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amawali

Hausa edit

Etymology edit

From Tuareg ămawal (“part of the Tuareg veil”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔá.máː.wà.líː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.máː.wə̀.líː]

Noun edit

amāwàlī m (plural amāwulā̀, possessed form amāwàlin)

  1. part of a turban which is used as a veil to cover the mouth

References edit

  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN
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