Hausa edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Fula ndottiijo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dát.tíː.(d)ʒò/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [dát.tíː.d͡ʒò]

Noun edit

dattījò m (feminine dattījìyā, plural dàttā̀wā or dàttī̀jai, possessed form dattījòn)

  1. an older, respected person; gentleman