Hausa Skit 3 Glossary - Boston University maza kumya: to shame men rantse da Allah: to swear by God...
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Glossary :
parparo: Motor cycle (in Niger)
hwada: Place of encounter and chats among adult make friends
harakokin kasuwanci: (market) business
waɗanga = waɗannan: these
mutanen arziki: good people, trustworthy people
duhu: darkness
mutum ba ya da tabbat: You cannot trust human judgement = one can never be absolutely sure
ihu: scream
zancen ɓarawo na a kai: they talking about a thief
munahuki: a hypocrite
ƙarya: a lie
tsotsai: something dictated by one’s destiny, something not done on purpose, an accident
tumkiya: female sheep, ewe
tuhwa mishi asiri : Not to divulge someone’s secret, keep something secret on someone’s behalf (i.e., so as not to embarrass them)
ba maza kumya: to shame men
rantse da Allah: to swear by God
Grammar topics:
-‐ Kai instead of ka yi in an kai = an ka yi or in ake yi = a kai (zancen ɓarawo na a kai= zancen ɓarawo na ake yi)
-‐ -n/-r/ɗ in to mean “the previously mentioned” = definite
-‐ Deletion of yi in shi ya mumu ciwo = shi ne ya yi muna ciwo