rubuta

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Kanuri ruwo (“write”), likely via the verbal noun ruwotǝ́. The ultimate origin is disputed; a Berber language seems likely (cf. Ghadames orəḇ), but a Saharan origin has also been suggested (cf. Dazaga urudí).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rú.bùː.táː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [rɪ́.bùː.táː]

Verb[edit]

r̃ubū̀tā (grade 1)

  1. write

References[edit]

  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN
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