kibiya

See also: Kibiya

Hausa

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a Saharan language. Cognate with Mangas kip.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kí.bí.jàː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [cɪ́.bɪ́.jàː]

Noun

kibiyā̀ f (plural kibiyōyī or kìbau, possessed form kibiyàr̃)

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References

Hausa vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

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