Gambari
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom Baatonum Gambaru (“Hausa”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGàm̀bàrí
- (sometimes derogatory) A term for people living north of Yorubaland, specifically the Hausa people and Nupe people.
- a surname, often belonging to someone of Northern Nigerian descent
Derived terms
edit- èdè Gàm̀bàrí (“Hausa language”)
Further reading
edit- Adéẹ̀kọ́, Adélékè. 'Oral Poetry and Hegemony: Yorùbá Oríkì [1], 2001