dankali

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See also: daŋkali

Fula[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hausa dankali.

Noun[edit]

dankali

  1. sweet potato

Usage notes[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Hausa[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dàn.ká.lìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [dàŋ.kə́.lìː]

Noun[edit]

dànkalī̀ m (possessed form dànkalìn)

  1. a potato, especially a sweet potato

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Berom: dànkál
  • → Bura: daŋkali
  • → Kanuri: dangàli
  • → Longuda: daŋkali
  • → Peere: daŋkale
  • → Wandala: daŋkali

References[edit]

  • Charles Henry Robinson, Dictionary of the Hausa language, volume 1 (1913)
  • Paul Newman, A Hausa-English Dictionary (2007)
  • Roger Blench, Archaeology, Language, and the African Past →ISBN, 2006), page 230, The role of Hausa in diffusing terms for sweet potato
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