biyu

Hausa

Etymology

An early Chadic borrowing from Benue-Congo. Compare Proto-Bantu *-bàdɪ́ (“two”) (Swahili wili, Zulu bili). Cognate with Miship vɛl, Saya vul, Tal vwel, Bole bòlou.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bí.jú/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bɪ́.jʊ́]
Hausa numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: biyu

Numeral

biyu f

  1. two

Adjective

biyu (feminine biyu, plural biyu)

  1. double

Derived terms

References

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