almajiranci

Hausa

Etymology

From àlmājìr̃ī +‎ -ancī̀.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔál.máː.(d)ʒí.rán.t͡ʃìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔál.máː.d͡ʒɪ́.rán.t͡ʃìː]
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Noun

almājir̃ancī̀ m (possessed form almājir̃ancìn)

  1. A system of Islamic education practiced in northern Nigeria by the almajiris.

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 6.
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