Fula

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Etymology

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From ñif- +‎ -u +‎ -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲəf (to go out, extinguish), whence also Serer ɲəf (to go out, extinguish).[1]

Verb

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ñifugol

  1. (intransitive, Pular) to extinguish, go out (as a fire)
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References

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  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Comparative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 128