bargo

See also: Bargo

Hausa

Etymology

Perhaps from Kanuri borkó; Tuareg abroɣ is also related, but cannot be the source.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bàr.ɡóː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bàr.ɡʷóː]

Noun

bàr̃gō m (plural bar̃gunā̀, possessed form bàr̃gon)

  1. blanket

Descendants
  • → Duwai: bàr̃go

References
  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN
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