akuya
Hausa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Chadic *kw.[1] Cognate with Ngamo ṑshì (“goat”) with plural form ā̀ku (“goats”), Bole ṑshi, Karekare òci, Ngizim ākù, Duwai gùriyà, Bura kwi.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àkuyā̀ f (plural awākī or àwā̀kai, possessed form àkuyàr̃)
References edit
- ^ Jungraithmayr, Herrmann, Ibriszimow, Dymitr (1994) Chadic Lexical Roots. Tentative reconstruction, grading, distribution and comments. (Sprache und Oralität in Afrika; 20), volume I, Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag