Bambara edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

baara

  1. work

Derived terms edit

Kikuyu edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

baara (infinitive kũbaara)

  1. to look at, to examine

See also edit

References edit

  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  • “baara” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 21. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Yoruba edit

Etymology edit

From Hausa bar̃ā̀ (beggar).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

báárà

  1. beggary, alms

Derived terms edit