CEFR Level
B2
Hausa — Upper Intermediate Vocabulary
219 words
Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | akasidan | Suna | /ʔá.ká.sì.dân/ | automobile accident. |
| 2 | al'ajabi | Suna | /ʔàl.ʔá.(d)ʒà.bíː/ | wonder, miracle. |
| 3 | al'amari | Suna | /ʔàl.ʔá.mà.ríː/ | matter, affair. |
| 4 | alaikum salam | Motsin rai | /ʔà.lái.kùm sà.lâm/ | Response to sàlāmù àlaikùm. |
| 5 | alaramma | Suna | /ʔá.là.rám.mà/ | hafiz (someone who has memorized the entire Quran). |
| 6 | albarushi | Suna | /ʔàl.bà.rúː.ʃìː/ | gunpowder. |
| 7 | albishir | Suna | /ʔàl.bí.ʃìr/ | good news, good tidings. |
| 8 | alfadari | Suna | /ʔàl.fá.dá.ríː/ | |
| 9 | alfahari | Suna | /ʔàl.fá.hà.ríː/ | |
| 10 | alhanzir | Suna | /ʔàl.hàn.zîr/ | |
| 11 | alhudahuda | Suna | /ʔàl.hú.dà.hú.dà/ | Equivalent to 'Hoopoe': Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its disti… |
| 12 | aljabara | Suna | /ʔàl.(d)ʒá.bá.ràː/ | |
| 13 | alkadari | Suna | /ʔàl.ká.dà.ríː/ | value, worth. |
| 14 | alkawari | Suna | /ʔàl.ká.wà.ríː/ | reliability. |
| 15 | alkyabba | Suna | /ʔàl.cáb.bàː/ | a kind of burnoose which signifies authority. |
| 16 | alƙalami | Suna | /ʔàl.kʼá.là.míː/ | number, figure (in maths). |
| 17 | almajiri | Suna | /ʔàl.máː.(d)ʒì.ríː/ | student (especially an itinerant student at an Islamic school). |
| 18 | almakashi | Suna | /ʔàl.má.kà.ʃíː/ | Equivalent to 'Scissors': A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot p… |
| 19 | amalanke | Suna | /ʔá.máː.lán.ké/ | two-wheeled pushcart. |
| 20 | ambaliya | Suna | /ʔám.bàː.lí.jàː/ | congestion (of people). |
| 21 | arabiyya | Suna | /ʔà.rà.bíj.jàː/ | Equivalent to 'Arabic': A major Semitic language originating from the Arabian peninsula, and now spoken natively (in var… |
| 22 | attajiri | Suna | /ʔàt.táː.(d)ʒì.ríː/ | wealthy person. |
| 23 | azahariyya | Suna | /ʔà.zà.hà.ríj.jàː/ | |
| 24 | azzakari | Suna | /ʔàz.zá.kà.ríː/ | |
| 25 | ba'askare | Suna | /bà.ʔás.ká.rèː/ | |
| 26 | babbar mota | Suna | /bàb.bár móː.tàː/ | truck, lorry. |
| 27 | baitulmali | Suna | /bài.tùl.máː.lì/ | |
| 28 | bangaskiya | Suna | /bán.ɡás.kí.jáː/ | belief, acceptance, (religious) submission. |
| 29 | bawan Allah | Suna | ||
| 30 | bila haddin | Bayanau | /bì.láː hád.dìn/ | many, numerous, limitless. |
| 31 | bin-wata | Suna | ||
| 32 | birgediya | Suna | /bìr.ɡéː.dí.jàː/ | brigadier (military rank). |
| 33 | bishar̃a | Suna | /bì.ʃáː.ràː/ | good tidings. |
| 34 | biyu biyu | Suna | /bì.jù bì.jûː/ | double loss. |
| 35 | borintinke | Suna | /bòː.ɽín.tín.kèː/ | marabou stork. |
| 36 | buɗa-baki | Suna | /bùː.ɗà.bàː.kí/ | breaking the Ramadan fast. |
| 37 | buɗu-buɗu | Suna | /bú.ɗú.bú.ɗú/ | having poor eyesight. |
| 38 | buguzunzum | Suna | /bù.ɡù.zùn.zùm/ | big, fat, untidy, hairy (mainly of women and animals). |
| 39 | burɗunɗun | Suna | /bùr.ɗùn.ɗùn/ | swollen (as from insect bites). |
| 40 | ɓaga-ɓaga | Suna | /ɓá.ɡáː.ɓà.ɡàː/ | chunky, composed of large chunks. |
| 41 | ɓalo-ɓalo | Suna | /ɓá.lóː.ɓà.lòː/ | large and round (only used for things which contain liquid). |
| 42 | caɓa-caɓa | Suna | /t͡ʃá.ɓá.t͡ʃá.ɓá/ | abundant, profuse. |
| 43 | cuku-cuku | Suna | /t͡ʃù.kùː.t͡ʃú.kúː/ | trying to get something dishonestly. |
| 44 | dànkalī̀ | Suna | /dàn.ká.lìː/ | a potato, especially a sweet potato. |
| 45 | dàr̃bējìyā | Suna | Equivalent to 'neem': Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the ins… | |
| 46 | dimilmilo | Suna | /dí.míl.mí.lòː/ | Reed cormorant. |
| 47 | dodon-koɗi | Suna | /dòː.dón.kóː.ɗì/ | snail, snailshell. |
| 48 | dogarawa | Suna | ||
| 49 | dogon-yaro | Suna | /dóː.ɡón.jáː.ɽò/ | neem tree, Azadirachta indica. |
| 50 | dokin Allah | Suna | /dóː.kìn ʔál.làː/ | praying mantis. |
| 51 | dokin caca | Suna | ||
| 52 | dokin ƙofa | Suna | ||
| 53 | dokin ruwa | Suna | ||
| 54 | dokin wuya | Suna | ||
| 55 | ɗan Adàm | Suna | /ɗán ʔá.dàm/ | human being. |
| 56 | Ɗan Altine | Suna | /ɗán ʔàl.tì.né/ | a male given name given to a boy born on a Monday. |
| 57 | Ɗan Asabe | Suna | /ɗán ʔà.sà.bé/ | a male given name given to a boy born on a Saturday. |
| 58 | Ɗan Azumi | Suna | /ɗán ʔá.zù.mí/ | a male given name given to a boy born during Ramadan. |
| 59 | Ɗan Kaka | Suna | /ɗán kàː.ká/ | a male given name given to a boy born during harvesttime. |
| 60 | ɗan sàndā | Suna | /ɗán sàn.dáː/ | policeman. |
| 61 | ɗan shayi | Suna | /ɗán ʃàː.jíː/ | circumcised boy. |
| 62 | ɗarurruka | Suna | ||
| 63 | ɗarurruwa | Sifa | (Adjective). | |
| 64 | faca-faca | Suna | /fà.t͡ʃàː.fá.t͡ʃáː/ | playing in or with water. |
| 65 | fartanya | Suna | /fár.tán.jàː/ | a kind of hoe, mainly used for weeding. |
| 66 | fasa'ofis | Suna | /fá.sà.ʔóː.fìs/ | Equivalent to 'post office': A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering lett… |
| 67 | fata-fata | Suna | /fá.tá.fá.tá/ | destroying, breaking into pieces. |
| 68 | fil azal | Bayanau | /fíl ʔà.zál/ | since time immemorial. |
| 69 | filafili | Suna | /fí.là.fí.líː/ | paddle for a canoe. |
| 70 | firamare | Suna | /fí.ráː.mà.rèː/ | Equivalent to 'primary school': A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first g… |
| 71 | galadima | Suna | /ɡà.làː.díː.màː/ | a councillor or principal minister to an emir, who traditionally sits to his right. |
| 72 | gamsheƙa | Suna | /ɡàm.ʃèː.kʼáː/ | Black-necked spitting cobra. |
| 73 | garafuni | Suna | /ɡà.ɽàː.fú.níː/ | balsam apple vine. |
| 74 | garwashi | Suna | /ɡáɽ.wáː.ʃíː/ | Equivalent to 'Ember': A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal. |
| 75 | giɗi-giɗi | Suna | /ɡì.ɗìː.ɡí.ɗíː/ | being a busybody. |
| 76 | gomiya bakwai | Suna | ||
| 77 | gomiya biyar | Suna | ||
| 78 | gomiya huɗu | Suna | ||
| 79 | gomiya shida | Suna | ||
| 80 | gomiya takwas | Suna | ||
| 81 | gṑmiyā tar̃à | Suna | ||
| 82 | gomiya uku | Suna | ||
| 83 | gwamnati | Suna | /ɡʷám.ná.tì/ | Equivalent to 'government': The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people… |
| 84 | gwangwani | Suna | /ɡʷán.ɡʷá.níː/ | small tin. |
| 85 | harsashi | Suna | /hàr.sáː.ʃìː/ | foundation (of a building). |
| 86 | hawainiya | Suna | /hà.wái.nì.jáː/ | chameleon. |
| 87 | hawan-ƙaho | Suna | /há.wán.kʼà.hóː/ | A kind of bullfighting in which butchers jump onto bulls' heads to overpower them. |
| 88 | hurriyya | Suna | /hùr.ríj.jàː/ | freedom, liberty. |
| 89 | iƙir̃ar̃i | Suna | /ʔì.kʼì.ráː.rìː/ | stress, emphasis. |
| 90 | istihara | Suna | /ʔís.tì.háː.ràː/ | istikhara (prayer seeking guidance from God). |
| 91 | jadawali | Suna | /(d)ʒá.dá.wà.líː/ | multiplication table. |
| 92 | jagoranci | Suna | /(d)ʒáː.ɡóː.ɽán.t͡ʃìː/ | leadership. |
| 93 | jale-jale | Suna | /(d)ʒà.lèː.(d)ʒá.léː/ | going hither and thither. |
| 94 | jam'iyya | Suna | /(d)ʒàm.ʔíj.jàː/ | Equivalent to 'political party': A political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain poli… |
| 95 | jamhuriya | Suna | /(d)ʒàm.húː.rí.jàː/ | |
| 96 | jana'iza | Suna | /(d)ʒà.náː.ʔí.zàː/ | |
| 97 | jandarma | Suna | /(d)ʒán.dár.mà/ | policeman. |
| 98 | jarrabawa | Suna | /(d)ʒár.rà.bâː.wáː/ | test, exam. |
| 99 | jimɓirɓir | Suna | /(d)ʒìm.ɓìr.ɓìr/ | large and heavy from being soaked or bloated. |
| 100 | jirgin ƙasa | Suna | /(d)ʒíɽ.ɡín kʼá.sà/ | |
| 101 | jirgin ruwa | Suna | /(d)ʒíɽ.ɡín ɽú.wá/ | |
| 102 | jirgin samà | Suna | /(d)ʒíɽ.ɡín sá.mà/ | Equivalent to 'airplane': A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings. |
| 103 | kaltibeta | Suna | /kál.tì.béː.tàː/ | tractor for ploughing. |
| 104 | kan-sarki | Suna | ||
| 105 | kanumfari | Suna | /kà.núm.fà.ríː/ | |
| 106 | karahiya | Suna | /kà.ráː.hí.jàː/ | an act which is disfavored but not forbidden in Islam. |
| 107 | kàr̃ā̀tū | Suna | /kà.ràː.túː/ | education, study, learning. |
| 108 | karkanda | Suna | /kár.kàn.dà/ | Equivalent to 'Rhinoceros': Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae… |
| 109 | kasuwanci | Suna | /káː.sú.wán.t͡ʃìː/ | marketing, trading, commerce. |
| 110 | kindirmo | Suna | /kìn.dìr.móː/ | a kind of sour yogurt. |
| 111 | kūdaku, kūdàkū | Suna | ||
| 112 | kwalekwale | Suna | /kʷà.lé.kʷà.lé/ | Equivalent to 'canoe': A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), u… |
| 113 | kwamanda | Suna | /kʷà.mán.dàː/ | commander. |
| 114 | kwamfyuta | Suna | /kʷàm.fʲúː.tàː/ | |
| 115 | ƙadangare | Suna | /kʼà.dán.ɡá.ɽèː/ | Equivalent to 'Lizard': Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or part of Mosasauria — typically characte… |
| 116 | Ƙasar Maka | Suna | /kʼá.sár má.kà/ | Saudi Arabia (a country in West Asia in the Middle East). |
| 117 | Ƙasar Makka | Suna | /kʼá.sár mák.kà/ | |
| 118 | ƙififiya | Suna | /kʼí.fí.fí.já/ | |
| 119 | ƙiri-ƙiri | Suna | /kʼí.ɽíː.kʼì.ɽìː/ | open(ly), shameless, flagrant, red-handed. |
| 120 | ƙoƙiƙoƙi | Suna | /kʼóː.kì.kʼóː.kʼì/ | praying mantis. |
| 121 | ƙudan zumā̀ | Suna | ||
| 122 | ƙuli-ƙuli | Suna | /kʼú.líː.kʼú.líː/ | deep-fried peanut balls or sticks (a traditional West African snack). |
| 123 | ƙursunsun | Suna | /kʼùɽ.sùn.sùn/ | hard to the touch. |
| 124 | ƙwal-ƙwal | Suna | /kʷʼál.kʷʼál/ | smooth shaving of head. |
| 125 | labarin ƙasa | Suna | /làː.báː.rìn kʼá.sáː/ | geography. |
| 126 | laskofur | Suna | /lâs.kóː.fùr/ | lance corporal (military rank). |
| 127 | ma'aikata | Suna | /má.ʔái.ká.táː/ | factory, workplace. |
| 128 | ma'amala | Suna | /mà.ʔáː.má.làː/ | business dealing, transaction. |
| 129 | macijiya | Suna | Equivalent to 'snake': The sixth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chine… | |
| 130 | maɗaba'a | Suna | /má.ɗáː.bá.ʔáː/ | printing company. |
| 131 | magariba | Suna | /mà.ɡà.rí.bàː/ | maghrib, the sunset prayer. |
| 132 | mahawara | Suna | /mà.háː.wá.ràː/ | debate, discussion. |
| 133 | majalisa | Suna | /mà.(d)ʒà.lí.sàː/ | legislature, congress. |
| 134 | màjāmi'ā̀ | Suna | /mà.(d)ʒáː.mí.ʔàː/ | |
| 135 | majanuni | Suna | /mà.(d)ʒà.núː.nìː/ | insane person, crazy person. |
| 136 | makabarta | Suna | /má.ká.bár.táː/ | |
| 137 | makaranta | Suna | /má.ká.rán.táː/ | Equivalent to 'school': A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales. |
| 138 | makiyaya | Suna | /má.kí.jáː.jáː/ | pasture, grazing land. |
| 139 | makiyayi | Suna | /má.kì.jàː.jíː/ | herder, shepherd. |
| 140 | mako mako | Suna | ||
| 141 | makwanci | Suna | /má.kʷán.t͡ʃíː/ | graveyards, cemeteries. |
| 142 | makwarwa | Suna | /má.kʷáɽ.wáː/ | bush fowl, francolin?. |
| 143 | maƙo-maƙo | Suna | /mà.kʼòː.má.kʼóː/ | |
| 144 | maƙwabci | Suna | /má.kʷʼàb.t͡ʃíː/ | |
| 145 | mala'ika | Suna | /mà.láː.ʔí.kàː/ | |
| 146 | man shanu | Suna | /mâːn ʃáː.núː/ | |
| 147 | mangariba | Suna | /màn.ɡà.rí.bàː/ | |
| 148 | masallaci | Suna | /má.sál.láː.t͡ʃíː/ | mosque (place of worship for Muslims). |
| 149 | masaniya | Suna | /má.sá.nì.jáː/ | knowledge. |
| 150 | masarauta | Suna | /má.sá.ɽáu.táː/ | seat of government, administrative domain, town where the chief lives. |
| 151 | masassaƙi | Suna | /má.sás.sá.kʼíː/ | carpenter, carver. |
| 152 | mashahuri | Suna, Sifa | /mà.ʃà.húː.rìː/ | famous person, celebrity. |
| 153 | mashaidi | Suna | /má.ʃài.díː/ | |
| 154 | mashar̃ci | Suna | /má.ʃár.t͡ʃíː/ | |
| 155 | matalauci | Suna | /má.tà.làu.t͡ʃíː/ | |
| 156 | mu'amala | Suna | /mù.ʔáː.má.làː/ | |
| 157 | mu'ujiza | Suna | /mù.ʔù.(d)ʒí.zàː/ | Equivalent to 'miracle': An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in o… |
| 158 | mùbazzàr̃ī | Suna | /mù.báz.zà.ríː/ | spendthrift. |
| 159 | mugun dawa | Suna | /múː.ɡùn dá.wà/ | |
| 160 | mujaddadi | Suna | /mù.(d)ʒád.dà.díː/ | religious reformer. |
| 161 | mulukiya | Suna | /mú.lúː.kí.jàː/ | |
| 162 | munafuki | Suna | /mù.náː.fù.kíː/ | hypocrite. |
| 163 | musamman | Bayanau | /mù.sám.màn/ | independence, sovereignty. |
| 164 | mushiriki | Suna | /mú.ʃí.rì.kíː/ | idolater, mushrik. |
| 165 | raɓe-raɓe | Suna | /ɽá.ɓéː.ɽà.ɓèː/ | hanging, dangling, pendulous. |
| 166 | raƙumin dawa | Suna | ||
| 167 | ramɓasɓas | Suna | /ràm.ɓàs.ɓàs/ | large and bare (usually used to describe a bald head). |
| 168 | rana-rana | Bayanau | /ɽáː.náː.ɽáː.náː/ | Equivalent to 'occasionally': On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes. |
| 169 | r̃ùbū̀tū | Suna | /rù.bùː.túː/ | verbal noun of r̃ubū̀tā. |
| 170 | rugu-rugu | Suna | /ɽú.ɡú.ɽú.ɡú/ | shattered. |
| 171 | ruwan inàbī | Suna | /ɽú.wán ʔí.nà.bíː/ | |
| 172 | ruwan zumā̀ | Suna | ||
| 173 | ruwan-hoda | Suna, Sifa | /ɽú.wán.hóː.dàː/ | |
| 174 | ruwan-ƙasa | Sifa | /ɽú.wán.kʼá.sáː/ | |
| 175 | ruwan-tṑkā | Suna, Sifa | /ɽú.wán.tòː.káː/ | gray/grey. |
| 176 | sakamako | Suna | /sàː.kà.má.kóː/ | result, outcome, consequence. |
| 177 | sako-sako | Suna | /sá.kó.sá.kó/ | |
| 178 | salamu alaikum | Motsin rai | /sà.láː.mù ʔà.lái.kùm/ | hello, farewell (a common greeting). |
| 179 | samɓalɓal | Suna | /sàm.ɓàl.ɓàl/ | straight and tall, slender (of a person). |
| 180 | sanar̃wa | Suna | /sá.nâr.wáː/ | announcement. |
| 181 | sarauniya | Suna | /sá.ɽáu.nì.jáː/ | queen, wife of an emir. |
| 182 | sardauna | Suna | /sàr.dáu.ná/ | a title for a traditional leader in Sokoto, most famously borne by Ahmadu Bello. |
| 183 | satifikat | Suna | /sàː.tí.fí.kàt/ | certificate. |
| 184 | satifiket | Suna | /sàː.tí.fí.kèt/ | |
| 185 | shawar̃a | Suna | /ʃáː.wá.ràː/ | advice, opinion. |
| 186 | shinkafa | Suna | /ʃìn.káː.fáː/ | Equivalent to 'rice': Acronym of rest, ice, compression, elevation (“a treatment method for soft-tissue injuries”). |
| 187 | shugabanci | Suna | /ʃúː.ɡá.bán.t͡ʃìː/ | leadership. |
| 188 | sunan yanka | Suna | /súː.nán ján.káː/ | A Muslim name that a child receives in a ceremony when they are a week old. |
| 189 | tabbatarwa | Suna | /táb.bá.târ.wáː/ | confirmation, certification. |
| 190 | tafarnuwa | Suna | /tà.fár.nú.wáː/ | |
| 191 | tagomashi | Suna | /tá.ɡóː.mà.ʃíː/ | popularity. |
| 192 | takunkumi | Suna | /tàː.kún.kù.míː/ | embargo, economic blockade. |
| 193 | talotalo | Suna | /tà.ló.tà.ló/ | |
| 194 | tankarki | Suna | /tàn.káɽ.kìː/ | Black-bellied bustard. |
| 195 | tantabara | Suna | /tàn.tá.bà.ráː/ | Equivalent to 'pigeon': One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes. |
| 196 | tarbiyya | Suna | /tàr.bíj.jàː/ | upbringing, training. |
| 197 | tarnatsa | Suna | /tár.ná.(t)sʼáː/ | Equivalent to 'thunder': The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around… |
| 198 | tattabara | Suna | /tàt.tá.bà.ráː/ | |
| 199 | tattasai | Suna | /tàːt.tàː.sái/ | large red peppers; (in particular, Capsicum annuum). |
| 200 | tattaunawa | Suna | /tát.tàu.nâː.wáː/ | discussion, negotiations. |
| 201 | taubashi | Suna | /táu.bàː.ʃíː/ | someone with whom one has a joking relationship (established between two tribes whose ancestors are thought to be brothe… |
| 202 | tsan-tsan | Suna | /(t)sʼán.(t)sʼán/ | firmly, securely. |
| 203 | tsintsiya | Suna | /(t)sʼín.(t)sʼín.jáː/ | |
| 204 | tsittsige | Suna | /(t)sʼí(t)sʼ.(t)sʼí.ɡèː/ | A small treestump. |
| 205 | tsuntsun Maka | Suna | /(t)sʼún.(t)sʼún má.kà/ | |
| 206 | tsutsar ciki | Suna | ||
| 207 | tùnkūn jūdā̀ | Suna | ||
| 208 | tuntunmi | Suna | /tún.tún.míː/ | Hadada ibis. |
| 209 | ungozoma | Suna | /ʔùn.ɡóː.zòː.mà/ | |
| 210 | wanzancī̀ | Suna | /wán.zán.t͡ʃìː/ | barbering (the occupation of a barber). |
| 211 | wara-wara | Suna | /wá.ɽá.wá.ɽá/ | spaced apart, irregularly placed. |
| 212 | wuƙi-wuƙi | Suna | /wù.kʼìː.wú.kʼíː/ | children fidgeting. |
| 213 | wuni-wuni | Suna | /wù.nìː.wú.níː/ | shifty, suspicious. |
| 214 | yabirbira | Suna | /jàː.bíɽ.bì.ɽáː/ | fruit bat. |
| 215 | yalò-yalò | Suna | ||
| 216 | yatsar ƙafa | Suna | ||
| 217 | zabarjadi | Suna | /zá.bàr.(d)ʒá.dìː/ | chrysolite or topaz. |
| 218 | zinariya | Suna | /zíː.náː.rì.jáː/ | Equivalent to 'gold': A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. |
| 219 | zumurrudu | Suna | /zú.mùr.rú.dù/ |