tantabara

Hausa

Alternative forms

• tàttabàr̃ā

Etymology

Likely from a Berber language, probably Northern Saharan Berber atbir (“pigeon”) (in its feminine form, tatbirt), but perhaps influenced by or compounded with the rarer Hausa form bàr̃ū (“pigeons”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tàn.tá.bà.ráː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tàn.tə́.bə̀.ráː]

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Noun

tàntabàr̃ā f (plural tàntàbàr̃ai, possessed form tàntabàr̃ar̃)

1. pigeon, turtle dove

Descendants

• → Dendi: tétèbérè
• → Zarma: tántábál

References

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