CEFR Level
C2
Hausa — Proficiency Vocabulary
129 words
Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'ya | Suna | /j̰áː/ | Equivalent to 'daughter': daughter; female equivalent of hijo. |
| 2 | A | Suna | ||
| 3 | abu | Suna | /ʔà.bù/ | matter, affair, situation. |
| 4 | adu | Suna | /ʔá.dú/ | |
| 5 | albarka | Motsin rai | /ʔàl.bár.kàː/ | Used to reject an offer when bargaining. |
| 6 | alhamdulillahi | Motsin rai | /ʔàl.hám.dù.lìl.láː.hì/ | alhamdulillah (praise be to God). |
| 7 | amo | Suna | /ʔá.móː/ | Equivalent to 'sound': A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting tw… |
| 8 | ar | Motsin rai | /ʔár/ | |
| 9 | awa | Suna | /ʔá.wàː/ | |
| 10 | aya | Suna | /ʔáː.jàː/ | tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) (a plant). |
| 11 | ayu | Suna | /ʔà.júː/ | manatee, (in particular) the African manatee. |
| 12 | ba- | Jumla | /bà-/ | A prefix indicating ethnic or geographical origin or, less often, someone's trade. |
| 13 | bal | Suna | /bâl/ | |
| 14 | bas | Suna | /bâs/ | Equivalent to 'bus': A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. |
| 15 | bel | Suna | /bél/ | |
| 16 | bif | Suna | /bîp/ | Initialism of banded iron formation. |
| 17 | bil | Suna | /bîl/ | bill, invoice. |
| 18 | bisimilla | Motsin rai | /bì.sí.míl.làː/ | Used to invite someone to eat or do something. |
| 19 | bisimillahi | Motsin rai | /bì.sí.mìl.láː.hìː/ | Said when one is about to start eating or doing something. |
| 20 | ɓ | Suna | … | |
| 21 | ca | Suna | /t͡ʃáː/ | splattering of boiling fat. |
| 22 | ci | Fi'ili | /t͡ʃí/ | to eat, to eat soft things. |
| 23 | cif | Suna | /t͡ʃîf/ | complete, fully counted. |
| 24 | cir | Motsin rai | /t͡ʃîr/ | Used to shoo birds or children. |
| 25 | coi | Suna | /t͡ʃóí/ | very sweet. |
| 26 | dau | Suna | /dàu/ | |
| 27 | Ɗ | Suna | … | |
| 28 | ɗa | Suna | /ɗáː/ | free person. |
| 29 | ɗan | Suna, Bayanau | /ɗán/ | Used to indicate a person's origin, profession, or activity. |
| 30 | ɗim | Suna | /ɗìm/ | hitting with a thud. |
| 31 | ɗu | Suna | /ɗùː/ | people moving in a line. |
| 32 | eka | Suna | /ʔéː.kàː/ | |
| 33 | fam | Suna | /fâm/ | pound (currency used in the UK, obsolete in Nigeria). |
| 34 | fat | Suna | /fát/ | bright white. |
| 35 | fau | Suna | /fáu/ | |
| 36 | fes | Suna | /fés/ | very clean. |
| 37 | fis | Suna | /fîs/ | Equivalent to 'Pea': Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others. |
| 38 | fitsārin-kwànce | Suna | ||
| 39 | fom | Suna | /fôm/ | |
| 40 | gafara | Motsin rai | /ɡáː.fá.ràː/ | hello (greeting used by women). |
| 41 | gam | Suna | /ɡâm/ | glue, paste. |
| 42 | gum | Suna | /ɡùm/ | smelling bad. |
| 43 | har | Harafin gaba, Mahadi | /hár/ | even, including. |
| 44 | hau | Suna | /hâu/ | misfortune, being bewitched. |
| 45 | ice | Suna | /ʔí.t͡ʃèː/ | Equivalent to 'wood': The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. |
| 46 | idi | Suna | /ʔíː.dìː/ | any Muslim holiday. |
| 47 | ido | Suna | /ʔí.dòː/ | Equivalent to 'eye': A large village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref… |
| 48 | iko | Suna | /ʔíː.kòː/ | authority, jurisdiction. |
| 49 | ita | Wakilin suna | /ʔí.tá/ | she (3rd person singular pronoun). |
| 50 | ja | Sifa | /(d)ʒáː/ | Equivalent to 'red': The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest v… |
| 51 | ji | Fi'ili | /(d)ʒí/ | to injure, cause to feel. |
| 52 | jif | Suna | /(d)ʒîf/ | |
| 53 | jim | Suna | /(d)ʒím/ | jeem (letter of the Arabic alphabet). |
| 54 | ka | Bayanau | /káː/ | |
| 55 | kaf | Suna | /káp/ | stealing everything. |
| 56 | kai | Suna, Wakilin suna | /kái/ | you (2nd person singular subject pronoun). |
| 57 | kam | Suna | /kám/ | adamant, insistent. |
| 58 | karance-karance | Suna | ||
| 59 | kos | Suna | /kôs/ | trump card. |
| 60 | kowanne | Wakilin suna | /kóː.wàn.néː/ | everyone, each one, whichever one. |
| 61 | Ƙ | Suna | A velar ejective (IPA [kʼ]). | |
| 62 | ƙal | Suna | /kʼál/ | sparkling clean. |
| 63 | ƙas | Bayanau | /kʼás/ | |
| 64 | ƙut | Suna | /kʼút/ | intimate, close (of a friendship). |
| 65 | lam | Suna | /lám/ | lam (letter of the Arabic alphabet). |
| 66 | lif | Suna | /lîf/ | elevator, lift. |
| 67 | lu | Suna | /lûː/ | swinging motion. |
| 68 | ma- | Jumla | /má-/ | Used to form nouns of place (locative nouns). |
| 69 | mai | Suna | /mâi/ | Equivalent to 'Grease': Animal fat in a melted or soft state. |
| 70 | maraba | Motsin rai | /má.ràː.bá/ | |
| 71 | marhabin | Motsin rai | /màr.há.bìn/ | (Interjection). |
| 72 | mim | Suna | /mím/ | mim (letter of the Arabic alphabet). |
| 73 | mu | Wakilin suna | /múː/ | we (1st person plural pronoun). |
| 74 | mur | Suna | /mûr/ | Equivalent to 'Myrrh': A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commip… |
| 75 | nas | Suna | /nâs/ | |
| 76 | ni | Wakilin suna | /níː/ | I (1st person singular pronoun). |
| 77 | nim | Suna | /nîm/ | Equivalent to 'neem': Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the ins… |
| 78 | nun | Suna | /nún/ | nun (letter of the Arabic alphabet). |
| 79 | oga | Suna | /ʔò.ɡáː/ | boss, someone in charge. |
| 80 | omo | Suna | /ʔóː.mòː/ | detergent, soap powder. |
| 81 | oza | Suna | /ʔóː.zàː/ | |
| 82 | pil | Suna | /pîl/ | battery (especially of a flashlight). |
| 83 | po | Suna | /pôː/ | children's toilet. |
| 84 | r̃ | Suna | The Hausa letter r when transcribing a trill. | |
| 85 | rai | Suna | /ɽâi/ | hope, salvation. |
| 86 | ri | Suna | /rìː/ | people or animals moving as a group. |
| 87 | sa | Suna | /sâː/ | Equivalent to 'bull': An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. |
| 88 | saboda | Harafin gaba | /sá.bòː.dà/ | on account of, for the sake of. |
| 89 | sau | Suna, Fi'ili | /sáu/ | times (multiplication). |
| 90 | sef | Suna | /sêf/ | safe (for money or valuables). |
| 91 | sha | Fi'ili | /ʃá/ | |
| 92 | shi | Wakilin suna | /ʃí/ | he (3rd person singular pronoun). |
| 93 | sin | Suna | /sín/ | sin (letter of the Arabic alphabet). |
| 94 | sol | Suna | /sól/ | very white. |
| 95 | su | Suna, Wakilin suna | /sùː/ | they (third person plural independent subject pronoun). |
| 96 | sum | Suna | /sùm/ | |
| 97 | tarnatsa | Motsin rai | /tár.ná.(t)sʼáː/ | by thunder, I say. |
| 98 | tef | Suna | /téf/ | measuring tape. |
| 99 | ti | Suna | /tîː/ | |
| 100 | tif | Suna | /tîf/ | inner tube. |
| 101 | tik | Suna | /tîk/ | something heavy falling. |
| 102 | tim | Suna | /tîm/ | sports team. |
| 103 | ton | Suna | /tón/ | ton (unit of weight). |
| 104 | tubarkalla | Motsin rai | /tù.bár.kál.làː/ | bravo, praise God!. |
| 105 | tun | Harafin gaba | /tún/ | since, ever since. |
| 106 | uba | Suna | /ʔù.báː/ | head, leader, patron. |
| 107 | uda | Suna | /ʔúː.dà/ | black and white sheep. |
| 108 | uku | Sifa | /ʔú.kù/ | Equivalent to 'three': A group of three individuals:threesome, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triple, triumvirate, triune… |
| 109 | ulu | Suna | /ʔúː.lù/ | Equivalent to 'wool': A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY8486)… |
| 110 | uwa | Suna | /ʔú.wáː/ | largest or chief part. |
| 111 | waɗannan | Wakilin suna, Bayanin suna | /wá.ɗàn.nân/ | these, these ones; plural of wannàn. |
| 112 | wal | Suna | /wàl/ | sudden flash of light. |
| 113 | wallahi | Motsin rai | /wàl.láː.hì/ | |
| 114 | wannan | Wakilin suna, Bayanin suna | /wán.nàn/ | this, this one. |
| 115 | wau | Suna | /wáu/ | waw (letter of the Arabic alphabet). |
| 116 | wul | Suna | /wùl/ | pass by quickly, flash past. |
| 117 | yallaɓai | Motsin rai | /jál.làː.ɓâi/ | Respectful way of addressing one's superior. |
| 118 | yis | Suna | /jîs/ | |
| 119 | ƴ | Suna | /j̰/ | |
| 120 | ƴa | Suna | /j̰áː/ | Niger standard spelling of 'ya. |
| 121 | ƴan | Suna | Niger standard spelling of 'yan. | |
| 122 | ƴar | Suna | /j̰ár/ | Niger standard spelling of 'yar. |
| 123 | zau | Suna | /záu/ | very sweet. |
| 124 | zi | Suna | /zîː/ | Equivalent to 'Diamonds': One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦. |
| 125 | zik | Suna | /zîk/ | zipper, zip fastener. |
| 126 | ʼy | Suna | /j̰/ | |
| 127 | ت | Suna | ||
| 128 | ڟ | Suna | /(t)sʼ/ | |
| 129 | ݓ | Suna | /t͡ʃ/ |
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