Hausa
Hausa orthography
Sound illustrated
Hausa transcription
English
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tara
plosives
ˈtʰaːɽʌ
adding (numbers)
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ƙara
ˈkʼaːɽa
add (more of something)
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bara
ˈbaːɽa
begging
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ɓare
ˈɓaːɽe
tear open
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dara
ˈdaɽa
a game
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pashi
ˈpʰʌʃi
rub
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fashi
ˈfʌʃi
rub
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tashi
ˈtʰaːʃi
getting up
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kashi
ˈkʰaːʃi
excrement
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ashirin
ʔaʃɨˈɽĩn
twenty
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bashi
ˈbaːʃi
debt
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ɗanshi
ˈɗãːʃi
damp
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gashi
ɡaːˈʃi
here it is, take
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mashi
ˈmaːʃi
spear
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nashi
ˈnaːʃi
for him, his
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taki
ˈtʰaːki
for you (f), fertilizer
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bāki
baːˈki
mouth
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ɗaki
ˈɗaːki
room
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maki
ˈmaːki
for you (f)
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naki
ˈnaːki
yours (f)
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faifai
fricatives, affricates
ɸaiɸai
disc
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paipai
pʰaipʰai
disc
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tayi
tʰai
to price
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sayin
sẽĩn
saying (noun)
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tsayi
t͡sʼai
height
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shayi
ˈʃaːi
tea
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hayi
ˈhaːi
the other side of a river
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zai
zɛi
he will
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fama
ˈɸãːma
to touch a wound
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pama
ˈpʰãːma
to touch a wound
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fama
ˈfãːma
to touch a wound
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zama
ˈzãma
sitting down
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jama’a
d͡ʒaˈmʌʔa
public
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samo
ˈsãːmõ
to get
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tsamo
ˈt͡sʼãːmõ
extract
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zamo
ˈzãːmõ
rabbit, hare
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tsatsa
ˈt͡sʼat͡sʼa
rust
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chacha
t͡ʃat͡ʃa
gambling
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laya
liquids, semivowels
ˈlaija
charm
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raya
ˈɽaija
survive
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waya
ˈwaija
wire
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yaya
jajaʔ
older sibling (can be distant cousin)
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‘ya‘ya
ʔjaʔja
children
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ara
aˈɽaʔ
to borrow
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ara
aˈɾaʔ
to borrow
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yar
ʔjar
to throw away
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‘yar
ʔjar
daughter
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bara
ˈbʌra
begging
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bara
baˈɽa
last year
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jīka
vowels
ˈd͡ʒiːkʰa
grandchild
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jiƙa
ˈd͡ʒikʼa
moisten
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fērē
ˈfɛre
peel
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fili
ˈfili
field
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fāɗi
ˈfaːɗi
wide
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faɗi
ˈfʌɗi
saying (verb)
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duka
ˈduːkʰa
beating
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duka
ˈɗɨkʰa
all
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zō
zoː
come
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zo
zo
comeǃ
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soro
diphthongs
soɽo
hut
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sauro
saʊɽo
mosquito
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fefe
ɸaiɸai
disc
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faifai
faifai
disc
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ɗinki
nasalization
ɗĩŋkʰi
sewing
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sha
tones
ʃá
drink
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sha
ʃâ
drinking
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ciki
t͡ʃíkʰí
inside
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ciki
t͡ʃíkʰì
stomach
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sayar
sáɪjɛ́r
sell
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sayar
sàɪjɛ́r
sell itǃ
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shaida
ʃâɪdʌ̀
inform
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shaida
ʃáɪdʌ̀
testify, witness
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fito
fɪ̀tó
come out
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fito
fíːtò
ferrying
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pito
pʰìtó
guinea-corn beer
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jibi
d͡ʒíːbí
day after tomorrow
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jibi
d͡ʒíːbì
Holy Communion