Word List for Hausa

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Entry	Sound illustrated	Hausa orthography	Hausa transcription	English
1	ɸ	fyada	ɸʲáːɗáː	smashing
2	p	fada	pàːdáː	fallǃ
3	b	baba	báːbáː	indigo
4	ɓ	bauna	ɓáuná	bush/cow/buffalo
5	m	madara	mádáɾá	fresh milk
6	ɸ	fada	ɸáɗàː	quarrel
7	t	tasa	táːsáː	basin
8	d	dawa	dáːwà	guinea corn
9	ɗ	da	ɗaː	son
10	s	sarki	sáɽíkíː	chief
11	z	zana	záːnáː	zana-mat
12	sʼ	tsami	sʼáːmíː	sourness
13	n	nama	náːmàː	meat/animal
14	ŋ	can	t͡ʃəŋ	there (far)
15	ɾ	bara	báɾàː	begging
16	l	lafiya	láːɸíjà	health
17	ɽ	rawa	ɽáwáː	dance
18	ʃ	shaho	ʃáːhòː	hawk
19	t͡ʃ	caca	t͡ʃáːt͡ʃá	gambling
20	d͡ʒ	ja	d͡ʒáː	red
21	j	yaya	jàːjàː	how?
22	kʲ	kyauta	kʲáùtáː	gift
23	ɡʲ	gyara	ɡʲáːɾáː	repairing
24	kʲʼ	ƙyama	kʲʼàːmáː	aversion
25	k	kaya	káːjáː	load/property
26	ɡ	gafara	ɡáɸáɾàː	pardoning
27	kʼ	ƙafa	kʼáɸàː	leg/foot
28	kʷ	kwanta	kʷântáː	to lie down
29	ɡʷ	gwanda	ɡʷándàː	paw-paw
30		ƙwai	kʔʷáiː	eggs
31	w	wasa	wàːsáː	playing
32	ʔ	sa’a	sáːʔàː	good luck
33	h	haske	háskéː	light
34	ʔʲ	‘ya‘ya	?ʲáːʔʲáː	children
35	iː	maciji	mát͡ʃìːd͡ʒíː	snake
36	i	a gindi	ʔàɡʲìndíː	at the bottom
37	eː	bebe	béːbéː	deaf-mute
38	e	kwalekwale	kʷàlɛ́kʷàlè	canoe
39	aː	dama	dáːmáː	chance
40	a	zama	zámá	to become
41	o	talotalo	tàlótàlò	turkey
42	oː	bako	bàkʷóː	stranger/guest
43	u	kudu	kʷúdù	south
44	uː	cuta	t͡ʃùːtáː	illness
45	connected speech	yara suu zo makaranta yau	jáːɽàːsúːzùːmákáɾántájò
46	connected speech	agwagwata ta ɓata	ʔáowáːɡʷáːsátáːpátá