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Dictionary Zarma - English

 

Ɲ / ɲ (ny or ñ)

  ɲa, ɲaŋo {nya; ña} \ɲa, ɲa ŋo\§ // (7) (ɲaŋey plural; ɲaŋ'o demonstrative)
(n.) mother, maternal aunt (noun;
ɲa gunda {nya gunde} \ɲa gun de\ (n.) real mother (L26)
ɲa-ize, ɲa-izo {nya-ize} \ɲa - i ze\ (n.) brother, sister (same mother) (L26)
ɲa-ka-fo-sina {nya-ka-fo-sina} \ɲa ca fo si na\ (n.) child of father's brother or mother's sister, first cousin, usually mother's side; sometimes applies brother or sister, but nya'ize is more frequently used for this. Also distant cousins (L26)
turi ɲa {tuuri nya} \\ (n.) fruit tree (L13)
  ɲalaw {nyalaw}\\ // [ɲaale]
(v.) to flash, to glitter, to sparkle
buru bambata no, da danji kaŋ ga nyalaw a banda a great cloud, with flashing lightning
takuba go ga nyalaw, yaaji go ga nyalaw the flashing sword, the glittering spear
  ɲalawyaŋ, ɲalawyaŋo {nyalawyaŋ; nyalawyaŋo} \\ // [ɲaaleyaŋ]
(n.) flashiness, brightness
  ɲaale {nyaale; ñaala} \\ // [ɲalaw]
(v.) to sparkle, to glitter, to gleam, to shine
i ga nyaale sanda guuru-say ziirante cine they sparkled like burnished brass
nyaale tondi, nyaale tondo \\ // (n.) gem, jewel
  ɲaaleyaŋ, ɲaaleyaŋo {nyaaleyaŋ, nyaaleyaŋo} \\ // [ɲalawyaŋ]
(n.) brightness
  Ɲamay {nyamay} \\ //
(n.) Niamey (capital of Niger)
Ɲamay kwaara \\ (n.) Niamey city
  ɲatte {nyatte} \\ //
(v.) to gape;
  ɲooti {nyooti; ñooti} \ɲoo ti\ //
(v.) to move;
kal a meyo kaŋ ga ɲooti kayna only her lips moved a little
  ɲumante {nyumante} \\ // (L16, 21) (from ɲumay)
(adj.) bathed; washed
  ɲumay {nyumay; nyume; ñuney} \ɲu may\ // (L21)
(v.) to take a bath; to wash oneself
  ɲun {nyun} \ɲun\ // (L21)
(v.) to wash (a part of the body or small object), to do the dishes
  ɲuna {nyuna; ñuna} \ɲu na\ // (L21) [ɲumna]
(v.) to do the wash, to do the laundry, to wash clothes
   

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