See also: daŋkali

Fula edit

Etymology edit

From Hausa dankali.

Noun edit

dankali

  1. sweet potato

Usage notes edit

Synonyms edit

Hausa edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dàn.ká.lìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [dàŋ.kə́.lìː]

Noun edit

dànkalī̀ m (possessed form dànkalìn)

  1. a potato, especially a sweet potato

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Berom: dànkál
  • Bura: daŋkali
  • Kanuri: dangàli
  • Longuda: daŋkali
  • Peere: daŋkale
  • Wandala: daŋkali

References edit

  • Charles Henry Robinson, Dictionary of the Hausa language, volume 1 (1913)
  • Paul Newman, A Hausa-English Dictionary (2007)
  • Roger Blench, Archaeology, Language, and the African Past →ISBN, 2006), page 230, The role of Hausa in diffusing terms for sweet potato