ƴiiƴam
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Fula[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Analysable as /yel/ + /dam/. From Proto-Fula-Serer *ƴel (blood), whence also Serer yal (“blood”). Cognate with Bedik ma-ʄɛl, Mbulungish yél, Baga Pokur yɛla.[1]
Noun[edit]
ƴiiƴam ɗam
Usage notes[edit]
References[edit]
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
- I.A. Mukoshy, A Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Ibadan, HEBN Publishers Plc, 2014.
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
- D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.