A Hausa-English DictionaryYale University Press, 2007. jan. 1. - 243 oldal This up-to-date volume, the first Hausa-English dictionary published in a quarter of a century, is written with language learners and practical users in mind. With over 10,000 entries, it primarily covers Standard Nigerian Hausa but also includes numerous forms from Niger and other dialect areas of Nigeria. The dictionary includes new Hausa terminology for products, events, and activities of the modern world. Its definitions show the use of Hausa words in context, and particular attention is paid to idioms, figurative meanings, and special usages. As a guide to pronunciation, headwords and illustrative sentences are fully marked for tone and vowel length. The book adopts a unique approach to the presentation of verb forms that clarifies lexical relationships and their correct usage. |
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HausaEnglish Dictionary | 1 |
Appendix A Hausa Pronoun Paradigms | 237 |
Appendix B Selected Derivational Classes with Regular Gender and Plural Formations | 242 |
Appendix C Days of the Week and Months of the Year | 243 |
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2nd psn adj.pp aikì Allàh animal biyu calabash child cikin Clipped form cloth colloq cornstalk dàgà ɗan euphem excl feminine Fulani ƒ oCi ƒ Type gàrī gidā gidan grade grass Gwamnatì hajj hakà Hausa Hausa Language head headword Huge id.adj ideophonic Idiom idò Inà Islamic ìyā kadà kafà kâi kân Kano kolanuts Koran Large màganà mài manà masà masc meat minì mōtà musù nàn noun one's oneself peanuts plural prep rānā ruwa s.o. or sth sarki shā shì Small sukà Sun yi Sunà tàfi tanà tone tree tuwo ukù v.l. vary acc v4 Become verb verbal nouns vowel vowel length wani wannàn woman yā yi Yanà zâi zuwà