Hausa edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English NA.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔén.ʔèː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔɛ́ŋ.ʔèː]

Noun edit

en'ḕ f (plural en'ḕ-en'ḕ, possessed form en'èn)

  1. (historical) A Native Authority; a local government system run by native peoples but ultimately answerable to the British colonial government.