aawdi

Fula

Alternative forms

• 𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤣𞤭
• awdi
• aawre

Etymology

From the root aaw-, related to sowing.

Noun

aawdi ndi (plural aawɗi ɗi) (also aawdiiji ɗi)

1. seed (that which is sown or planted)

Usage notes

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

References

• 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.
• F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)