gawri

Anguthimri

Verb

gawri

  1. (transitive, Mpakwithi) to look for

References

  • Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 185

Fula

Etymology

Cognate with Hausa gero.

Noun

gawri ndi (plural gaweeje ɗe) or (plural gawriije ɗe)

  1. pearl millet
  2. millet

Usage notes

Alternative forms

  • gawriije (pl.)

References

  • Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.
  • 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)
  • Tourneux, Henry, Daïrou, Yaya (1999) Dictionnaire peul de l’agriculture et de la nature (Diamaré, Cameroun), suivi d’un index français-fulfulde‎[1] (in French), page 155
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