Mini photo dictionary Zarma - English
Overview of photos of the cawyan Zarma sanni website, alphabetically ordered based on Zarma name of main topic.

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A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N Ŋ Ny O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z    
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wrestling

building

millet growing

millet harvesting


salt mining


casting


parade

 


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adda
Machete: photo of men harvesting millet straw with a machete
albassan
Onion: photo of flowering onion plants
alboro
Man: photo of a man repairing a saddle
 

 


B

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bankaarey
Clothing: photo of clothing sold at the market
bari
Horse: photo of man on horse back near market
bindi
Middle, centre: photo of a baobab tree in the middle of a field
bundu
Wood, stick, photo of boy who carries wood for the fireplace
buru
Bread, photo of woman who carries a basket with loaves of bread
     


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ce beeri
Elephant: photo of African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
ciri
salt: photo of bars of mineral lick


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dan fana
Salamander: photo of Agama agama
danaw
Blind: photo of blind woman with child
danji
Fire: photo of burning of millet stalks
dey
Well: photo of traditional well used for irrigation
duma
Sowing: photo of sowing with oxen driven cart  

 


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fakara
conversation, visit: photo of a conversation of a group a friends.
fari
Field: photo of fields with millet and niébé beans
farkay
Donkey: photo of women riding on donkeys
fobu
clay water pot: photo of two earthenware jars next to loam house.
fondo
Road: photo of gravel road Sadore - Niamey.
fotoforo
Carp: photo of men showing catched carps.
fu
House: photo of a traditional straw hut
 
 


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gangamize
Insect: photo of tsetse fly (Glossina palpalis)
ganji
Wilderness: photo of the wilderness north east of Niamey
ganji yo
Giraffe: photo of Giraffa camelopardalis.
goy
Work, photo of a woman sowing millet
guru jiney
Ironmongery; photo of iron tools for sale at a Niamey market.
 


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habu
Market: photo of Yantala market, Niamey
hansi
Desert dog: photo of David Moore of Azawakh sahelian dog
hari
Water: photo of women filling a bucket with water
haw
Cow: photo of man milking a cow
haw bi
African buffalo: photo of Cyncerus caffer
haw gunni
Utter: photo of utter of cow being milked
hincin
Goat: photo of goats trying to get into the store room
 
 


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isa
River; photo of the Niger river
ize
Child (offspring); photo of child with father
   
 


J
 

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jandi
Fable; photo of leaflet with fable about three friends
jingarey
Mosque: photo of the main mosque of Niamey
   
 

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kalam
Pen; photos of man using a pen to take notes
kali
Vegatable garden; photo of crops in vegetable garden
kalma
Hoe; photos of two types of hoes used for soil tillage
kankaw
Doum palm; photo of group of doum palms near Niamey, Niger
karga
Chair: photo of man and wife sitting on chairs in front of their house
kusu
Cooking pot: photo of a woman stirring food
kwaara
Village: photo of small village between fields.
 
 

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lemu beeri
Orange: photo of woman selling peeled oranges.
lokol
School: pupils in the shade of the school building.
   

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malafa [malfa]
Gun: photo of a soldier carrying a gun
me
Mouth (also door): photo of a man's mouth
me  kwaaray
Roan antilope: photo of Hippotragus equinus.
mo
Rice: photo of small rice field on the bank of the Niger river.
mo
Eye: photo of the eyes of a niger woman.
mudun
trousers, photo of thousers for a baby
musu
cat: photo of Felis silvestris catus
musu beeri
Lion: photo of Panthera leo

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ŋwari
Food: a man is buying food for his child and himself.

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sandurku
Crate: photo of wooden boxes on the market.
simbarko
Lame person: photo of lame person in tricycle.
sorko
Fisherman: photo of fisherman throughing out his net.

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tafe
pagne, photo of a European woman bying a large piece of cloth
tako
tailor, photo of a tailor sewing a dress.
taamu
shoes, photo of several kinds of shoes.
te adduwa
to pray: photo of men praying
tira
Book; photo of a pile of books on a desk in an office at the Niamey hospital.
tobey
Hare; photo of Lepus capensis
tuntungari
Bush buck; photo of Tragelaphus scriptus.
tuuri
Tree; photo of a tree in a field.

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wayboro
Woman: photo of two women and their children.
wayno
Sun: photo of sun set.
Y

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yo
Dromedary: photo of Camelus dromedarius.


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zaama
Knife: photo of man harvesting millet with a harvesting knife
zam
Black smith: photo of a black smith working in his workshop.
zanka
Child (youngster): photo of children
zuru
to run: a child is running away.



Last updated: 11 februari 2012