ƙabila

See also: kabila

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic قَبِيلَة (qabīla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʼà.bíː.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʼə̀.bíː.làː]

Noun

ƙàbīlā̀ f (plural ƙàbī̀lū, possessed form ƙàbīlàr̃)

1. tribe, ethnolinguistic group

Alternative forms

• kàbīlā̀