausa ûato,
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kwauÞa¾ − kwagwÞa¾ n. (pl.
kwa¾uÞ©n) admonishment, warning
| Hausa gargaÞi, kashedi
kwa¾uÞu − kwa¾gwÞu v.A2b (v.n.
kwauÞa¾) warn, admonish | Hausa
yi kashedi, yi gargaÞi
kwa´ya¾ conj. if | Hausa idan
kwa¾yam n. (pl. kwa¾ya\mawa;t) miser
| Hausa marowaci
kwa\yi − kwa\¨i − kwa\ci part., conj.
and (between clauses), moreover |
Hausa kuma
kwaz©¾na¾k n. (pl. kwa¾z©¾n©n) hot
season, dry season | Hausa rani
kw Þa]k n. (pl. kwìÞ©n) cheek |
Hausa kunci
kw“ya¾skw“ya¾so n. indentation behind
the ear | Hausa
kw“yu v.A1a (v.n. kw“ya¾) encase,
hold in, bundle up, package up, put
head on drum | Hausa ûunshe, rufe
ganga
kwo\kwok n. (pl. kwo\kwa\ksa;t) toad |
Hausa kwaÞo
L
l©vu¾wa¾ ka¾te] tkwa¾k matlaliyu; n.
the weed Indigofera astragalina |
Hausa ûaiûayi koma kan
masheûiya
l©gda¾ n. (pl. l©]gd©n) ladle | Hausa
ludayi
l©]gya »l©]ghya¼ n. (pl. l©g“y“yin) small
calabash used for drinking or for
dipping miya for tuwo | Hausa
moÞa, ûwaryar shan ruwa
l©kta¾ n. doctor (practioner of
Western medicine) | Hausa likita
l©¾ktu v.A2b (v.n. l©kta¾) harm, bring
ruin to, cheat | Hausa lalata, yi
ºarna, cuta
l©luwa¾ n. (pl. l©¾lu¾wun) shade,
shadow; leprosy; ghost | Hausa
inuwa< kuturta< fatalwa
l©¾mau v.B (v.n. l©¾mi) go ahead of,
precede | Hausa tsere, riga
l©¾mu − n©¾mu v.A1a (v.n. l©¾mi −
n©¾mi) build from mud (house,
pots); twist two-strand rope; (+
head) plait hair; tan hide | Hausa
gina< tuka igiya< yi kitso< jema fata
l©ppa¾ id. emphasizes earliness of
morning | Hausa da sanyin safe
l©vu¾wa¾ n. (pl. l©¾vu¾wun) chaff |
Hausa ûaiûayi
-;la¾ pro.3 sg.f. her (linked genitive
pronoun for masculine and plural
nouns) | Hausa nta
la´ba'¨ n. story, news | Hausa labari
la\}bu n. (pl. la\}b©n, la\ba´ksat) the fig
Ficus thonningii | Hausa ceÞiya
La\d“ n. Sunday | Hausa Lahadi
la´f“ya´tu v.A2c greet | Hausa gayar
la\gaya¾ n. (pl. la´ga¾yin) net for
hanging calabash | Hausa ragaya
la¾gu v.A1b (v.n. la¾gu¾) stop, remain
standing | Hausa tsaya
la¾i n.m., n.f. place | Hausa wuri
la¾i;a¾itu v.A2c (v.n. lailaita¾) coax,
persuade | Hausa lallashe
la\k©¾k n. (pl. la\k©k©;n) lazy person,
slacker | Hausa rago
la´k©¾nu v.A2b (v.n. la´kan, la\k©na¾)
travel | Hausa yi tafiya
laka]i n. (pl. laka\ya;t) bed, throne |
Hausa gado
la´kan − ala\ka;n n. traveling, walking
| Hausa tafiya

lakat yu; adv.time just now | Hausa
Þazu
la¾kwsu v.A2b (v.n. lakwsa¾) add fuel
to fire | Hausa tura wuta
lakwtu¾ n. time | Hausa lokaci
la´le\} interjection welcome | Hausa
maraba, lale
la¾lku v.A2b (v.n. lalka¾) chase away,
drive off | Hausa kora
lama¾¨ n. matter, affair, event | Hausa
al&amari, sha&ani
la¾mau v.B (v.n. lama¾) say, tell, speak
| Hausa yi magana
la]mbai n.m. concern, one's business |
Hausa ruwan wani
la]mbau n.m. one's needs, that which
one lacks, scarcity | Hausa fatara
la¾mbìtu v.A2c (v.n. lambìta¾) be one's
concern | Hausa shafa, dama,
ruwan wani
La´m su] n. (pl. La\m s©s©n) Thursday
| Hausa Alhamis
la´mla´mtu v.A2c (v.n. la\mla\mta¾)
wash hands, feet, etc. without
removing clothes | Hausa wanke
hannu da ûafa
la¾mtu v.A2b join, bring together |
Hausa haÞa
la¾p©¾Þu v.A2b (v.n. lap©Þa¾ (tr),
lap©Þu¾ (intr)) boil (tr. or intr.) |
Hausa tafasa
la¾ptu v.A2b (v.n. la¾pat, lapta¾) put
load on pack animal | Hausa lafta
La\¨aba¾ n. (pl. La\¨aba\ksa;t)
Wednesday | Hausa Laraba
la¨d“ − la]¨du n. (pl. la¨d©¾d©n)
inhabited area around town, suburb
| Hausa karkara
la¾¨u´tu v.A2c (v.n. la¨u\ta¾) sustain a
wound | Hausa yi rauni
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la\sa]k n. (pl. la´s©n) fetters, hobbling |
Hausa dabaibayi
la´su v.A2a hobble front feet of an
animal | Hausa dabaibaya
lau v.D (v.n. la¾) chase birds from
crops | Hausa kore (tsuntsaye)
laulawa¾ − l ul wa¾ id.adj. (pl.
laula¾w©n) emphasizes thinness |
Hausa amsa amo
la¾ulu v.A2b call | Hausa kira
la´wau v.D ventive appear (moon) |
Hausa tsaya (wata)
la¾wau v.B (v.n. lawa¾) run | Hausa
gudu
la¾yu v.A1b (v.n. l“yi) cool off | Hausa
huce
le´m©]n n. citrus fruit | Hausa lemo
le´sa n. time after dark until about
midnight; having evening meal
(esp. potluck dinner, where
participants supply food) | Hausa
lisha
-;l“ pro.3 sg.m. his (linked genitive
pronoun for masculine and plural
nouns) | Hausa nsa
lìg dalta¾ n. place where dyers work |
Hausa marina
lìg da¾u n. pasture, place where
animals are tended | Hausa
makiyaya
l mi n. (pl. l maksat) kapok tree, silk
cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) |
Hausa rimi
l }ni adv.loc. there | Hausa can
l ul wa¾ − laulawa¾ id.adj. very thin |
Hausa siriri da gaske
l“ya¾k − ©¾lya¾k n. (pl. l“yin) gambagrass
(Andropogon gayanus) |
Hausa gamba
l“yau adv.loc. here | Hausa nan

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lo\c n. (pl. lo´c©n) hut built by
thatching over a conical frame of
sticks | Hausa bukka
lu´lau n. (pl. lu´l©n) saliva | Hausa
miyau
lu´nu v.A2a (v.n. lu\na¾) spread out to
dry | Hausa shanya
lu¾wai n. (pl. lu¾win) farming | Hausa
noma
lu´yu v.A2a (v.n. ©¾lwai¦lu¾wai, lu\ya¾)
weed, till farm | Hausa noma
M
m©dg©¾l n. (pl. m©dg©¾la´ksat) gum
Arabic | Hausa ûaro
m©¾dv©liya¾k n. (pl. m©¾dv©¾l“yin) type
biting ant | Hausa cirnaka
m©dv©¾n n. yolk of egg | Hausa
gwaiduwa
m©¾gba n. (pl. m©¾gb©n) grey monitor
| Hausa damo
m©gb©¾Þ n. mount of Venus, pudenda
| Hausa mara
m©¾gra¾ »m©¾ghra¾¼ n. (pl. m©¾gr©n)
grey-headed sparrow (Passer
griseus) | Hausa bakwala
m©gv©¾s n. (pl. m©gva´sau) warmed
up tuwo eaten in the morning |
Hausa Þumamme
m©]gya »m©]ghya¼ n. (pl. m©¾gyin,
m©¾gy“yin) ratel, honey badger
(Mellivora capensis) | Hausa dage
m©jla¾ n. (pl. m©jla´jlau) sound of
talking, noise or a crowd, a motor,
etc. | Hausa diri
m©¾km©¾ktu v.A2c cook | Hausa dafa
m©¾la¾k n. (pl. m©¾la¾ks©n) oil | Hausa
mai
m©¾la´wau v.A1a ventive (v.n. m©¾la¾yi)
remember, recall | Hausa tuno
m©¾li n.m., n.f. (pl. m©¾la´la¾i) beard |
Hausa gemu
m©¾lìm©¾l“ya id. tickling, small
movement such as bug in clothing |
Hausa motsi-motsi
m©¾na\f©¾k n. (pl. m©¾na\f©kawat)
hypocrite | Hausa munafuki
m©¾nya − m“ya − ©¾mya n.m. mouth |
Hausa baki
m©¾nya¾k t©suwa¾ n. row of reaped
sorghum or millet stalks laid out,
ready for cutting off heads | Hausa
sankace
m©¾r“m©r“ n. fish hook | Hausa ûugiya
m©¾rkiÞ n. sesame (Sesamum
orientale), an erect plant with
orangish bell-shaped flowers and
seed pods growing upward against
stalk | Hausa riÞi
m©¾¨nyi n.f. (pl. m©¾¨ny©n,
m©¾¨ny©¾ny©n) tongue | Hausa
harshe
m©¾¨ny“ ku]gu n. probably West
African sasparilla (Smilax anceps) |
Hausa ûayar ºera
m©¾¨nyik tla¾ n. purslane (Portulaca
oleracea and other spp.) | Hausa
fasa ûaba, sarkin juji
m©¨ta¾ n. hot, still weather | Hausa
zuffa
m©sa¾k n. (pl. m©¾s©n, m©¾s©¾s©¾n)
catfish (Clarius lazera and other
Clarius spp.) | Hausa tarwaÞa
m©sa\ka;u n. (pl. m©sa\k©ka;u)
tamarind (Tamrarindus indica) |
Hausa tsamiya
m©¾sk©¾tu v.A2c turn, turn around (tr.)
| Hausa juya
m©¾ska¾tu v.A2c turn, turn around
(intr.) | Hausa juya

m©tl©l©¾m n. (pl. m©tl©l©¾ma¾wat)
cobra | Hausa gansheûa
m©tl©l©¾m n. volunteer grain plants |
Hausa gyauro
m©¾tu n. death | Hausa mutuwa
m©¾z©¾li adv.time day after tomorrow |
Hausa jibi
m©¾z©¾ma n. (pl. m©¾z©¾m©n) the long
fish Gymnarchus niloticus | Hausa
zawo
ma¾, ma´ pro.2 sg.f. you (singular
feminine subject pronoun used
with incompletive verbs, vowel is
long before verbs whose first root
vowel is schwa) | Hausa kina
ma − ma¾ma conj. that; saying that;
introduces direct or indirect quote |
Hausa cewa, wai
ma´ba´la¾k n. (pl. ma´ba´l©n) hunter |
Hausa mafarauci
maba¾lu n. one who gives | Hausa mai
bayarwa
ma¾ba¾¨iya¾ n. warning | Hausa kashedi
ma\}bu n. anus | Hausa tsuliya
macakwtlu n. loins, near lumbar
region | Hausa tsatso, kwankwaso
mad©¾bu n. one who establishes |
Hausa mai kafawa
ma´daga\ba¾ n. the fish snakehead
(Channa obscura) | Hausa dumno
mada¾ltu n. dyer | Hausa marini
madamau n. calabash for carrying
wood | Hausa ûwarya ta Þaukan
itace
ma¾dau n. (pl. mada¾d“yin)
pregnancy, stomach of pregnant
woman | Hausa ciki
mada¾wu n. herder | Hausa makiyayi
ma´dìda¾i n. (pl. ma´dìdai) electric
catfish (Malapterururs electricus) |
Hausa minjirya
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madu¾wa¾ n.f. (pl. madu¾wat)
compound, home | Hausa
compound
maÞ©v©¾lu − maÞ va¾lu n. forefinger;
one who points; instrument for
pointing | Hausa manuniya
maÞ va¾lu − maÞ©v©¾lu n. forefinger;
one who points; instrument for
pointing | Hausa manuniya
maÞaku n. small calabash cup for
drinking | Hausa moÞa
maÞalu; n. speaker | Hausa mai
magana
maÞa]nku n. tailor | Hausa maÞinki
maÞa\wa] n. dew | Hausa raºa
ma´Þg©¾n n. (pl. ma´Þg©¾na´ksat)
younger brother or sister | Hausa
ûane, ûanwa
maÞiya¾ n. millet (Pennisetum
glaucum) | Hausa maiwa
ma¾Þu n. (pl. ma¾Þ©Þ©n) black plum
tree (Vitex doniana) | Hausa Þinya
ma¾f©Þu num.ord. fourth, the fourth
one | Hausa na huÞu, ta huÞu
mag©¾laf n. (pl. mag©¾la¾lv©n) visitor,
guest, foreigner, stranger | Hausa
baûo
maga¾fu n. (pl. maga¾f©n) fuel for
fire; one who catches or holds |
Hausa makamashi< mai kamawa
maga¾na n. (pl. maga¾naksa;t)
soothsayer, seer (one becomes this
through karikarai) | Hausa mai
duba, boka
ma¾ga¾¨ ba¾ n., adv.time time between
sunset and lesha | Hausa magariba
maga¾yi n. stairs | Hausa matakala
maga¾yu n. climber, someone who
climbs; ladder | Hausa mai hawa<
tsani
ma]gdu in m“ya¾½ ma]gdu n. ford |
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ma\gu; − ma\}wu n. a tree with plumlike
fruit (Sclerocarya birrea) |
Hausa danya
ma\gu¾ n. week | Hausa mako
ma]gvi in m“ya¾½ ma]gvi n. outside
door of compound | Hausa ûofar
waje
magwda¾gwda¾ n. goiter | Hausa
maûoûo
ma\}gwa\gwa¾ n. prostitute | Hausa
karuwa
ma´gwal n. Bade people from the
Western part of the Bade area |
Hausa Badawa na yamma
ma\gwza¾ n. (pl. ma\gwz©¾z©¾n) expert |
Hausa gwani
Ma¾gza¾¨wa¾ n. Bade people from the
Gashua area | Hausa Badawa na
Gashuwa
ma¾i n.f. mother | Hausa uwa
Ma]ina n. prince, son of a Mai |
Hausa
maítu v.A2b become a Mai | Hausa
zama Sarki
majla¾wa¾i n. left, left hand | Hausa
hagu
majlba¾k n. large gamba grass
(Andropogon gayanus) | Hausa
gamba babba
mak©laÞi n. groin | Hausa
ma¾ka¾lak n. (pl. ma¾kala¾lg©n)
potsherd, dirt clod | Hausa tsingaro,
hoge
ma¾ka¾nam n. (pl. ma¾kananm©n)
spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis) |
Hausa kumurci
maka¨anta n. school | Hausa
makaranta
maka¾s n. scissors | Hausa almakashi
na¾kau n. saliva, drool | Hausa yawu
ma´kfit n. puffer fish (Tetraodon
fahaka) | Hausa kwambami
ma¾ksu v.A2b (v.n. maksa¾) massage,
mix well | Hausa tausa, tuûa
ma¾ktam n. (pl. ma¾ktat©m©;n) child
(when used w.o. poss. pron.),
younger sibling (with poss. pron.) |
Hausa yaro, ûane, ûanwa
ma¾kta¾ma´kwai n. childishness |
Hausa yarontaka
ma´ku v.A2a look for, seek | Hausa
nema
ma¾kwa¾kwa¾ra¾k n. ground new millet
mixed with water and drunk |
Hausa tsakin tumu
ma´kwa\la¾k n. (pl. ma´kwa\l©'n) cattle
egret (Bubulcus ibis) | Hausa
balbela
ma¾kwan num.ord. third, the third
one | Hausa na uku, ta uku
ma¾kwa¾s n. esophagous, throat |
Hausa jannai
makwsasal‰ n. (pl. makwasasalin)
crop of bird | Hausa baroro
makwatak n. (pl. makwac‰n)
shepherd | Hausa makiyayi
ma\l©¾m n. teacher, scholar, malam |
Hausa malam
ma¾la¾ika n. spirit | Hausa iska, aljanni
ma¾la¾kwa¾ n. (pl. ma¾la¾kun) large fish
trap | Hausa sinkiya
ma\la¾m ka¾ca¾ko\ro¾ n. (pl. ma\la¾m
kacako\rau) Senegal hoopoe
(Upapa epops) | Hausa kahuhu
ma¾la¾pa n. (pl. ma¾la¾lp©¾n) palm leaf
mat | Hausa tabarma
ma¾la¾pak Bokolo\j“ n. mat of 3 fana
made like karabakori | Hausa
tabarmar yxar Bokoloji
ma¾la´wa¾k n. clean person, neat
person | Hausa mai tsabta

malawu; n. runner, one who runs fast
| Hausa mai gudu
malb©¾tu n. key; someone who opens
| Hausa mabuÞi, makulli
malba¾tu n. one who opens | Hausa
mabuÞi
mal wa¾ n. volunteer millet, possibly
Pennisetum purpureum | Hausa
shuri, hambama
ma´l“ya n. (pl. ma´l“yin) lover,
paramour | Hausa farka
ma¾l“yu v.A2b (v.n. ma¾lwai) be afraid
| Hausa ji tsoro
ma¾lku v.A2b (v.n. malka¾) gobble up,
esp. animal | Hausa cinye
ma¾lma¾la n., id. bubbling | Hausa
tafasa
malpa\tu; n. weaver | Hausa masaûi
malu\yu n. farmer | Hausa manomi
ma¾lwai n. fear | Hausa tsoro
ma´ma n.f. mother (term of address) |
Hausa uwa, iya
ma¾ma − ma conj. that; saying that;
introduces direct or indirect quote |
Hausa cewa, wai
ma´ma ga´ji n. younger maternal or
paternal aunt | Hausa ûanwar uwa
ko uba
ma\}mai n. mother (term of reference)
| Hausa uwa
ma´mbul n. synodont catfish
(Synodontis clarias) | Hausa ûaraya
fara
ma¾mÞu v.A2b crowd, hem in, take
up one's room | Hausa matse
mamsa] n. a type of grass | Hausa
farin budu, budun shauce, farin
komo
mańa n. meaning | Hausa ma&ana
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ma¾n©¾mu n. one who plaits or braids
hair or rope | Hausa makitsiya,
masaûi
ma¾na´ma n. chatterbox | Hausa mai
surutu
manda n. salt | Hausa gishiri
Mańga¾ n. (pl. Mańg©n, Ma¾ga¾ks©n)
Manga person | Hausa Bamange
ma]nga n.m., n.f. (pl. ma]ng©n) friend
| Hausa aboki, ûawa
manga¾ltu n. one who weighs or
measures | Hausa mai awo
mangìna´kwai n. friendship | Hausa
abota
ma]ngwala\lu; n. Abdim's stork,
rainbird (Sphenorynchus abdimii) |
Hausa shamuwa
ma¾ntu n. funnel inside a fishtrap to
keep fish from swimming back out
| Hausa
ma¾nu v.A1b (v.n. m©¾ni) spend a year
| Hausa shekara
ma\ny©m©½ madu¾wa¾ n. servant,
child who helps around house for
board and room | Hausa bara
ma\nym n.m., n.f.![sic] (pl.
ma\nya\m©;n) boy, child | Hausa
yaro
ma´p©nd“ n. (pl. ma´p©nda¾wat)
mature man (not old, but beyond
saurayi) | Hausa namiji wanda ya
wuce saurayi
ma´p©¾¨ai n. type of throwing weapon
| Hausa kere
ma\ra n. scoop made of calabash
fragment, used for serving | Hausa
mara
ma´¨©m adj. (pl. ka\lg©¾n) big, large |
Hausa babba
mariyariya¾ n. white-faced tree duck
(Dendrocygna viduata) | Hausa
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ma¾¨tu v.A2b (v.n. ma¨ta¾) be patient |
Hausa yi magiya
ma¾s©r©n num.ord. second, the
second one | Hausa na biyu, ta biyu
ma¾sa¾fta¾k n. the fodder food
spiderwort (Commelyna nudiflora)
| Hausa kununguru
ma´sa¾fta¾u n. (pl. masa\}fau)
spiderwort (Commelina nudiflora) |
Hausa kununguru
masalla\ci n. mosque | Hausa
masallaci
ma¾sa¾many“ n. Bagrid catfish (Bagrus
spp.) | Hausa musko
masana n. (pl. masanan©n)
mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) |
Hausa tunku
ma´sa¾njawa¾ n. cockroach | Hausa
kyankyaso
masa\s©Þu¾ n. thing(s) for washing |
Hausa mai wankewa
ma¾sfa¨ n. charm, amulet | Hausa laya
mas ÊÊ}du n. butcher | Hausa mahauci
ma¾ska n. African myrrh
(Balsamodendron africanum;
Commiphora africana) | Hausa
dashi
ma¾ska¾la´tu v.A2c (v.n. maskala¾) slap
| Hausa mara
maskwak n. horse rider | Hausa mai
hawan doki
ma¾su v.A1b (v.n. m©¾si) buy | Hausa
saya
masu\yu; n. fisherman | Hausa
masunci
ma¾ta n., adv.loc. right hand | Hausa
dama
mat©]mb©k (kaÞagwa¾) n. player of
garaya | Hausa mai garaya
ma¾ta¾gwa´z©¾n n.m., n.f. neighbor |
Hausa maûwabci
ma¾ta¾kwa¾ n. (pl. ma¾ta¾kun) small
baobab (Adansonia digitata) |
Hausa gatsika
ma´tańabjla¾yau n. gift brought by
traveler | Hausa tsaraba
ma¾tav©¾n n., adv.time last year |
Hausa bara
ma¾ti n. someone who eats | Hausa
maciyi
matla; n. (pl. matla´tau) injury,
wound | Hausa rauni
ma¾va¾Þ num.ord. fifth, the fifth one |
Hausa na biyar, ta biyar
mava¾Þ wa¾ n. gall bladder, green
vomit | Hausa matsarmama,
kumallo
mav“yas n. gizzard of fowl | Hausa
ûundu
ma´wa¾na¾k n. messenger | Hausa
manzo
ma\}wu − ma\gu; n. a tree with plumlike
fruit (Spondias spp.) | Hausa
danya
ma\}wu n. red chicken | Hausa
Baturiya
maya] n.m., n.f. hunger | Hausa
yunwa
maya¾k n. fresh dum palm fuit |
Hausa ûwallon goruba
Ma\y“ n. (pl. Ma\yawa;t) king, chief,
emir, mai | Hausa sarki, mai
ma\yik Þ ta;u n. small bird with very
long tail and orangish breast |
Hausa tsuntsu (iri)
ma\}za n. the fig tree Ficus polita |
Hausa durumi
maza¾l n.m. (pl. maza´lau) young or
castrated goat, billygoat | Hausa
taure, bunsuru
ma]zam n. (pl. maza´mcin)
blacksmith | Hausa maûeri

Mazga¾i n. the afterlife, the next
world | Hausa lahira
mazva¾vai n. (pl. mazva¾va¾yat)
calabash for washing grain, usually
decorated | Hausa ûwaryar wankin
hatsi
m¾ba\na¾ n. help | Hausa taimako
m¾ba´na´tu v.A2c help | Hausa taimaka
m¾bo´tu v.A2c fall short, be
insufficient | Hausa kasa
m¾ca¾Þu v.A2b crinkle, esp. fruit such
as date from dryness | Hausa
m¾Þa¾ n. ritual near harvest time when
the traditional leader brings in new
millet then giving everyone the
right to bring in his harvest | Hausa
m¾Þa¾kwa¾ n. a twining shrub with
tough stems (Hippocratea
obtusifolia) | Hausa gwaÞayi
m¾Þu v.A1a (v.n. m¾Þa¾) form into
balls | Hausa cura
m¾Þu¾kwu v.A2b leap over | Hausa
tsallake
me´kwa¾ n. (pl. me´kun) black grainstoring
ants | Hausa tururuwa
me´lam n. spear with a broad tip |
Hausa mashi mai baki mai faÞi
me\nay‰ n. one who comes | Hausa
mai zuwa
m¾fu v.A1a (v.n. a¾m©f, m¾fa¾) grunt,
groan (with closed mouth) | Hausa
nisa
mìlmìla id. biting, as an ant | Hausa
cizon cirnaka
mìm“yu v.A2c (v.n. m miya¾) neigh |
Hausa yi hininiya
m wa] n. nursing mother | Hausa mai
jego
miya] num. hundred | Hausa Þari
m“ya − m©¾nya − ©¾mya n.m. (pl.
m“ya´ya¾u) mouth | Hausa baki
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m“ya − ©¾mya n. (pl. ©¾my©n
^mouths&, ©¾mya¾wat ^rows&) mouth,
language; row of planting (on a
farm) | Hausa baki< kai (na gona)
m“ya k©½ny“ n. foreskin | Hausa loºa
m“yak d©Þ©ka¾ n. lower lip | Hausa
leºe na ûasa
m“yak d©sku¾ n. upper lip | Hausa
leºe na sama
m“yak f©fa;u n. nipple | Hausa kan
nono
m“ya¾k s©sa¾u n. doorway of hut |
Hausa ûofar Þaki
m“yak v©¾k si n. anus | Hausa tsuliya
m“ya¾½ ma]gdu n. ford | Hausa mahayi
m“ya¾½ ma]gvi n. outside door of
compound | Hausa ûofar waje
m“ya\zga¾ n. (opposite) bank of a
river; place on river where washing
is done | Hausa gaci
mìyin n. (pl. m“ya´nau) twins | Hausa
tagwaye
m¾lu v.A1a (v.n. m¾la¾) remember,
think about | Hausa tuna
m¾nu v.A1a (v.n. m¾na¾) be on the
lookout for, be on one's guard
against, wait for | Hausa tsare
mo¾imo¾ya n. (pl. mo¾imo¾yin) hard of
hearing person | Hausa kurmakurma
mo¾lmo¾la id. flashing | Hausa l ul wa¾
m¾pa´tu v.A2c (v.n. m¾pa´ta¾) provide
for, feed | Hausa ciyar da, kiwatar
m¾s©¾k n.m. (pl. m¾s©¾s©n) husband |
Hausa miji
m¾s©¾sa´wa¾ n. (pl. m¾s©¾sa´wat) the shrub
Guiera senegalensis | Hausa sabara
m¾sat n.pl., adj. pl. men; males |
Hausa maza
m¾tlu v.A1a (v.n. m¾tla¾) clasp, grasp |
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m¾tu v.A1a (v.n. m©¾ti) die | Hausa
mutu
mu\Þi n. occiput | Hausa ûeya
mu´ji n. red sorghum (Sorghum
bicolor) | Hausa dawa ja
mu¾ktu v.A2b (v.n. muktu¾) be hot |
Hausa zafi, yi
mu´v©k n. (pl. mu´va¾gv©¾n) calabash
used for carrying wood or packing
goods for travel | Hausa ûwary
bulaguro
mu\za¾ksagva¾ru n. grey woodpecker?
(see sketch on card) | Hausa
ûudaûu
m¾&ya¾lu v.A2b (v.n. m¾&ya¾lu¾) leap onto,
jump onto | Hausa Þafe
m¾z©¾mu v.A2b (v.n. amz©¾m, m¾z©¾ma¾)
groan, grunt (with the mouth open)
| Hausa nisa, yi nishi
m¾za¾l n. chatting, conversation |
Hausa hira
m¾za¾l n. chatting | Hausa hira
m¾zam n. (pl. m¾za¾mcin) a skilled
hunter | Hausa baushi
N
n gen.linker of (linker used with most
possessive pronouns when attached
to masculine nouns--see "linker" in
English-Bade section) | Hausa n
n − ni conj., part. (added to a word
ending in a vowel) when (at the
end of a clause referring to past
event) | Hausa da
n©, -n prep. marker of a postposed
questioned or focused subject |
Hausa
n©¾, n©, n©¾n, n©n pro.1 sg. I (subject
pronoun with completive verbs,
nen before consonants, tone
opposite to that borne by verb
stem; same forms in second
subjunctive but always low tone) |
Hausa na
-;n©¾m pro.2 sg.f. your (singular
feminine linked genitive pronoun
for masculine and plural nouns) |
Hausa nki
n©¾m interr.pro. what? (postposed
subject form) | Hausa me
n©¾mu − l©¾mu v.A1a (v.n. a¾n©m,
n©¾mi − l©¾mi) build from mud
(house, pots); twist two-strand
rope; (+ ÔheadÕ) plait hair; tan
hide | Hausa gina< tuka igiya< yi
kitso< jema fata
n©n (see n©) | Hausa
n©½n©ka¾ n. tuwo made from finely
ground flour | Hausa tuwon laushi
na¾, na, na´, na\ pro.1 sg. I (subject
pronoun with incompletive verbs,
tone oppositive that of verb stem,
long vowel with verbs whose first
root consonant is schwa) | Hausa
ina
na¾, na´ pro.1 sg. I (subject pronoun
with subjunctive verbs, vowel is
long before certain specially
marked verbs) | Hausa in
-;na´ − ;na´nai pro.1 sg. my (linked
genitive pronoun for masculine and
plural nouns) | Hausa na
na v.C irreg. go (incompletive of ju) |
Hausa zuwa
na´bai existential this isn't any, there
aren't any | Hausa babu
na\g©¾m pro.2 sg.f. your (singular
feminine intransitive copy
pronoun) | Hausa

na¾ga¾ra¾da¾n id.adj. very strong |
Hausa mai ûarûon gaske (ba zai
lalace ba sai da abin gaba Þaya)
naga¾¨a¾gu\ku¾ n. type of flying squirrel
(family Anomaluridae) | Hausa
kuregen bisa
na\gì pro.2 sg.m. you (singular
masculine intransitive copy
pronoun) | Hausa
nangu¾wa¾ n. modesty,
embarrassment, shame, reticence |
Hausa kunya
na\gwa¾ pro.1 pl. incl. we, us (plural
inclusive intransitive copy
pronoun) | Hausa
na“ v. irr. ventive come (subjunctive
of dawau) | Hausa zo
na¾i interr.pro. who? (postposed
subject form) | Hausa wa
na\ja¾ pro.1 pl. excl. we, us (plural
exclusive | Hausa
na\ks“ pro.3 pl. they, them
(intransitive copy pronoun) | Hausa
nasu, tasu
na¾ku v.A1b (v.n. n©¾ki) become full |
Hausa cika
nakwana n. hanging around a rich
person | Hausa fadanci
na´kwu v.A2a (v.n. na\kwa]) put down,
put, put on clothes; cause | Hausa
sa
na]la¾ pro.3 sg.f. she, her (intransitive
copy pronoun) | Hausa
na\l“ pro.3 sg.m. he, him (intransitive
copy pronoun) | Hausa
nalla¾i n. henna (Lawsonia inermis) |
Hausa lalle
na´mu´sai n. mosquito net | Hausa
gidan sauro
-;nańai (see ;na´) | Hausa
na\}nai pro.1 sg. I, me (intransitive
copy pronoun) | Hausa
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nanu adv.man. thus, this way | Hausa
haka
Na¾sa¾¨a n. (pl. Na¾sa¨©¨©;n) European,
white person | Hausa Bature
na´tku ( na\tka¾) strive hard | Hausa
naci
nau qq | Hausa
nau v.D (v.n. na¾) count | Hausa ûirga
nau v.D (v.n. na¾) cut off piece of
tuwo | Hausa tona tuwo
na¾wan interr.num. how many?, how
much? | Hausa nawa
na¾wau v.B (v.n. nu¾wi) become ripe,
become cooked | Hausa nuna
na]wu¾n pro.1 pl. you (plural
intransitive copy pronoun) | Hausa
na¾yi v. irr. ventive come
(incompletive of dawau) | Hausa
zuwa
nayidu¾ v. irreg. ventive bring
(incompletive) | Hausa kawo
na´yu v.A2a grind | Hausa niûa
n¾cu v.A1a (v.n. n¾ca¾) want, like, love |
Hausa so
n;da¾ interjection come one now, how
about it? | Hausa
n¾da´(ni) presentative here they are |
Hausa ga (su) nan
n¾da¾ n.pl. ones who have..., ones who
do... | Hausa masu
n¾da n.pl. people; owners of ...., those
who do ... | Hausa mutane< masu
n¾d©n- n.m. (pl. n¾d©¾n©n) initimate
friend | Hausa aboki, amini
n¾d©na´, n¾d©na\}ni presentative here
they are, there they are (ones
referred to) | Hausa ga (su) can
n¾d©¾na´kwai n. being in a high
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n¾d©na;u det.dem. these, those
(mentioned) (demonstrative
pronoun or determiner) | Hausa
wanÞannan
n¾dau det.dem. these (demonstrative
pronoun or determiner) | Hausa
wanÞannan
n¾d“ n. (pl. n¾da) person, human being
| Hausa mutum
n¾d } presentative there they are |
Hausa ga (su) can
n¾d wu; det.dem. those (demonstrative
pronoun or determiner) | Hausa
wanÞancan
ndu¾ v. C irreg. carry, take from one
place to another, transport
(subjunctive, incompletive) | Hausa
kai
Ne\¨a¾ n. Naira | Hausa Naira
ng©¾bu´tu v.A2c (v.n. ng©bu¾) increase
in size or number | Hausa ûara
n¾g©du¾ v.A1a (v.n. n¾ga¾du¾) try to
imitate, emulate | Hausa
kwaikwaiya, daka mutum
n¾g©¾Þa n. a hand (measurement from
thumb to end of middle finger) |
Hausa Þani
n¾g©¾Þu v.A2b (v.n. n¾g©¾Þa¾) measure in
hands | Hausa Þana
n¾g©¨©¾m n. galloping | Hausa sukuwa
n¾g©¾¨©¾mtu v.A2c (v.n. n¾g©¾¨©¾mta¾)
gallop a horse | Hausa sukwane
n¾g©¾¨ pu¾ n. (pl. n¾g©¾¨ìpa¾wat) bastard |
Hausa shege
n¾g©¨k©¾n n. (pl. n¾g©¾¨k©n) kit bag |
Hausa jaka
N®g©z©m n. (pl. N®g©za´mau) Ngizim |
Hausa Bangizme
n¾ga\} adj. in good health | Hausa lafiya
n¾gada¾¨ n. slander, defamation |
Hausa
n¾ga¾da¾¨tu v.A2c (v.n. ngada¾¨)
slander, defame | Hausa musunta
nga\gda¾ conj. it would be better that |
Hausa gara
n¾ga¾lkala¾ n. (pl. n¾ga¾lka¾l©n) Bambara
groundnuts (Vigna subterranea) |
Hausa gujiya
n¾galko¾ (ºa) conj. it would be better
that... | Hausa gara
n¾ga¾lte (ºa) conj. to have done
before, to have ever done | Hausa
taºa
n¾ga¾ltu v.A2c (v.n. n¾ga¾lta¾) weigh,
measure | Hausa auna
n¾ga¨ n. (pl. n¾ga¾¨cin) old person,
parent | Hausa tsoho
n¾ga´¨©¾nga´¨a id.adj. astringent taste of
beans, immature ebony fruit |
Hausa gafi
n¾ga´¨ pu¾ n. wealthy person | Hausa
attajiri
n¾ga¨ka¾m n. a bag made of a whole
goatskin | Hausa burgami
n¾ga´wu¨na]k n. a type of fodder grass,
probably Commelina spp. | Hausa
tubani
n¾ga¾s n. (pl. n¾ga¾sau) spear | Hausa
mashi
n¾ga´tu v.A2c (v.n. n¾ga´ta¾) cure of
illness, become well | Hausa
warkar, warke
n¾gìwa¾na¾k n. (pl. n¾gìwa¾n©¾n) elephant
(Loxodonta africana) | Hausa giwa
n¾gu v.A1a (v.n. n¾ga¾) remember,
exercise one's powers of memory |
Hausa tuna
n¾gud“ n. (pl. n¾guda¾yau) poor person
| Hausa matsiyaci
n¾gu¾mu v.A2b (v.n. n¾gu¾ma¾) answer |
Hausa amsa
n¾gu¾¨d©¾d©¾m n. leather whip | Hausa
bulala

n¾gu¨ja¾m adj. (pl. n¾gu¨ja´mau) huge |
Hausa ûato
n¾gu¾¨jlu n. (pl. n¾gu¾¨jl©¾jl©n)
cucumber (Cucumis melo) | Hausa
gurji
n¾gu¾z©¾mo¾k n. Bade-speaking people
to the west of the Gashua area |
Hausa
n¾gwa n. (pl. n¾gwa´gwa¾u) compound,
household | Hausa gida
-;ngwa¾ pro.1 pl. our (plural inclusive
linked genitive pronoun for
masculine and plural nouns) |
Hausa nmu
n¾gwa¾kuliya¾k − n¾gu¾lkuliya¾k n. an
erect plant usable as fodder
(Peristrophe bicalyculata) | Hausa
tubanin dawaki
n¾gu¾lkuliya¾k − n¾gwa¾kuliya¾k n. an
erect plant usable as fodder
(Peristrophe bicalyculata) | Hausa
tubanin dawaki
n¾gwa¾kwtu v.A2c (v.n. n¾gwa¾kwta¾)
(1) admire; (2) be convex | Hausa
yi sha&awa
n¾gwańa¾ka¾u n. a shrub or tree with
slim, straight branches and small,
evenly-spaced greyish green leaves
(Cadaba farinosa) | Hausa bagayi
n¾gwa¾rad“ n. abandoned town site |
Hausa kufai
n¾gwa¾¨gwa¾jla n. throat, trachea;
craving, greed | Hausa maûogwaro<
kwaÞayi
n¾gwa¾¨gwa¾¨tu v.A2c (v.n.
ngwa¾¨gwa¾¨ta) grumble, mumble
to oneself | Hausa yi gunaguni
n¾gwu v.A1a take and remove a mass
of | Hausa kwashe, Þiba
ni v.C irreg. go (subjunctive of ju) |
Hausa je
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-;nì pro.2 sg.m. your (singular
masculine linked genitive pronoun
for masculine and plural nouns) |
Hausa nka
ni − -n conj., part. when (at the end
of a clause referring to past event) |
Hausa da
nìdu¾ v. irreg. ventive bring
(subjunctive) | Hausa kawo
nìka n.f. marriage | Hausa aure
n na; v. irr. ventive come! (imperative
plural of dawau) | Hausa ku zo!
niyu¾ pro.1 sg. I, me (independent
pronoun) | Hausa ni
n“yu v.A1a (v.n. n“ya¾) swim | Hausa
yi ninûaya
-;nja¾ pro.1 pl. our (plural exclusive
linked genitive pronoun for
masculine and plural nouns) |
Hausa nmu
n¾j©¾vu v.A2b (v.n. n¾j©¾va¾) jump down
from | Hausa tsurgo, dirko
n¾j“bda¾ n. civet cat (Viverra civetta) |
Hausa jibda, muzurun juda
n¾ka´(ni) presentative here it is | Hausa
ga (shi) nan
n¾k©na´, n¾k©na\}ni presentative here it
is, there it is (one referred to) |
Hausa ga (shi) can
n¾k©na;u det.dem. that, that one
(mentioned), this, this one
(mentioned) (demonstrative
pronoun or determiner) | Hausa
wannan
n¾ka¾ltu v.A2c be careful, look out for |
Hausa yi hankali
n¾kau det.dem. this, this one
(demonstrative pronoun or
determiner) | Hausa wannan
n¾ke¾stu v.A2c (v.n. n¾ke¾sta¾) be late for
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n¾k } presentative there it is | Hausa ga
(shi) can
n¾k wu; det.dem. that, that one
(demonstrative pronoun or
determiner) | Hausa wancan
n¾ku v.A1a fill | Hausa cika
n¾kwa¾l n. grey hair | Hausa furfura
no´gata\} adj. renowned, well-known |
Hausa sananne
no´tu v.A2a (v.n. no\ta]) pass, pass by |
Hausa wuce
n¾s“ n. (pl. n¾sa¾wat) hippopotamus
(Hippopotamus amphibius) | Hausa
dorina
-;ns“ pro.3 pl. their (linked genitive
pronoun for masculine and plural
nouns) | Hausa nsu
n¾tlu v.A1a (v.n. n¾tli) be happy, be
joyful | Hausa yi murna
n¾tu v.A1a swallow | Hausa haÞiye
nu\ba¾ n. one's share, one's due, one's
fate | Hausa rabo
½¾ma − ©¾½ma n.m., n.f. (pl. ½¾ma´ma¾u)
thigh | Hausa cinya
½¾mu v.A1a (v.n. n¾ma¾) pay, retaliate,
reciprocate | Hausa biya, rama
½Énu v.A1a (v.n. ½¾na¾) accept | Hausa
karºa
ny©¾mny©¾mu v.A2c (v.n.
any©mny©;m, ny©mny©ma¾)
grumble | Hausa yi gunaguni
nya¾mi n. (pl. nya¾m©¾m©¾n) fat (on
body) | Hausa kitse
nyamma¾ id., adv.loc. very far |
Hausa da nisan gaske
nya¾wu v.A1b (v.n. nyawa¾) slander,
whisper | Hausa raÞa, yi raÞa
ny“m n. dirt, filth | Hausa dauÞa, datti
n¾zu v.A1a restrain, hold back on,
lessen | Hausa raga
P
p©b©;t n. ashes | Hausa toka
p©Þ©k-p©Þ©ku¾ n., adv.time morning
before dawn | Hausa asuba
p©Þ©ku¾ n., adv.time early morning |
Hausa safe
p©¾Þu v.A1a (v.n. p©¾Þa¾) sharpen to a
point | Hausa fiûe
p©j‰ n. bran | Hausa dusa
p©¾l©du¾ v.A1a screen off | Hausa kare
p©l©¾m n. (pl. p©la¾lm©n) scar | Hausa
tab0
p©¾la¾kp©¾la´ka id.adj. slimy | Hausa
yauûi
p©¾la¾nku v.A2c (v.n. p©¾la¾nka¾) appear
| Hausa ºullo, bayyana
P©la\ta] n. (pl. P©la\ca0n) Fulani |
Hausa Bafillatani
p©la\ta] n. spirit which causes some
physical affliction | Hausa iska
p©¾latu v.A2b (v.n. p©¾la¾tu¾) slip loose,
escape | Hausa suºuce, kuºuce
p©lka] adj. black | Hausa baûi
p©¾lp©¾lu v.A2c (v.n. p©lp©la¾) untangle
| Hausa warware
p©¾lu v.A1a (v.n. p©¾la¾) guard, protect |
Hausa tsare
p©¾lu¾Þp©¾lu´Þa id.adj. slick, e.g. silk |
Hausa yauûi
p©¾lu´tu v.A2c reduce | Hausa rage
p©¾mu v.A1a (v.n. p©¾ma¾) hit, beat,
strike | Hausa buga
p©¨a¾ quant., n.m. all | Hausa duka
p©¾¨am n. shin | Hausa ûwabri
p©¾¨da¾gu v.A2c (v.n. p©¨da¾gu¾)
escape, run away, slip away |
Hausa kuºuce, sulluºe

p©¨d“ n. ringworm (seen in dry,
hairless patches on scalp) | Hausa
kora
p©¾¨Þa¾mu − p©¾¨Þa¾Þa¾mu v.A2b (v.n.
p©¨Þamu¾ − p©¨ÞaÞamu¾) wake up
suddenly | Hausa farka a firgice
p©¾¨Þu v.A2b (v.n. p©¨Þa]¦p©¨Þa¾) roll
in dust (horse, donkey); hoe up |
Hausa birgima< farÞa
p©r k sa\}v©¾nyi n. a type of plant |
Hausa furen zabuwa
p©¨¨a id., quant. all, completely |
Hausa amsa amo
p©]¨si n. lip | Hausa leºe
p©¾¨t©k n. grasshopper | Hausa fara
p©¾¨tu v.A2b put off, postpone,
cancel, reneg | Hausa ware, fasa
p©¨z©¾kz©¾k id.adj. bitterish, e.g.
unripe ebony or desert date (tastes
bitter at first but passes) | Hausa
barci
p©¾tltu v.A2b press out, esp. oil from
small fish | Hausa matsa mai daga
kifi
p©tp©ta¾ id. indicates being covered in
dirt or dust | Hausa amsa amo
pa\}ba n. father (term of reference) |
Hausa uba
pa´ce´tu v.A2c sharpen to point |
Hausa fere
pada¾¨a¾ n. (pl. pada¾¨©¾¨a¾u) sorcerer |
Hausa maye
paga¾ n. (pl. paga´g©n, paga´gau)
shelter, shed | Hausa rumfa
pagda¾k am“ n. el, measurement from
elbow to finger tip | Hausa saºi
pa¾gdu v.A2b (v.n. pagda¾) hit, strike |
Hausa buga
pa¾gu v.A1b (v.n. p©¾gi) split open |
Hausa fashe
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pai − bai adv. not (general negative
marker) | Hausa ba...ba
paida¾ n. usefulness | Hausa amfani
pa¾ida¾wa´tu v.A2c (v.n. pa;ida¾wa´tu¾)
benefit from | Hausa amfana
pakpaka¾ id.adj. very white
(whitewash, etc.) | Hausa fari fat
pa´kpu v.A2b distribute | Hausa
rarraba
pa¾kpu v.A2b (v.n. pakpa¾) pound
(palm fronds, bark, etc.) to soften |
Hausa buga kaba, etc.
pa¾kwsu v.A2b put off, postpone |
Hausa fasa
pa¾kwtu v.A2b join, collect together |
Hausa haÞa
pa¾lam adv.loc. far, distant | Hausa
nisa
pa¾llau n. frame for a thatched roof |
Hausa
palma´¨a¾m n. vest, waistcoat | Hausa
falmaram
pa¾lpa¾la id. throbbing pain | Hausa
amsa amo
pa´ltu v.A2b (v.n. pa\lta¾) (1) divide,
separate, distribute; (2) ford a river
| Hausa (1) raba< (2) haye kogi
pa¾lu v.A1 be relaxed, be off one's
guard | Hausa saki jiki
pa¨ayya¾ id. continuously, constantly
| Hausa amsa amo
pa¾¨Þa n. shoulder, bird's wing |
Hausa kafaÞa, fiffike
pa´¨i n. watermelon | Hausa kankana
pa´su v.A2a (v.n. pa\sa]) drag along the
ground | Hausa ja a ûasa
pata¾ n. the bush | Hausa jeji
pa´tku v.A2b lick | Hausa lasa
patla¾ n. marriage festivity when gifts
are collected to take to new home |

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Hausa bikin aure (ana tara kaya a
kai gida)
pa¾tlau v.B (v.n. patla¾) marry | Hausa
aura
pa´to´ma n. host, landlord | Hausa mai
gida
pa´tu n. cat | Hausa kyanwa, mage
pa¾tu v.A1b (v.n. p©¾ti) get lost,
disappear | Hausa ºata
pau − pawwa¾ id. emphasizes
sourness | Hausa amsa amo
pau v.D (v.n. p©¾&yi) pour | Hausa
pa]u − a¾fau n. barking of dog | Hausa
haushi
pa¾wau v.B (v.n. pu¾wi) get down,
descend | Hausa sauka
pa\wu¾ma¾ n. butcher | Hausa mahauci
pawwa¾ − pau id. emphasizes
sourness | Hausa amsa amo
pa¾za¨a¾ n. putting someone into an
uncomfortable situation | Hausa
fallasa
pa¾za¾¨tu v.A2c (v.n. paza¾¨ta¾) put one
into an unpleasant situation | Hausa
fallasa
pa¾zu¾wu v.A2b spray | Hausa fesa
pe¾¨tu v.A2b spread mat | Hausa
shimfiÞa
pe\ta¾ adj. white | Hausa fari
pi − bi part. isn't it the case that...?,
indeed | Hausa ko@
pìci n. lie | Hausa ûarya
pìÞpìÞtu − ÞìpÞìptu v.A2c (v.n.
p Þp Þta¾) sharpen to point | Hausa
fiûa
pìÞu v.A2a (v.n. p Þa¾) draw out, pull
out, extract (long thing from place
in which it is inserted--knife from
sheath, key from slot, straw from
broom) | Hausa zare
p“lp“la id. smarting feeling, pain
which is felt after initial blow |
Hausa raÞaÞi
pìpìtu v.A2c (v.n. pìpìtaý) roll about
in dirt, e.g. horse or donkey | Hausa
birgima
pì¨i − pì¨u n. type of starling that
builds its nest in the wall of a well |
Hausa firi, babbaûa
pìsa\}d©k n. difficulty, problems |
Hausa wahala
pìtu v.A2a slit, cut slit | Hausa tsaga
piyawwa¾ id. sweetly (singing, etc.) |
Hausa da daÞin murya
pu¾ka¾¨a n. (pl. pu¾ka¨©¨©;n) Koranic
student | Hausa almajiri
puksa] n. face, forehead | Hausa
fuska, goshi
pu\la¾ n. butter | Hausa man shanu
pu\la¾k n. hard ground not previously
farmed | Hausa tsadari, ûeûuwa,
faûo
pula\wa] n. a coarse tall grass with
fluffy flowering heads, used for
thatching (Pennisetum
pedicellatum; P.polystachion) |
Hausa fura
pu´tai adv.loc. west | Hausa yamma
pu\tpu\ta¾ id.adj. whiteness of
normally dark thing, e.g. skin
during cold season, cement | Hausa
amsa amo
R
¨©mb“ n. a kick that strikes
something | Hausa shuri da ûafa
r©'nja]m n. reins and bit of a horse,
bridle | Hausa

¨©¾ptu v.A2b (v.n. ¨©pta¾) join | Hausa
haÞa
¨a¾jlu v.A1b become wet | Hausa jiûa
ra¾kai n. sugar cane (Saccharum
officinarum) | Hausa rake
¨a¾ktu v.A2b (v.n. ¨akta¾) press on,
compress | Hausa danna
¨a¾ktu v.A2b (v.n. ¨akta¾) be long
suffering, persevere, be able to,
have the means to do | Hausa jimre,
daure, sami dama
¨a¾ntu adv.man. very much, indeed, a
lot | Hausa sosai
¨a´pa¾g©n n. shoe, sandal | Hausa
takalmi
ra\riya n. sieve | Hausa rariya
¨awa¾ n. life | Hausa rai
¨e\ta¾ n. half | Hausa rabi
¨e´tu v.A2a (v.n. ¨e\ta]) split in two,
gut an animal or fish | Hausa raba,
tsage, fid da hanji
¨ ba¾ n. profit | Hausa riba
r“ntu v.A2b (v.n. rinta¾) undress,
remove (article of) clothing | Hausa
tuºe
r pa] n. (pl. rìp©n) carrion (dead but
not yet rotted) | Hausa mushe
rìp©k n. pocket | Hausa aljihu
rìp“lla n. blue | Hausa shuÞi
Rìt©¾rn n., adv.time Monday | Hausa
Littinin
¨®jlu v.A1a moisten | Hausa jiûa
¨o¾ part. qq | Hausa
¨o´tu v.A2a hold | Hausa riûe
¨¾tla'k©;½ny“ n. circumcision | Hausa
kaciya
¨u\- ± possessive pronoun quant.
alone, only | Hausa kaÞai
ru]m n. broad-tipped lance | Hausa
mashi mai baki mai faÞi
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¨u´t©¾ma n. naughtiness, obstinate
behavior | Hausa rigima, sheûi,
wanda ba ya jin magana
¨u´t©'ma´kwai n. mischievousness |
Hausa karambani, shegantaka
¨u´tu v.A2a (v.n. ¨u\ta¾) despise, scorn,
have contempt for, belittle | Hausa
rena
S
S©bdu¾ n., adv.time Saturday | Hausa
Asabar
s©¾ºu v.A1a (v.n. s©¾ºa¾) cover over by
termites | Hausa taushe
s©¾Þgwu v.A2b (v.n. s©;Þgwa¾) move
aside, move a short distance |
Hausa zakuÞa
s©¾Þgwu, s©¾Þgwudu¾ v.A2b (v.n.
s©;Þgwa¾, s©¾Þgwa¾du¾) adjust load on
back of an animal | Hausa
zunkuÞar
s©¾Þu v.A1a (v.n. s©¾Þa¾) wash clothes,
etc. | Hausa wanke, yi wanki
s©¾ftu v.A2b (v.n. s©fta¾) blow with
mouth, blow by wind | Hausa busa
s©ga¾lwo n. a sweet confection, dried
int the sun and made for holidays |
Hausa
s©gva¾ n. spur-wing goose
(Plectropterus gambensis) | Hausa
dinya
s©¾gv©¾Þu v.A2c (v.n. s©gv©¾Þa¾) cause
to abort | Hausa sa ºari
s©¾gva¾Þu v.A2c (v.n. s©gva¾Þu¾) abort,
have a miscarriage | Hausa sa ºari
s©k am n. elbow; cubit | Hausa
gwiwar hannu< sabi
s©k Þyawa¾k n. armpit | Hausa
hamata

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s©k t©ma] n. Sengal fire finch
(Lagonosticta senegala) | Hausa
baiwar Allah
s©¾ktu v.A2b (v.n. s©kta¾) incite, sic
dog on, foist off on | Hausa zuga,
cuna
s©k ya¾n »s©gh ya¾n¼ n. gums | Hausa
dasashi
s©¾la¾ n. well | Hausa rijiya
s©¾la´ks©¾la´ka id.adj. slickness of cloth,
such as silk | Hausa yaukin yadi
s©layya¾ id. very well, in fine fettle |
Hausa ûalau
s©lk©]m n. (pl. s©lkawa;t) hide water
bag | Hausa salka
s©¾lku v.A2b (v.n. s©lka¾) imitate |
Hausa kwaikwaya
s©¾lmu v.A2b (v.n. s©lma¾) arrange,
straighten up | Hausa shirya
s©lokka¾ id. completely, all | Hausa
gaba Þaya, kwata-kwata
s©¾lo´tu v.A2c make peace, make a
truce | Hausa yi sulhu
s©¾ltu v.A2b become depigmented |
Hausa zama mele
s©¾lu v.A1a (v.n. s©¾la¾) get a splinter |
Hausa yi sartse
s©¾mÞu v.A2b (v.n. s©mÞa¾) sneak up
on | Hausa sanÞa, lallaºa
s©¾mfu v.A2b (v.n. s©mfa¾) scoot along
ground | Hausa ja gindi
s©ms©¾m n. copaiba balsam (Daniellia
oliveri) | Hausa maje
s©ms©]m n. false locust (Prosopis
africana), pods are used to make
daddawa | Hausa ûirya
s©¾mu v.A1a apply thorns to make
fence stronger, cover | Hausa yaºe
ûaya
s©¾mu v.A1a (v.n. s©¾ma¾) stop crying |
Hausa yi shiru
s©nam‰ n. arrow shaft | Hausa kyauro
s©namu; n. top joint of millet stalk
with grain and husk removed |
Hausa sillee
s©¾ka´fa n. rice | Hausa shinkafa
s©¾no´tu v.A2c (v.n. s©¾no´ta¾) recognize,
know from sight | Hausa gane,
shaida
s©¾nt©¾fu v.A2c scrape, abrade | Hausa
kuje, murje
s©nt©¨a]m n. antimony | Hausa tozali
s©¾nta¾fu v.A2c become scraped,
become abraded | Hausa kuje
s©nta]l n. small pot for cooking sauce
| Hausa tukunyar miya
s©¾nu v.A1a (v.n. s©¾na¾) lay down, lay
out, spread out | Hausa kwantar
s©nu\¨“ n. (pl. s©nu\¨awa;t) butcher |
Hausa mahauci
s©½ malapa; n. beginning edge of a
karabakori mat | Hausa
s©¾½mu v.A2b (v.n. ©¾zg©¾m) sow, plant
| Hausa shuka
s©r©n num.card. two | Hausa biyu
s©¾¨a¾m adv.time awhile, a little while |
Hausa lokaci kaÞan
s©¨d“ n. saddle | Hausa sirdi
s©riyuwwa¾ id. quiet, silent | Hausa
shiru
s©¾¨tu v.A2b (v.n. s©¨ta¾) move, roll
down slope | Hausa gangare
s©sa¾u n. hut, house | Hausa Þaki
s©¾sfu v.A2b wipe, e.g. dust of thing |
Hausa goge
s©v“yak n. the elephant-snout fish
Hyperopisus bebe and probably
other spp. in this family | Hausa
kanzayi
s©vu¾wa¾ n. bee, honey | Hausa zuma
sa¾b©¾nu v.A2b (v.n. sab©¾na¾) churn
milk with swizzle stick or by

shaking in gourd | Hausa kaÞa
nono
saba¾wu n. navel | Hausa cibiya
sada¾d©¾g©n n.pl. relatives | Hausa
dangi
sada;k n. seed | Hausa iri
sa¾da¾ktu v.A2c give alms to or on
behalf of | Hausa yi sadaka
safa¾t n. (1) skin that is white from
dryness; (2) pieces of millet chaff
between the teeth from chewing
millet from cob | Hausa fuciya
sa\}gi n. (pl. sa\ga¾ks©n) razor | Hausa
aska
sa¾gvu v.A2b (v.n. sagva¾) kick
forward with foot, punch out with
hand | Hausa shura, nausa
sa\ida¾ n. (pl. sa\}id©n) evidence,
witness | Hausa shaida
sajlìla¾mau n. interior of thigh |
Hausa
saka] n. nest, sheath | Hausa sheûa,
kube
sa¾ka]n n. any kettle, whether made of
plastic or metal | Hausa buta
sa¾ka¾n-sa¾kan n. sifter made of woven
grass | Hausa maregi
sa¾kfu v.A2b (v.n. sakfa¾) poke into,
slip into | Hausa soke
saksaka¾ id.adj. cold (to the touch) |
Hausa sanyi
sa´ksa´ktu v.A2c (v.n. sa\ksa\kta¾) cut
off branch, bark, etc. from wood in
preparation for use as pole, wood
for stool, etc. | Hausa sassaûe
sa¾ktu v.A2b (v.n. sakta¾) be cowardly
| Hausa yi raki
sa¾ktu v.A2b (v.n. sa;kta¾) be greedy,
be stingy | Hausa yi dadzama
sa¾l adj. staple food without sauce,
plain tuwo | Hausa gayan tuwo
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sa\la¾i n. baldness | Hausa sanûo
sa¾lamko¾ interjection greetings, hello
| Hausa sallama
sa¾la¾mtu v.A2c (v.n. salamta¾) greet
persons inside house from outside |
Hausa sallama, yi sallama
sa\la;u n. the fish characins (Alestes
baremose) | Hausa saro
sa¾lau v.B (v.n. s©¾li) precede, arrive
before, already | Hausa riga
sa\lba n. tribal scars | Hausa
shasshawa
sa¾lbu v.A2b (v.n. salba¾) wrench out |
Hausa fizge
sa¾lu v.A1 (v.n. sala¾) precede, be
earlier than | Hausa riga
sa]m ba¨ka¾ interjection thank you! |
Hausa godiya
Sa´ma n.f. name given to first born if
a female | Hausa yxar fari
sa¾ma¾ktu v.A2c (v.n. sa¾matta¾) get the
better of, get in ahead of, overcome
by clever argument | Hausa cuta
sa\mma] id. quiet, silent | Hausa shiru
sampa]u n. large palm leaf woven bag
for winnowing grain into or
carrying large quantities of beans,
etc. | Hausa sanho
sa¾msa¾mtu v.A2c (v.n. samsa]mta¾)
grope around with hands, e.g. in
fish trap for fish | Hausa lalaba
sa¾na\} n. occupation, craft, trade |
Hausa sana&a
sa¾nak adv.time tomorrow | Hausa
gobe
sana¾m n. fetish, idol | Hausa tsafi,
gunki
sa¾naÞa¾ n. (pl. sa¾nkaÞa¾wat
(several), sa¾nka¾Þ©n *many))
woman's bead girdle | Hausa jigida

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santa\k n. (pl. sa¾nt©n) broom | Hausa
tsintsiya
sa¾½mu v.A2b stab with knife or spear
| Hausa soka da wuûa ko mashi
sa\p©]¨ n. trading, bartering | Hausa
fatauci
sa¾p©¨a¾ n. (pl. sa\p©¨a´t©¾t©¾n)
preparations | Hausa shiri
sa´p©¾¨a´tu v.A2c prepare | Hausa
shirya
sa¾pÞu v.A2b (v.n. sapÞa]) pound
grain to remove bran | Hausa surfa
sa\r n. oxpecker (Buphagus spp.) |
Hausa carki
sa\ra n. teasing | Hausa zolaya
sa´¨a¾u n. a loan, a thing lent | Hausa
aro, rance
sa]¨bau in ì sa]¨bau adv.time up until
now | Hausa har yanzu
sa¾¨ pu¾ n. descendant of the prophet
Ali | Hausa sharifu
sa´¨iya¾ n. judgment, verdict | Hausa
shari&a
sa´¨o´tu v.A2c lend, borrow | Hausa
ranta
sa¨ta¾ n. taking a stroll | Hausa shan
iska
sa´¨tu v.A2b (v.n. sa\¨ta]) arrange,
straighten up | Hausa tsara
sa´¨u v.A2a (v.n. sa\¨a¾) confuse,
bewilder | Hausa ruÞe
sa\sa´gwaya¾k n. ripe fruit of palm tree,
esp. the dum palm | Hausa ûodago
sa´si n. meat | Hausa nama
sa¾tan n. millet head which produces
no grains | Hausa
sa´tu v.A2a (v.n. sa\ta]) strip dum
leaves in preparation for weaving,
cut tribal marks | Hausa tsage kaba,
tsaga, yi shasshawa
sa´tu v.A2a (v.n. sa\ta¾) happen | Hausa
faru
sau v.D (v.n. s©¾&yi) drink | Hausa sha
sau n. excrement, faeces | Hausa
kashi
sa¾v©¾lu v.A2b (v.n. sav©¾la¾) faint |
Hausa suma
sa¾v©¾lu v.A2b (v.n. sav©¾lu¾) be overspiced
| Hausa yi yawan yaji
sa\}va¾nyi n. (pl. sa\va¾ny“nyin) guinea
fowl | Hausa zabo
sa¾v“yu v.A2b (v.n. sa]vai) clear land
for farming | Hausa sassabe
sa´vu v.A2a (v.n. sa]va¾) wade, cross by
wading | Hausa haye ruwa
sa´wa´dai n. bag made of palm leaves
used as a strainer; bag made of
palm leaves used to harvest acca |
Hausa mataci
sawa¨“ n. advice | Hausa shawara
sa¾wa¾¨tu v.A2c (v.n. sawa¨ta¾)
consult, advise | Hausa yi shawara
sa¾wau v.B (v.n. sawa¾) make sarcastic
remarks, treat sarcastically | Hausa
yi gatse
sawwa¾ id. pleasant | Hausa amsa amo
sa\y“ n. tea, coffee | Hausa shayi, kofi
sa´y“nau n. coarse tuwo made from
kiya | Hausa burabusko
sa¾zgu v.A2b rub, scratch | Hausa
goga
se\ conj., prep. only, then | Hausa sai
Se\ku¾ n. Shehu | Hausa Shehu
she´ta]n n. the devil | Hausa shaiÞani
sa¾gal n. vertical poles in a conical hut
frame | Hausa tsarnun Þaki
si n.f. bottom, base, anus, vulva |
Hausa gindi, tsuliya, duri
sìd©½ Ka\:ka n. cut-throat (Amadina
fasciata) | Hausa yankan Allah

sìdu v.A2a (v.n. s da¾) slaughter
animal by cutting throat | Hausa
yanka
s la]k n. (pl. s la¾lg©n) bone | Hausa
ûashi
sìma¾na n. story, history, news |
Hausa labari
s“yi n. fishing | Hausa suu
s“yu v.A1a (v.n. s“ya¾) haft | Hausa
dosa, kwaºa
so\ba¾ n. wife of a friend, friend of a
husband | Hausa matar aboki,
abokin miji
so´lak n. (pl. so´la¾lg©n) father-in-law,
in-law | Hausa suruki
so´lak©vd©du¾wa¾ n. the tall weed
Leonotis pallida | Hausa kan
ºarawo
subana¾ interjection good heavens |
Hausa subhana
su]gdu n. swinging, swing | Hausa lilo
sugu;m n.m. long-handled planting
hoe | Hausa sungumi
su¾ksu¾kwu v.A2c (v.n. suksukwa¾)
loosen | Hausa sassaut
suku¾¨ n. sugar | Hausa sukari
su\liya] n. worthless, worthlessness |
Hausa banza
su¾ngu¾Þu v.A2c (v.n. sungu¾Þa) push,
drive car | Hausa tura, tuûa mota
su¾¨tu v.A2b (v.n. su¨ta¾) comb out |
Hausa taje kai
su¾¨tu v.A2b (v.n. su¨ta]) comb out
hair | Hausa tsefe
su¾wa¾lai n. tears | Hausa hawaye
su¾wa´li n. playing, dancing | Hausa
wasa, rawa
su¾wan n. dream | Hausa mafarki
su¾wu v.A1 (v.n. suwa¾) plant seeds in
the ground before the rains come
(done in dry years) | Hausa yi binne
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su´yu v.A2a fish | Hausa sunta
T
t©ba; n. round woven tray | Hausa
faifai
t©ba¾k am“ n. palm of hand | Hausa
tafi
t©d©;m n. blood | Hausa jini
t©¾gba¾b©¾Þu v.A2c (v.n. t©gba¾b©¾Þu¾)
slosh out, e.g. water from calabash
| Hausa @@
t©k©ÞÞa¾ id.adj. very heavy | Hausa
mai nauyin gaske
t©¾k©tl n. designs etched on, tribal
scars | Hausa zane
t©kpa] n. red-billed hornbill (Tockus
erythrorhynchus) | Hausa cilakowa
mai jan baki
t©¾kp©¾su v.A2c begin, start | Hausa
soma, fara
t©¾ktlu v.A2b (v.n. t©¾k©tl, t©ktla]) trace
designs | Hausa zana
t©¾lku n.m., n.f. orphan | Hausa
maraya
t©ma¾ n. (pl. t©ma\ma;u) mortar |
Hausa turmi
t©¾ma¾ku n. (pl. t©¾mańg©n) sheep,
ewe | Hausa tunkiya
t©¾ma\t©¾¨ n. tomato | Hausa tumatir
t©¾mba¾ltu v.A2c (v.n. t©mba¾lta¾) push
| Hausa tura
t©¾mbu v.A2b (v.n. t©mba¾) beat,
thrash, play drum, play stringed
instrument | Hausa duka, yi kiÞa
t©¾mu v.A1a (v.n. t©¾ma¾) tie knot, knot
| Hausa ûulla
t©¾n©¾m n. valley, watercourse | Hausa
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t©na;u det.dem. this, that (mentioned)
(feminine singular demonstrative
suffix) | Hausa wannan
t©¾nka¾kÞu v.A2c (v.n. t©nka¾kÞa¾) rub
body to loosen dirt while bathing |
Hausa cuÞa
t©¾pa´tu v.A2c (v.n. t©¾pa´ta¾) spit on to
avert evil, etc. | Hausa tofe (na
malami)
t©¾¨a n. moon, month | Hausa wata
t©¾¨©¾Þ n. (pl. t©¾¨Þa¾ksat) a large tree
with fruit like a baobab | Hausa
bishiya (iri)
t©¨©s id. indicates fear | Hausa amsa
amo
t©¨©¾s n. peptic ulcer | Hausa ûabar
ciki
t©¨a\}zau n. a type of grass | Hausa
ciyawa (iri)
t©¾¨Þu v.A2b (v.n. t©¨Þa]) pull | Hausa
ja
t©¨ku n.m., n.f. (pl. t©rk©n) step child
| Hausa agola
t©¾¨ku¾&y“ n. (pl. t©¾¨kwa¾ku¾&y“n) black
traditional cloth | Hausa zane baûi
t©¾¨ma n.f. rope made by braiding
three dum fronds together | Hausa
tuka, tukakkiyar igiya
t©¾¨ma´stu v.A2c (v.n. t©¨ma\sta¾) rub
between palms or finger, e.g.
peanuts to remove skin | Hausa
marmashe
t©¾¨mu v.A2b braid a three strand rope
| Hausa tuka lifa
t©¨¨a¾ id.adj. straight | Hausa
miûaûûe, santa
t©¾¨t©¾¨u v.A2c (v.n. t©¨t©¨a¾) extend,
straighten out | Hausa miûe
t©¾¨ta¾¨u v.A2c (v.n. t©¨ta¨u¾) stand
upright | Hausa miûe
t©¾¨wa n. the elephant snout fish
Mormyrus rume | Hausa sawaya
t©¾¨z©na] n. tale, folktale, fable, riddle |
Hausa tastuniya
t©¾¨z©¾za¾ºu v.A2c become troubled
(water) | Hausa turguºu
t©sk©¾n n.m., n.f. slacker, lazy person |
Hausa rago
t©suwa¾ n. (pl. t©suw©;n) stalk of
guinea corn | Hausa kara
t©suwak©sta;n n. bridge of nose |
Hausa karan hanci
t©ta¾ adj., adv.man. difficult, painful,
pain | Hausa wuya
t©¾&yi n. food; wound caused by
cutting | Hausa abinci
ta¾, ta´ aux. aspectual auxiliary for
subjuctive, used with third person
subjects, vowel is long before
certain specially marked verbs |
Hausa ya, ta, su
ta´ba\ n. tobacco, tobacco flower
(Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum) |
Hausa taba
Ta\}ba ëuwai n. Tabawa | Hausa
Tabawa
Ta\}ba K©ma n. Tabawa | Hausa
Tabawa
ta´b©¨na¾ n. slipperiness | Hausa santsi
taba;k n. burial | Hausa sitira, biso
ta¾ba\ski n. scarlet, velvety spider seen
during rainy season | Hausa
karammuski
ta´basku¾¨ n. bright red velvet spider
seen during the rainy season |
Hausa karamiski
ta¾bau v.B (v.n. t©¾bi) become fat,
become huge | Hausa ûoshi, yi ûiba
ta¾ºana¾ n. a low plant with fruits
having small hooked hairs that
stick to clothes (Desmodium
velutinum) | Hausa maÞaÞafi

ta¾d©¾¨u v.A2b (v.n. tad©¾¨a¾) pound
floor to harden | Hausa daºe
ta¾dbu v.A2b (v.n. tadba¾) tamp down,
pound down | Hausa daºe, dandaºe
ta¾dgu v.A2b (v.n. tadga¾) scold, chide
| Hausa ya kunne, yi gargaÞi
ta¾Þau v.B release, throw away |
Hausa saka, yar
ta´gu v.A2a (v.n. ta\ga¾) prevent |
Hausa hana
Ta¾ga¾ya n. Tagaya | Hausa Tagaya
ta¾gbu v.A2b (v.n. taba;k ^shroud&,
tagba¾) bury | Hausa binne
ta¾gÞu v.A2b (v.n. tagÞa¾) overtake |
Hausa tarar
ta´gÞu v.A2b step on | Hausa taka
ta]gwz d©¾g©¾m n. short, dense bush
with stiff branches, thick, dark
green roughish foliage, and white
flowers (Feretia apodanthera) |
Hausa ûuru-ûuru
ta]gwda n. money | Hausa kuÞi
ta\}gwdugwa¾ n. snail, snail shell |
Hausa katantanwa
ta]gwza]gwzi(k u´la) n. nape of the
neck | Hausa dokin wuya
ta¾i interr.pro. who? (independent and
object form) | Hausa wa
tajla´ga\ d©¾g©¾m n. a fodder herb for
horses (Alysicarpus vaginalis, A.
rugesus) | Hausa gadagi
Ta¾jlu¾wa n. Tajuwa | Hausa Tajuwa
ta\k©liya\k©liya n. dizziness from
turning around and around | Hausa
hajijiya
taka\da¾la¾i n. genet (Genetta poensis) |
Hausa cimola
Ta¾ka¾lka¾li n. Takalkali | Hausa
Takalkali
ta¾kpu v.A2b (v.n. takpa]) spit | Hausa
tofa
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ta¾ks©¾su v.A2c tie securely | Hausa
ÞaÞÞaure
ta¾ksu v.A2b (v.n. taksa]) tie up, tie |
Hausa Þaura, Þaure
ta´ku v.A2a (v.n. ta\ka¾) hold, hold
onto | Hausa riûe
takula¾k n. the tree Combretum
verticillatum and other C. spp. |
Hausa kantakara
Ta¾la\ku¾ n. Tuesday | Hausa Talata
taluwa¾ n. termites (small, that work
on stalks on the ground, etc.) |
Hausa gara
ta¾mbu v.A2b taste | Hausa taºa
ta¾mºa quant.univ. everything,
anything, whatever | Hausa kome
ta¾mÞu v.A2b press on, compress |
Hausa danna
ta¾mtlu v.A2b stir, mix fura,
medicine, etc. | Hausa dama
tamu¾ interr.pro. what? (independent
and object form) | Hausa me
ta\mza´Þa¾ n. a grass-like plant with
delicate red buds becoming white
flowers at joints (see sketch on
card) | Hausa ciyawa (iri)
tamza¾le\la¾i n. swinging | Hausa lilo
ta¾nas n. filling in where guinea corn
has failed to sprout | Hausa ûofin
hatsi
tana;u adv.time now | Hausa yanzu
tanda¾nu¾ n. spiny plum (Ximenia
americana) | Hausa tsada
ta¾nku v.A2b (v.n. tanka¾) make
taught by bending flexible but stiff
thing, e.g. stringing a bow, bending
frame for well bucket | Hausa
Þame
ta¾nkwa¾¨ n. carrying load on head
without supporting with hands |
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ta¾nsu v.A2b (v.n. tanas, tansa]) plant
millet in spots where it failed to
germinate, insert new palm leaves
during mat weaving | Hausa ûofa
ta\p©¨a n. door panel made from
cornstalks | Hausa ûyaure na kara
ta´p©ska¾ n. type of fried cake | Hausa
waina
ta¾pau v.B (v.n. t©¾pi) be possible |
Hausa yiwu
ta¾ptu v.A2b (v.n. tapta¾) make holes
for planting with long handled
planting hoe | Hausa saran ûasa da
sungumi
ta\¨a¾ n. large type of burrowing
hornet (caught by children and tied
on a string) | Hausa illu
ta¨au n. (pl. ta¨a¨©;n) threepence, 2.5
kobo in Naira system | Hausa taro
ta]¨ba n. cow trail | Hausa burtali
Ta]¨bu\tu¾ n. Tarbutu | Hausa Tarbutu
ta´riÞba¾ n. cornstalk flute | Hausa
sharewa
ta¾¨su v.A2b begin farming | Hausa yi
noman fari
ta¾sau v.B (v.n. t©¾si) come across, find
| Hausa tarar
ta\ta¨u; n. (pl. ta\ta¨a¨©;n) dove
(Streptopelia senegalensis, S.
decipiens shelleyi, or S.
semitorquata) | Hausa kurciya
ta´tk©¾Þu v.A2c show | Hausa nuna
ta´tlu v.A2a break in two, shatter (tr.
or intr.) | Hausa karye, karya, fashe,
fasa
ta¾tlu v.A1b break in two, shatter
(intr.) | Hausa karye, fashe
ta¾tta´sai n. large red chili peppers
(Capsicum annum) | Hausa tattasai
tau v.D (v.n. t©¾&yi) eat | Hausa ci
taula¾k n. (pl. ta¾ul©n) log laid out for
some purpose, e.g. a barrier for
horse fodder, to mark out a yard, to
chop grass on | Hausa gungume
ta¾utau n. spider found in houses |
Hausa tautau
ta¾v©¾nau adv.time this year | Hausa
bana
ta\va´t©¨ adv. here and there, scattered
about | Hausa barkatai
Ta\v“ n.f. name given to first born of
girl twins | Hausa Usaina
ta¾wa´tu v.A2c get an early start |
Hausa yi sammako
taza¾k n. old thatch grass | Hausa
bunu
te\b©¾¨ n.m. table | Hausa tebur
tìºa quant.univ. everyone, anyone,
whoever | Hausa kowa
t ku¾ n. wife of elder brother, husband
of a sister | Hausa matar wa ko
ûane, mijin ya ko ûanwa
t wu; det.dem. that (feminine singular
demonstrative suffix) | Hausa
waccan
tk (tk© before consonants)
gen.linker of (linker used with
pronoun possessors of feminine
nouns--see "linker" in English-
Bade section) | Hausa r
tka\} − tka\}nai pro.1 sg. my (linked
genitive pronoun for feminine
nouns) | Hausa ta
tk©ja¾ pro.1 pl. our (plural exclusive
linked genitive pronoun for
feminine nouns) | Hausa rmu
tk©ks“ pro.3 pl. their (linked genitive
pronoun for feminine nouns) |
Hausa rsu
tk©la¾ pro.3 sg.f. her (linked genitive
pronoun for feminine nouns) |
Hausa rta

tk©l“ pro.3 sg.m. his (linked genitive
pronoun for feminine nouns) |
Hausa rsa
tk©]m pro.2 sg.f. your (singular
feminine linked genitive pronoun
for feminine nouns) | Hausa rki
tk } pro.2 sg.m. your (singular
masculine linked genitive pronoun
for feminine nouns) | Hausa rka
tku det.dem. this (feminine singular
demonstrative suffix) | Hausa
wannan
tkugwa¾ − tkuwa¾ pro.1 pl. our (plural
exclusive linked genitive pronoun
for feminine nouns) | Hausa rmu
tkuwu¾n pro.2 pl. your (plural linked
genitive pronoun for feminine
nouns) | Hausa rku
tl©º©la]k n. (pl. tl©¾º©¾l©n) split
firewood | Hausa faskare
tl©¾º©¾lu v.A2b split wood, cut up
wood | Hausa faskare
tl©¾Þu v.A1a (v.n. tl©¾Þa¾) provide for |
Hausa ciyar
tl©¾Þu v.A1a (v.n. tl©¾Þa¾) weave palm
leaf mat, weave faifai | Hausa saûa
tabarma, faifai
tl©¾fci n. (pl. tl©¾fc©n) worn out mat |
Hausa keso
tl©jla¾ n. pieces of wood placed
crossways on corpse in a grave
(mat is put on top of tlajla before
grave is refilled)--SEE DIAGRAM
ON CARD | Hausa itacen kabari
tl©¾l©¾m n. harvest season | Hausa kaka
tl©¾lgu¾du v.A2c destroy, knock down |
Hausa rushe
tl©¾lgwa¾du v.A2c collapse | Hausa
rushe
tl©¾Âlkapta¾k n. (pl. tl©¾lka¾pt©n) large
piece of broken pot used for
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carrying fire, feeding chickens, etc.
| Hausa katanga
tl©¾lku v.A2b tear off, scrape | Hausa
yaga, karce
tl©¾lu v.A1a (v.n. tl©¾la¾) thin out crops;
separate things out from a larger
group | Hausa rage hatsi bayan
shuka< ware
tl©¾m©¾mu¾ id.adj. resting head on had
in pensive position | Hausa tagumi
tl©¾mi n. white, dry skin | Hausa firi
tl©¾mp©¾tu v.A2c strip off, e.g. bark
from hemp plant, tear | Hausa
Þaya, yaga
tl©¾mpa¾tu v.A2c rip, tear | Hausa yage
tl©nko\¨i n. (pl. tl©nko\¨©n) snoring |
Hausa minshari
tl©¾nu v.A1a (v.n. tl©¾na¾) blow nose |
Hausa fyace majina
tl©¾kpa¾lu v.A2c go mad, become
insane | Hausa haukace
tl©¾pta¾-tl©¾pta¾ id. indicates running or
loping along | Hausa amsa amo
tl©¾¨gwa¾gwdu v.A2c collapse, raze |
Hausa rurrushe
tl©¨ta¾ adj. green | Hausa kore
tl©¨tl©¨ta¾ id. emphasizes greenness |
Hausa kore
tl©¨tu v.A2b blow nose | Hausa fyace
majina
tl©]vi n. poison | Hausa dafi
tla¾ n. (pl. u¾ktlu (many), u¾ktl©¾tl©n
(few)) cow | Hausa saniya
tla¾bu v.A1b (v.n. tl©¾bi) plug, patch |
Hausa liûe, nane
tlada¾kwa¾ num. eight | Hausa takwas
tla´Þa¾k n. (pl. tla´Þ©n) tool with
curved blade for scraping out
calabash | Hausa mahuri
tla¾gdu v.A2b cut across, cut through |
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tlagwa¾k n. (pl. tlagu;n) rake | Hausa
manjagara
tla¾jlgu v.A2b (v.n. tla;jlga¾) hollow
out | Hausa raraka
tla´k©¾nu v.A2b (v.n. tla]k©na¾) spread
out | Hausa baza
tla´ka¾nu v.A2b (v.n. tla]kanu¾)
disperse, scatter | Hausa watse
tla¾kwa¾¨kwa¾¨a id.adj. huge | Hausa
ûato
tla¾laf n. dried guinea corn leaves |
Hausa karmami
tl©¾la¾mu v.A2b (v.n. tl©¾la¾mu¾) for
harvest season to arrive | Hausa yi
zuwan kaka
tla¾l“yu v.A2b (v.n. tlaliya¾) winnow
by pouring from calabash and
letting wind carry away chaff |
Hausa sheûa
tla¾mtla¾ma n. general itching, e.g. if
clothes have chaff in them | Hausa
ûaiûayi
tla¾mu v.A1b (v.n. tl©¾mi) become
white and dry | Hausa bushe
tlan n. mucous | Hausa majina
tla¾n k© Þa´ n. (pl. tla¾nk©¾Þ©n) time
just before sunrise, dawn | Hausa
asuba
tla¾nu v.A1b (v.n. tl©¾ni, tla¾n) dawn |
Hausa waye
tla¾ptu v.A2b cut off grass with sickle
| Hausa yanke
tla¾¨du v.A2b scrape, abrade; become
scraped | Hausa karta< karce
tla¾¨Þu v.A2b sew up burlap bag |
Hausa Þinka buhu
tlatl©la¾k n. (pl. tlatl©l©;n) dry, loose
bark on tree removed for medicinal
or other uses | Hausa ºawo wand
aka sassaûa
tla¾tl©¾lu v.A2b (v.n. tlatl©la¾) have gas
pains, have constipation | Hausa
kumbura (ciki)
tla¾tl©¾lu v.A2b (v.n. tlatl©la¾) remove
bark from wood, strip off | Hausa
sassaûe
tlatliya]k n. (pl. tlatliy‰n) rib | Hausa
haûarûari
tla¾tlu¾wu v.A2b (v.n. tlatluwa¾) cough
to clear throat phlegm | Hausa yi
tari, yi kaki
tlau v.D (v.n. tl©¾&yi) get up, arise, set
out, start, begin | Hausa tashi, fara
tla¾vau v.B (v.n. tl©¾vi) pierce | Hausa
soka
tla´vu v.A2a (v.n. tla\}va¾) reinforce
fence, hut rame, etc. by attaching
cross pieces, e.g. zana fence is
reinforced by lashing horizontal
cornstalks to fence posts | Hausa
tanke
tlavu¾wa¾ n. a weed sometimes used as
spinach (Amaranthus viridis) |
Hausa rukuºu
tlìka¾ n. (pl. tlìk©n) filth, trash,
garbage, filthy person | Hausa
ûazanta, ûazami
tlìla-tlìla¾ id. shininess of animal's
coat | Hausa amsa amo
tlu¾wa¾ n. a game similar to jacks,
consisting of tossing a stone and
picking up stones on ground before
catching it | Hausa carapke
tlu¾wa¾ n. letting the hair grow for one
year without shaving as a sign of
mourning for a dead spouse or
child | Hausa takaba, jaje
tu´ba´tu v.A2c repent | Hausa tuba
tugu¾lu n.m., n.f. (pl. tugu¾l©n) person
who has had no children | Hausa @@
tu´lu n. narrow-necked water jug |
Hausa tulu

tu´ma´tu v.A2c think, expect | Hausa
yi tsammani
tu¾mbu¾gwu v.A2c thatch | Hausa
baibaya
tunkuma]i n. clay stand for pot |
Hausa gansarwa
tu¾nkwa¾ku¾Þu v.A2c rub body to
loosen dirt while bathing | Hausa
cuÞa
tu¾wa¾yu v.A2b forget | Hausa manta
tuw“ n. (pl. tu¾wa¾wu) whirlwind |
Hausa guguwa
tu´zu v.A2a turn over, tip over | Hausa
juye
U
u¾gºu − u´ºu v.A1a (v.n. u¾gºa¾)
moisten | Hausa jiûa
u´ºu − u¾gºu v.A1a (v.n. u´ºa¾) moisten
| Hausa jiûa
u¾gwdu n. (pl. u¾gd©¾d©n) gourd bottle;
large round gourd used as
fisherman's float | Hausa buta< gora
u¾gdu¾ k© v©¾Þau n. bladder | Hausa
maritsara
u¾gÞu v.A1a (v.n. u¾gÞa¾) hurry |
Hausa yi sauri
u¾gja´gu¾ji n. occiput, back of head |
Hausa ûeya
u¾gjl©¾jlu v.A2b wake up (tr.) | Hausa
farkar
u¾gjl©¾¨gu¾jl©¨ − u¾gjla´gwjl©¨ n. lower
back | Hausa ûunûumi
u¾gjla´gwjl©¨ − u¾gjl©¾¨gu¾jl©¨ n. lower
back | Hausa ûunûumi
u¾gjla¾jlu v.A2b wake up (intr.) |
Hausa farka
u¾gjlu v.A1a touch | Hausa taºa
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u¾gz©f n.m. (pl. u¾gz©¾z©¾v©n) male
slave | Hausa bawa
u¾gz©¾lu v.A2b (v.n. u¾gz©¾la¾) permeate
with odor | Hausa guma, tsirke,
dame
u¾gz©¾mt©¾m n. marabou stork
(Leptoptilos crumeniferus) | Hausa
babba da jaka, borin tinke
u¾gzai n. body hair, pubic hair | Hausa
zaza
u¾kc©¾¨u v.A2b (v.n. u¾kc©¾¨a¾) jump
over | Hausa tsallake
u¾kca¾¨u v.A2b (v.n. a¾kwca¾ca¾¨,
u¾kca¾¨u¾) jump | Hausa yi tsalle
u¾ksa¾Þu v.A2b smell spoiled, smell
rancid | Hausa yi tsami
u¾ksa¾mu n. (pl. u¾ksa¾s©¾m©n) beam or
rafter, normally made from dum
palm trunk | Hausa bagajimi
u¾ktlai n.pl. children, offspring |
Hausa &ya&ya
u¾ktla´yau n.pl. children, offspring |
Hausa yara, &ya&ya
u¾ktlìk ama;t n.pl. girls | Hausa &yam
mata
u¾ktlu n.pl. cattle (pl. of tla) | Hausa
shanu
u¾ktu v.A1a pick up, take, take away |
Hausa Þauka
u´la n. neck | Hausa wuya
u´la¾k n. leopard (Panthera pardus) |
Hausa damisa
u´la¾k am n. wrist | Hausa wuyan
hannu
u´lak duwa¾ n. branch of a river |
Hausa wuyan kogi
u´lu v.A1a go to meet, help person out
of difficulty | Hausa tare, yi
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u´lu v.A1a (v.n. u´la¾) resemble
(usually in ventive) | Hausa yi
kama
uńa¾ n. day (24 hour period) | Hausa
kwana
u¾ngu¾Þa n. a soft type of staple food |
Hausa tuwon laushi
u´nu v.A1a (v.n. uńa¾) spend the night
| Hausa kwana
Uçs©¾¨ n. Usur | Hausa Usur
u´su v.A1a (v.n. u´sa¾) plant millet in
spots where it failed to germinate,
insert new palm leaves during mat
weaving | Hausa ûofa
u´tu v.A1a (v.n. u´ta¾) go to meet
arriving person | Hausa taryo, yi
tarye
u´yu v.A1a hang thing | Hausa rataya
u´za´tu v.A2c (v.n. u´za´ta¾) create, come
up with plan | Hausa ûaga
u´zu v.A1a (v.n. u´za¾) scare | Hausa
tsoratar
V
v©¾Þau n. urine | Hausa fitsari
v©¾k n.m. (pl. va\}ng©n) hole | Hausa
rami
v©¾k sau n. toilet, latrine | Hausa
shadda
v©¾k si n. (pl. v©¾ks©sa;i) buttocks |
Hausa Þuwawu
v©¾lu v.A1a (v.n. v©¾la¾) go out | Hausa
fita
v©¾mu v.A1a (v.n. v©¾ma¾) collide, bang
against | Hausa kara, kaÞe
v©¾na¾kau n. (pl. v©na´ng©n) fish |
Hausa kifi
v©¾nyi n. stone, mountain, grinding
stone | Hausa dutse, dutsen niûa
v©¾¨aÞ n. fingernail, hoof of horse or
donkey | Hausa farce, kofoto
v©¾¨Þa n. newly ripe millet heads |
Hausa tumu
v©¨Þa¾mu n. ebony (Diospyros
mespiliformis) | Hausa kanya
v©¾rìgrìktu v.A2c (v.n. v©¾rìgrìkta¾)
rotate, turn around and around, roll
back and forth between palms (e.g.
swizzle stick) | Hausa murza, ,
burga, juya
v©¾¨na¾n“yu v.A2c (v.n. v©¨naniya¾)
roll along | Hausa mirgina
v©¾¨v©¾¨a id. smell of fruits such as
papaya, gwava, custard apple |
Hausa amsa amo
va¾ − gva¾ aux. marker of progressive
aspect (comes from the verb "fall")
| Hausa
va aux. marker of
continuative/habitual aspect |
Hausa
va¾du v.A1b (v.n. v©¾di) lie down;
freeze, coagulate | Hausa kwanta<
daskare
va¾Þ num. five | Hausa biyar
va¾ju v.A1b sit down, sit on eggs |
Hausa zauna, kwanta (kaza)
va¾lak n. (pl. va¾l©n) small stone, piece
of gravel | Hausa tsakuwa
va¾lku v.A2b (v.n. valka]) surround |
Hausa gewaya
va\}ng©n n. borrow pit | Hausa
kududdufi
va'u v.D (v.n. v©¾&yi) shoot, begin |
Hausa harba, soma
va¾vi n. tick | Hausa kaska
va¾vìdgu¨ n. (pl. va¾vìdgu¾¨©¾¨©n)
bandicoot, giant rat (Cricetomys
gambianus) | Hausa gafiya

va´ya¾ n. domestic animals as
possessions, wealth | Hausa dabba,
dukiya
vaya¾k adv.loc. outside | Hausa waje
vìÞ©¾ku v.A2c (v.n. v Þ©ka¾) respond
in a sharp or sarcastic way | Hausa
yi gatse
v“ya n. tiger nuts (Cyperus
esculentus) | Hausa aya
vo¾gvo¾ktu v.A2c (v.n. vogvo¾kta¾)
whirl around in circle | Hausa
wurwugawa
vo´nu v.A2a (v.n. va¾wan, vo\na¾) cut
off corn heads | Hausa yanke kan
hatsi
vo´tu v.A2a (v.n. vo\ta¾) turn around,
turn oneÕs back | Hausa juya baya
vu´sa¾ n.m., n.f. (pl. vu´s©n) careless
person | Hausa mutum mara kula
vu\vu\"ta¾i n. bellows | Hausa zugazugi
vu´vu´tu v.A2c (v.n. vu\vu´ta¾) work
bellows | Hausa zuga
W
w©du; n. (pl. w©da¾dai) knife | Hausa
wuûa
w©lta¾ n. wound caused by ripping
skin, knocking open a sore, etc. |
Hausa rauni
w©¾ltu v.A2b (v.n. s©lta¾) scrape,
scratch, cause abrasian | Hausa
silliºe
w©¾¨tu v.A2b (v.n. w©¨ta¾) scatter,
disperse (tr.) | Hausa watsar
wa´c©la¾ n. (pl. wać©lawa;t) post, pillar
placed vertically to hold up roof |
Hausa wacila
wa´da n. dwarf | Hausa wada
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waka] n. tree, shrub | Hausa bishiya
wa´ka´tu v.A2c happen | Hausa faru,
wakana
wa¾la¾di n. basket with pattern woven
in, used as a holder for a food bowl
| Hausa kindai, zakka
wa¾le¾wale¾ n. type of confection made
with tiger nuts | Hausa sha-daka
wa\li n. ledge for sitting in front of a
house | Hausa dakali
waliya¾k n. the small tree
Stereospermum kunthianum, with
smooth bark, pink flowers, and
long narrow pods | Hausa sansami
wa´mai n. a yellow millet
(Pennisetum glaucum) | Hausa gero
wana¾ n.f. work | Hausa aiki
wanage¾ adv. perhaps, maybe | Hausa
watakila
wa´ndau n. pants | Hausa wando
wa´nja]m n. barber | Hausa wanzami
wa´njam©k Þ t©;n n. probably the
broad-tailed paradise whydah
(Stegamwa orientalis)--propeller
bird | Hausa wanzamin tsuntsu
wa¾nu v.A1b send | Hausa aika
wa´nyu v.A2a (v.n. wa\nya¾) milk (a
cow, a goat) | Hausa tatsa
wa¨akka¾ id. clean, clear | Hausa fes
wa¾¨ata¾ n.? inheritance | Hausa gado
wa¾¨a¾ta´tu v.A2c inherit | Hausa gada
wa´¨au (m), wa´¨a¾ku¾ tku (f) pro., n.
this man, the man in question, this
woman, the woman in question |
Hausa mutumin nan, matan nan
wa¨d“ n. perfume | Hausa turare
wa\stiya¾ n. sneezing | Hausa atishawa
wa´stu v.A2b (v.n. wa\sta¾) sneeze |
Hausa yi atishawa
wa´suwa¾ n. probably the characin
Alestes leucisus | Hausa kausu ?

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wa´t©¾ma n. enemy | Hausa maûiyi
wa´twa´ta¾ id., adv.man. quickly, early
| Hausa da sauri, da wuri
wau v.D (v.n. wu¾&yi) lack | Hausa
rasa
wa\wa¾ n. Acacia senegal or A.
dudgeoni--souce of gum Arabic |
Hausa Þakwara
wa¾yak adv.time next year | Hausa
baÞi
wa¾yi n. tethering post | Hausa tirke
wa¾yu v.A1b (v.n. wayu¾) grow up; be
well fed, appear well nourished |
Hausa girma< zama ûosasshe
wa\za¾ n. (pl. wa\za¾z©n) mare | Hausa
goÞiya
wa¾z ¨“ n. counselor to Mai | Hausa
waziri
we´la adv.loc. north | Hausa arewa
we¾sku v.A2b (v.n. weska¾) mix such
that one thing is uniformly spread
through another, e.g. spices in
meat, fura in milk | Hausa garwaya
we´su v.A2a (v.n. we\sa¾) swell from
infection, sprain, etc. | Hausa
kumbura
wìÞa n. (pl. wìÞa¾wat) widow,
widower | Hausa mai takaba
w ÞÞa¾ id. all at once | Hausa gaba
Þaya
w la¾ n. newborn baby--when born, a
baby is given goat's milk for 2-3
days before it begins suckling, at
which time it is called kanak |
Hausa jinjiri wanda bai fara shan
nono ba
w“stu v.A2b buck (donkey, horse) |
Hausa yi tutsu
w ta] adv.loc., n. between | Hausa
tsakani(n)
w ta¾ n. (pl. w t©n, w t©ta;u) back
door, hole in zana fence | Hausa
kucika
wiya¾k n.m. vagina, vulva | Hausa
duri
wu − -w after a vowel det.def. the,
the...previously mentioned | Hausa
n, r
wuc“ conj. OK, that's that, well then |
Hausa shikenan
wu¾Þ n.m. name | Hausa suna
wu¾Þwu¾Þu v.A2c (v.n. wuÞwuÞa¾)
sprinkle on | Hausa barbaÞa
wuj©la]i n. ululation | Hausa guÞa
wuj©¾¨ n. affair, matter, business |
Hausa zarafi
wuliya¾ num. nine | Hausa tara
wulwul“ n. ululation | Hausa guÞa
-;wu¾n pro.2 pl. your (plural linked
genitive pronoun for masculine and
plural nouns) | Hausa nku
wu¾n pro.2 pl. you (plural
independent pronoun and direct
object pronoun for verbs other than
completive) | Hausa ku
wu¾n n.m. (pl. wu¾n©¾n©¾n, u¾ktlai) son |
Hausa Þa
wu¾n pro.2 pl. you (plural subject
pronoun used with completive and
second subjunctive verbs) | Hausa
kun
wu¾n (see also wu¾) | Hausa
wu¾na¾, wu¾na´ pro.2 pl. you (plural
subject pronoun used with
incompletive verbs, vowel is long
before verbs whose first root vowel
is schwa) | Hausa kuna
wun©½ ma]i n. younger brother |
Hausa ûane
wu¾na¾ pro.2 pl. you (plural subject
pronoun with subjunctive verbs,

vowel is long before certain
specially marked verbs) | Hausa ku
wunya] n.f. (pl. u¾ktlìk ama;t)
daughter, young girl | Hausa
yarinya, &ya
wunya]k v©¾nyi n. top grinding stone |
Hausa Þan dutsen niûa
wunya½ ma¾i n. younger sister |
Hausa ûanwa
wunyańya¾ n.f. girl | Hausa yarinya
wu¾riÞ − a¾uriÞ − a¾wuri n. lightning |
Hausa walûiya
wu¾rìÞ©¾tu v.A2c (v.n. wu¾rìÞ©¾ta¾)
flash (lightening) | Hausa yi
walûiya
wu]¨j©k duwa¾ n. crab | Hausa ûaguwa
wu]¨ji n. red scorpion | Hausa kunama
wu¨na¾k n. burnt tuwo scraped from
inside pot | Hausa ûanzo
wu¾¨&yi n. fart | Hausa tusa
wuza¾ n. plan, scheme, something
which one creates | Hausa ûagowa,
dabara
Y
ya´, iya´ pro.1 sg. to me (indirect
object pronoun) | Hausa mini
ya¾, ya´ pro.2 sg.m. you (singular
masculine subject pronoun used
with incompletive verbs, vowel is
long before verbs whose first root
vowel is schwa) | Hausa kana
yaÞaÞa; adj. (pl. yaÞaÞ©;n) small,
immature (fruits, etc.) | Hausa
ûanana
ya\}ga n. extent of an area, boundaries
in which thing is enclosed | Hausa
iyaka
ya\ga¾na¾ n. sibling | Hausa Þanuwa
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ya\la;u n. Senegal thicknee (Barhinus
senegalensis) | Hausa shara fage
ya\l“ − ya]l n.m., n.f. family | Hausa
iyali
ya¾n n. (pl. ya¾yin) tooth, sharpness of
blade | Hausa haûori, kaifi
ya¾¨ ma¾ n. the son or younger brother
of a Mai in line for position of Mai
| Hausa yarima
ya¾rma n. love, affection | Hausa
ûauna
Ya¨wa¾ n. Maiduguri | Hausa
Maiduguri
yau adv.man., quant. just, only |
Hausa kawai
ya´ya − y“ya n. elder brother (term of
reference) | Hausa wa
ya´ye conj. even if, although, no
matter (that) | Hausa ko
yen v. irr. ventive come! (imperative
singular of dawau) | Hausa zo!,
yaka!, yaki
yi part. indeed, as for, how about...? |
Hausa fa, kam, fa...@
ym − y ma;u − ma;u n. time | Hausa
lokaci
y ma;u − mau; − ym n. time | Hausa
lokaci
y“ya − ya´ya n. older brother (term of
reference) | Hausa wa
yo] − “yo interjection I see, oh | Hausa
yo´ºa − ºa conj. when (referring to
past) | Hausa da
yu¾ pro.1 sg. me (direct object
pronoun for all verbs other than
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&ya]t n.m. hair | Hausa gashi
&ya¾t©¾k Þ ta¾ n. feather(s) | Hausa
gashin tsuntsu
&ya¾wu v.A1b (v.n. Þy“yi) bear, give
birth | Hausa haifu
&y“yi n. birth | Hausa haihuwa
&yì&yai n. twigs, kindling | Hausa
ûirare
&yuwa¾ n. broom made of grass |
Hausa tsintsiya ta ciyawa
Z
z©¾du v.A1a emphasizes a following
verbal complement | Hausa
z©¾Þ©k n. pounding in a mortar |
Hausa daka
z©¾ßÞku v.A2b (v.n. z©¾Þ©k, z©Þka¾)
pound in mortar | Hausa daka
z©¾g©m − ©¾zg©¾m n. sowing, planting |
Hausa shuka
z©la]k n. pole | Hausa tsarnu
z©lka] n. hoe with short handle and
blade curving back, used for
weeding and general farming |
Hausa fartanya
z©¾lu v.A1a reduce, decrease | Hausa
rage
z©lz©¾la n. long tethering rope | Hausa
zarara
z©m n. grass | Hausa ciyawa
z©¾ma¾ n. manure | Hausa taki
z©¾mma id. warm | Hausa Þumi
z©¾mtu v.A2b (v.n. z©¾mta]) pick or put
out in bunches, e.g. leaves from
branch. draw water with bucket,
pull rope tight | Hausa tsige
z©¾mu v.A1a (v.n. a¾z©m) forge, smith |
Hausa ûera
z©¾mu v.A1a (v.n. z©¾ma¾) spread
manure | Hausa baza taki
z©¾mz©¾ma id. warm | Hausa Þumi
z©¾mz©¾ma´tu v.A2c (v.n. z©mz©ma\ta¾)
toast, fry meat (already cooked)
over fire | Hausa babbake
z©¾na¾Þu v.A2b (v.n. z©¾na¾Þu¾) dry up
and wither but not die | Hausa
suma, yankwane
z©¾nu v.A1a say, tell | Hausa faÞa,
gaya
z©¾r©¾t n. ground hornbill (Bucrovus
abyssinicus) | Hausa bultu
z©¾¨©¾mma id. after awhile | Hausa jim
kaÞan
z©rk©]k n. small to medium
watercourse | Hausa kwair, korama
z©¾¨nu v.A2b (v.n. z©¨na¾) set out on a
journey | Hausa kama hanya
z©¾¨tu v.A2b (v.n. z©¾¨ta¾) pound corn a
second time after removing bran |
Hausa tisa
za\" conj., part. but, well then | Hausa
amma
za´banu v.A2c (v.n. aza´ba;n, za\ba¾nu¾)
doze off | Hausa gyangyaÞa
za´gba¾k©liya n. lying on the back, flat
on the back | Hausa rigingine
za´gu v.A2a (v.n. za\ga¾) make circuit,
go around | Hausa gewaya
za¾kau n. smoke | Hausa hayaûi
zakwta]k n. Ruppell's griffon (Gyx
ruppellli) | Hausa mikiya
za´l©¾ntu v.A2c oppress, tyrannize,
treat harshly | Hausa zalunta
za¾lzal n. wild type of Hibiscus
cannabinus with long narrow

leaves | Hausa sawun tsuntsu,
yakuwar kwaÞo
za´ma]n n. period, epoch, modern
times | Hausa zamani
z©¾ma¾nyi n. ostrich (Struthio camelus)
| Hausa jimina
za¾mtu v.A2b (v.n. zamta]) swoop
down, gram, snatch up | Hausa
sura, warta
zan n. (pl. zanzań©n) Kanuri zanna
HH "master" | Hausa Babarbare
zana¾i n. man's gown, woman's
wrapper | Hausa riga, zane
za´ntu v.A2b (v.n. za\nta¾) discuss |
Hausa yi zance
zar n. namaqua dove (Oena
capensis) | Hausa bardo
za¨iyau adj. beautiful, nice | Hausa
kyau, gararre
za¾¨k©¾na¾i id. striped, in streaks |
Hausa amsa amo
za¾¨za¾¨a id. in trickles | Hausa amsa
amo
za¾¨za¾¨tu v.A2c (v.n. za¨za¾¨ta¾)
drizzle out, leak out | Hausa yoye
za¾utu v.A2b (v.n. za¾wat, zauta¾) have
diarrhea | Hausa yi zawayi
zawa] n. (pl. zawuwu;n) stick | Hausa
sanda
zawa¾l n. vine, stem | Hausa
zawa]¨ n. divorced woman | Hausa
bazawara
za¾wat n. diarrhea | Hausa zawayi
za¾yi n.m., n.f. (pl. za´wai) rope made
by twisting two strands together
(nema) | Hausa igiya
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za´za¾kaca´viya¾ n. pied kingfisher
(Ceryle rudis rudis) | Hausa mayen
kifi
zeńi n. gourd ladle | Hausa ludayi
z“rya¾ n. large fish trap consisting of a
net into which fish are driven |
Hausa
z“ya¾ n. war, any game where
competition is involved | Hausa
yaûi, gasa
z“yam n. cuspid, canine tooth | Hausa
fiûa
z“yu v.A1a (v.n. z“ya¾) trickle down on
| Hausa jirwaya
z“yu v.A1a (v.n. z“ya¾) make war |
Hausa yi yaûi
zo´miya¾u n. frame on which bama net
is tied--fisherman waits for fish to
leap and catches it in the air |
Hausa koma
zu v.C (v.n. za´kwai) have | Hausa -na
da
zu´ci n. loose excrement from
diarrhea | Hausa zawo
zukt©¾l n. cloud of dust, dust in the air
| Hausa ûura
zu]¨ − zu¨¨a¾ id. naked | Hausa tsirara
zu´¨iya¾ n. descendants | Hausa zuriya
zu¨¨a¾ − zu]¨ id. naked | Hausa tsirara
zu¾wa´wu n. nettle tree (Celtis
integrifolia), used for making
mortars | Hausa zuwo
zu¾wu v.A1a rub on, wipe on (paint,
oil, etc.) | Hausa shafa

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