hakkunde

Fula

Etymology

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Preposition

hakkunde

  1. between
  2. (Pular, Pulaar, Maasina, Adamawa) among
  3. in the middle

Usage notes

Noun

hakkunde nde (plural hakkundeeji ɗi)

  1. middle
  2. center

Usage notes

  • Used in Pulaar.
  • Used in Maasina Fulfulde.
  • Probably in all varieties of Fula.

Derived terms

  • hakkunde-jemma
  • hakkunde-naange
  • hakkundeejo
  • hakkundeejum
  • hakkundeere
  • hakkundeeru
  • hakkundeewol
  • hakɗin-
  • hakind-

References

  • Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
  • Mukoshy, Ibrahim A. (2014) A Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Ibadan, Nigeria: HEBN Publishers Plc, →ISBN
  • M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
  • D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.
  • F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)
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