CEFR Level
C1
Hausa — Advanced Vocabulary
28 words
Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | almajiranci | Noun | /ʔál.máː.(d)ʒí.rán.t͡ʃìː/ | A system of Islamic education practiced in northern Nigeria by the almajiris. |
| 2 | atone-janar | Noun | /ʔà.tóː.nè.(d)ʒá.nàr/ | Equivalent to 'attorney general': The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that… |
| 3 | baram-baram | Noun | /bá.ɽám.bà.ɽàm/ | parting on bad terms. |
| 4 | budum-budum | Noun | /bù.dùm.bú.dúm/ | floundering (physicially or metaphorically). |
| 5 | butsu-butsu | Noun | /bú.(t)sʼúː.bù.(t)sʼùː/ | |
| 6 | ɓangwalgwal | Noun | /ɓàn.ɡʷàl.ɡʷàl/ | solid, round, and fleshy (e.g., like a kola nut). |
| 7 | cukun-cukun | Noun | /t͡ʃú.kún.t͡ʃù.kùn/ | confused about what to do. |
| 8 | diflomasiyya | Noun | /dìf.lòː.mà.síj.jàː/ | Equivalent to 'diplomacy': The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties… |
| 9 | dimokuraɗiyya | Noun | /dì.mò.kù.ɽà.ɗíj.jàː/ | Equivalent to 'democracy': Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected re… |
| 10 | dushi-dushi | Noun | /dú.ʃí.dú.ʃí/ | hazy, dim, difficult to see. |
| 11 | gatsal-gatsal | Noun | /ɡá.(t)sʼál.ɡà.(t)sʼàl/ | careless or inappropriate speech. |
| 12 | hōdàr̃-ìbìlîs | Noun | /hóː.dàr.ʔì.bì.lîs/ | |
| 13 | in sha Allahu | Interjection | /ʔín ʃáː ʔàl.láː.hù/ | inshallah (God willing). |
| 14 | kazar-kazar | Noun | /kà.zàr.ká.zár/ | energetic, restless. |
| 15 | kikyu-kikyu | Noun | /kí.cúː.kì.cùː/ | standing alert. |
| 16 | kwata-kwata | Noun | /kʷá.tá.kʷá.tá/ | lacking completely. |
| 17 | la'asariyya | Noun | /là.ʔà.sá.ríj.jàː/ | |
| 18 | lokaci-lokaci | Adverb | /lóː.kà.t͡ʃíː.lóː.kà.t͡ʃíː/ | sometimes. |
| 19 | ma sha Allahu | Interjection | /màː ʃáː ʔàl.láː.hù/ | mashallah (God has willed it). |
| 20 | manjo-janar | Noun | /màn.(d)ʒò.(d)ʒá.nàr/ | major general (military rank). |
| 21 | mashawar̃ta | Noun | /má.ʃáː.wár.táː/ | council-chamber, conference. |
| 22 | rubuce-rubuce | Noun | ||
| 23 | ruwan-azurfa | Adjective | /ɽú.wán.ʔá.zùr.fáː/ | silvery, metallic. |
| 24 | sànnu-sànnu | Noun, Adverb | /sàn.nú.sàn.nú/ | |
| 25 | tantakwashi | Noun | /tàn.tá.kʷà.ʃíː/ | various soft parts of animal bones (head of the femur, caudal end of the backbone) used to make soup. |
| 26 | tsakà-tsakà | Noun | ||
| 27 | tuɓur-tuɓur | Noun | /tú.ɓúr.tù.ɓùr/ | large and round. |
| 28 | watsal-watsal | Noun | /wà.(t)sʼàl.wá.(t)sʼál/ | wriggling, squirming, roiling. |