Word List for Hausa

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Entry	Sound illustrated	Hausa orthography	Hausa transcription	English
1	p, b	bata	bʰáːtʰáː	bundle of thatching grass
2		tabo	tʰʌ́bòˑ	scar, stain
3	t, d	tuka	tʰúːkàː	plaited hair, rope, etc.
4		duka	dúːkàː	to beat
5		fata	ɸáːtʰàː	skin of animal or person
6		fada	ɸáːdàː	chief’s residence
7		fat	ɸɐ́tʰ	interjection, ‘fully’ or ‘completely’
8		kud	kúdə	‘shortest’ of anything
9	k-g	kuda	kúːɗàː	sharpen
10		guda	ɡúːɗaː	joyful shrilling by women
11		sarki	sáɾkʲíː	chief
12		jirgi	d͡ʒíɾɡʲíː	boat
13		tak	tʌ́kʰ	only (after numerals)
14	ʔ	jama’a	d͡ʒə̀máʔàː	the community
15		alkur’an	àlkʼùrʔã̂n	the Koran
16	t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ	cika	t͡ʃɪ́kàː	filled
17		jika	d͡ʒíːkàː	grandchild
18	ɓ	boye	ɓoijeː	hid
19		zazzabi	zɐ̀zzɐ̀ɓíː	fever
20	ɗ	dora	ɗóːɾaː	place on something
21		mabudi	màbúːɗi	key
22	t͡sʼ	tsoro	t͡sʼòːɽóː	fear
23		yatsa	ijáːt͡sʼàː	finger
24	kʼ	kibta	kʼɪ́bɪtʰà	blink
25		bako	bàːkʼóː	guest
26	m	magana	màɡɐ́nàˑ	word
27		na’am	nʌ́ʔə̀m	yes
28	n	nema	néːmáː	looked for
29		batun	bàtʰún	concerning
30	ŋ	(u)ngulu	(ũ)ŋ̩̀ɡùlúː	vulture
31		kadan	kàɗáŋ	a little
32	r	murna	múrnaˑ	joy
33	ɾ	riga	ɾìːɡáː or ɽìːɡáː	gown
34	ɽ	bara	báɾaˑ	servant
35	l	lalace	láːlàːt͡ʃéː	deteriorated
36	w, j	wayo	wàijóː	cleverness
37		yawa	jauwa	much
38		kawa	kʼáwáː	girl’s or woman’s female friend
39		lafiya	láːɸíjàˑ	health
40		gwada	ɡwɐ́dàˑ	show
41		gyada	gʲàdáː	ground nuts
42	h	hira	híːɾáː	chatting
43		mahauci	máː(h)aùt͡ʃíː	butcher
44	s, z	sata	sáːtʰaˑ	stole
45		zata	záːtʰàˑ	thought
46		tilas	tíːləs	by force
47		shawara	ʃáuwáɾà	advice
48		bashi	báːʃiː	loan
49	a	iyali	ìːjáːlìˑ	family
50		gari	gàɽíː	town
51		yanzu	ijã̝̀nzúː	now
52		amfani	àmɸàːníː	usefulness
53	e	shekara	ʃèːkáɽa	year
54		dafe	ɗʌ́ɸèː	stuck to
55	i	riba	ɽíːbàː	profit
56		fita	ɸɪ̀tʰáː	go out
57	o	goshi	ɡò̞ːʃíː	forehead
58		kuburo	kù̞búɽó̞ː	musical instrument
59	u	bukata	bə̀káːtʰàː	need
60		kunya	kúnjàː	shame
61	ai	aiki	aíkiː	work
62		sosai	sʷòseíʲ	straight
63		akwai	àkwéi	egg
64	au	kyauta	kʲaùtʰáː	present (gift)
65	assimilation	bata	báːtʰàː	disappear
66		bace	bʌ́t͡ʃèː	disappear (objective form)
67		gwada	ɡʷáːdàː	measure
68		gwaje	ɡwʌ́d͡ʒèː	measure (objective form)
69		Hausa	haúsáː	language
70		bahaushe	bɐ̀háuʃèˑ	Hausa person
71		kaza	kàːzáː	chicken
72		kaji	kɐ̀ːd͡ʒíː	chickens
73		abin mamaki	àbɪ́n mɐ̀máːkiˑ
74		abim mamaki	àbɪ́m mɐmáːkìˑ
75		rigar sarki	ɽìːɡár sáɾkʲíː
76		rigas sarki	ɽìːɡás sáɾkʲíː
77		buga	bù̞ɡá	beat
78		bubbuga	bù̞bbù̞ɡáː	beat repeatedly
79		kama	káːmàˑ	catch
80		kakkama	kàkkáːmáˑ	catch repeatedly
81	‘ma’ before pronoun	ma – ni	mʌ́nìː
82		mini	mɪ́nìː	to me
83		ma – ki	mʌ́kìː
84		miki	mɪ́kìː	to you (fem)
85		ma – su	mʌ́sùː
86		musu	mú̞sùː	to them
87	tone	wuya	wíːjàː	neck
88		kai	káiʲ	you
89		mace	mɐ̀ˑt͡ʃèː	woman
90		wuya	wìˑjáː	difficulty
91		(ya) kamata	kɐ̀ˑmáːtʰàˑ	it is necessary
92		ungulu	ùŋɡùˑlúː	vulture
93		(ya) kamata	káːmàˑtʰáˑ	he seized her
94		kai	káì	head
95	continuous speech	Bayan da aka yi kokarin kashe cinikin bayi sai suk sauran kasashen duniya suka duka saboda tabbatad da kafa mulkin nan na walawa da sakin jiki, watau mulkin Dimokuradiyya sosai da sosai a cikin duniya don masu mulki su rika yin adalci da kuma samin ya kamata ta haka ne za su kyautata wa jama'arsu yadda al'ummar duniya za ta sami jim dadi baki daya.	baíjɪ́n də̀ ʔákà jíː kʼòːkʼáɾŋ̩́ káʃè t͡ʃɪ̀níkɪ́n báijíː séìʲ dúk sáuɽŋ̩́ kʼʌ́ːʃàːʃɪ́n dúːńijàː súːkà dúːkʼàˑ sáˑbòːdàː tábbàtá dàː káɸà mə́lɪkɪ̀n nʌ̂n nə́ wálàˑwáː də̀ sʌ́kɪ̀n d͡ʒɪ̀kíː, wàːtòː mə́lɪkɪ̀n dɪ̀mòkʼræɗíːjà sʷòseí də̀ sʷòseí ʔà t͡ʃɪ́kɪ́n dúːníjà dàn màˑsúˑ məlɪkìʲ súː ɾɪ́kʼà jɪ́n ʔáːdʌ́lt͡ʃìː də̀ kù̞má sʌ́ˑnɪ̃̀n jáː kàˑmáːtʰà, tʰà háˑkàˑ néː záː súː kʲaútʰàtʰá wà d͡ʒə̀máʔàrsùː jɛ̂ddà ʔàlʔámmùr dúːńijàː záː tʰáˑ sàːmí d͡ʒɪ̂n ɗáɗì bàːkíː ɗáijáː