fangali

Hausa

Etymology

Likely from a Songhay language; compare Zarma fangal (“bed in a garden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fán.ɡá.líː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɸáŋ.ɡə́.líː]

Noun

fangalī m (plural fangulā̀, possessed form fangalin)

1. irrigated farm bed

References

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