Etymology[edit]
From Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet akăwel (“black camel or horse”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ʔá.ká.wàl/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.kə́.wàl]
akawàl m (plural àkàwàlai)
- horse or person with shiny, black skin
Alternative forms[edit]
References[edit]
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN