Word List for Hausa

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Entry	Sound illustrated	Hausa orthography	Hausa transcription	English
1	b	bābè	baːbɛ̀	male locust
2	ɓ	ɓāɓè	ɓaːɓɛ̀ʔ	to fall in disarray
3	d	daidai	daɪdaɪ	all right
4	ɗ	ɗaiɗai	ɗaɪɗaɪʔ	one by one
5	k	kullḕ	kəllè	lock
6	ƙ	ƙullḕ	kʼəllè	to knot
7	s	sūsà	susà	scratching
8	t͡s	tsūtsà	t͡sut͡sà	worm
9	ʔ	‘yā	ʔjaː	daughter
10	j	yā	jaː	he (completive)
11	l	lāyā̀	laːjàː	a charm
12	ɽ	rāyā̀	ɽaːjàː	give life
13		barā	baɽaː	begging
14	r	bar̃ā	baraː	servant
15	double consonants	hamā̀	hamàː	hammer
16		hammā̀	hamːàː	yawning
17		kyalḕ	kjaʔlè	knock over
18		kyallḕ	kjaʔlːè	squint
19		manà	manàʔ	for us
20		mannà	manːàʔ	press against
21	i	rīgā	ɽiɡaː	gown
22	ɪ	rigā	ɽɪʔɡaː	already done
23	e	wā̀ nē	wàːne	who is it?
24	ɛ	wànè	wànɛ̀	somebody
25	aː	fāsā̀	ɸaːsàːʔ	postpone
26	a	fasā̀	ɸasàːʔ	shatter
27	u	dūkā̀	dukà	beating
28	ə	dukà	dəkàʔ	all
29	oː	zō	zoː	come
30	o	zo	zoʔ	comeǃ
31	oː	tōnā̀	toːnàːʔ	dig up
32	aə	taunā̀	taənàːʔ	chewed
33	e	rērā̀	ɽeɽàːʔ	sing beautifully
34	aɪ	rainā̀	ɽaɪnaːʔ	despise
35	tones	shā	ʃaːʔ	drink
36		shā̂	ʃâːʔ	drinking
37		yā	jaːʔ	he (completive)
38		yā̂	jâːʔ	he (future)
39		cikī	t͡ʃɪki	inside
40		cikì	t͡ʃɪkì	stomach
41		mātā	maːtaː	women
42		mā̀tā̀	màːtàː	woman
43		yantā	jantaː	preparing thatch
44		‘yântā	ʔjântaːʔ	free (slave)
45		kashḕ	kaʃè	kill
46		kàshe	kàʃɛ	kill (it)ǃ
47		dâukē	dâəkeʔ	(rain) stopped
48		ɗauka	ɗaəka	pick (it) upǃ
49		shâidā	ʃâɪdaː	inform
50		shaidā̀	ʃaɪdaː	testimony
51	b	kabà	kabàʔ	young palm
52	ɓ	kaɓà	kabàʔ	to gulp
53	d	kàdan	kàdan	if
54	ɗ	kàɗan	kàɗan	small
55	k	bā̀kī	bàːki	mouth
56	ƙ	bā̀ƙī	bàːkʼi	newcomers
57	s	yāsà	jaːsà	cleaned out
58	t͡s	yātsà	jaːt͡sà	finger
59	ʔ	‘yā‘yā	ʔjaːʔjaː	offspring
60	j	yāyā	jaːjaː	how?
61	l	tālē	taːleʔ	open (eyes) wide
62	ɽ	tārē	taːɽeʔ	collect completely
63	r	sā̀rō	sàːroː	kind of dried fish
64	ɽ	sā̀r̃ō	sàːɽoː	type of gown
65	double consonants	gwama	ɡwamaʔ	cudgel
66		gwamma	ɡwamːaʔ	small bundle of corn
67	i	rībā̀	ɽibàː	profit
68	ɪ	ribà	ɽɪbàʔ	to scalp (cheat)
69	e	yàƙē	jàkʼe	vanquish
70	ɛ	yàƙè	jakʼɛ̀	contrived smile
71	aː	gā̀rī	ɡàːɽi	flour
72	a	gàrī	ɡàɽi	town
73	u	hūrè	huɽɛ̀ʔ	to blow
74	ə	hurè	həɽɛ	flower
75	oː	fitō	ɸɪtoːʔ	come outǃ
76	o	fìto	ɸìto	ferry across the river
77	oː	sōrō	soːɽoː	compound
78	aə	saurō	saəɽoː	mosquito(s)
79	e	shēƙā̀	ʃekʼàː	flee
80	aɪ	shaidā̀	ʃaɪdàː	give testimony
81	tones	sō	soː	want
82		sō̂	sôːʔ	wanting
83		fāɗī	ɸaːɗi	wideness
84		fāɗī̀	ɸaːɗìʔ	fall
85		shigō	ʃɪɡoːʔ	enter
86		shìgo	ʃìɡoʔ	enterǃ
87		ƙara	kʼaɽa	cry out
88		yā̂ra	jâːɽa	children
89		cikā̀	t͡ʃɪkàː	be full
90		cìka	t͡ʃìkaʔ	get full
91		yâuwā	jâuwaː	(reply to greeting)
92		sàukā	sâəkaːʔ	get down
93		râinā	ɽâɪnaː	my life
94		rainā̀	ɽaɪnà	despise
95	continuous speech	Mài hàƙurī ya kàn dafà dūtsḕ ya shā rōmonsa.	màɪ hàƙəri ja kàn daɸà dut͡sè ( )	A patient person cooks a stone and drinks its broth.
96		Kàmar an jēfà àllūrā̀ rījìyā.	kàmar an d͡ʒeɸà àlluɽà ɽid͡ʒìja	As if one threw a needle in a well.