Gambaru

Baatonum

Etymology

Folk etymology suggests it comes from gam (“elsewhere”) +‎ barum (“language”), literally “Language of elsewhere” or gam (“elsewhere”) +‎ bàru (“adjective relating to anything Baatonu”), literally “That which is not the Baatonu”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡàm.bà.rū/

Noun

Gambaru (plural Gambarusu, focus Gambaruwa, plural focus Gambarusa)

1. Hausa people
2. Hausa language

Usage notes

• g-class noun

Descendants

• Yoruba: Gàm̀bàrí

References

• Barassounon, Pierre, Biɔ, Sanu, Biɔ, Thébault, Goragui, Léonard, Soutar, Jean (2021 February 17) Dictionnaire Baatonum‎^[1], Philadelphia: SIL International