harfeere

Fula

Alternative forms

• halfeere

Etymology

From Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf).

Noun

harfeere nde (plural karfeeje ɗe)

1. letter of the alphabet

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
• The form halfeere is apparently more common in Futa Jalon.

Derived terms

• harfeere hisabu
• harfeere limoore

Related terms

• harfuwol

References

• I.A. Mukoshy, A Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Ibadan, HEBN Publishers Plc, 2014.
• 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.
• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.