Gambari

Yoruba

Etymology

From Baatonum Gambaru (“Hausa”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡà.ŋ̀.bà.ɾí/

Proper noun

Gàm̀bàrí

  1. (sometimes derogatory) A term for people living north of Yorubaland, specifically the Hausa people and Nupe people.
    Synonyms: Awúsá, Tápà, Kèm̀bèrí
  2. a surname, often belonging to someone of Northern Nigerian descent

Derived terms
  • èdè Gàm̀bàrí (“Hausa language”)

Further reading
  • Adéẹ̀kọ́, Adélékè. 'Oral Poetry and Hegemony: Yorùbá Oríkì , 2001
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