sawru

Fula

Etymology

Unknown root.

Noun

sawru ndu (plural cabbi ɗi)

1. stick, cane (esp. a long, straight stick used by herders)
2. (Pular) switch, flexible rod
3. (Nigerian Fulfulde) staff of office

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Derived terms

• cawel (diminutive form)
• sawru aaraandu ("iron-bound stick")
• sawru tuggorteendu ("cane")
• sawru-wirdu ("rib")
• ta'ugo sawru ("raised seam")

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 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.
• F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)