Etymology[edit]
From earlier *ɓaknā.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɓáu.náː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɓáu.náː]
ɓaunā f (plural ɓakānē or ɓaunāyē, possessed form ɓaunar̃)
- buffalo
References[edit]
- ^ Newman, Paul (2000) The Hausa Language: An Encyclopedic Reference Grammar (Yale language series), Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 230