دنقاي

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from a local language. Compare Hausa dangā (“cornstalk fence”), Kanuri dángá (“cornstalk fence”),Lame daŋgai (“prison”), Dangaléat dyegruwa (“stone wall”), Sidamo danqara (“bar”).

Noun

دنقاي • (dangāy) f (plural دوانقي (dawāngi))

  1. prison

References

  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 38
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