h
hour, time
harass, bother
handle, wooden center of spear
hunter, fisherman, or warrior who uses magic as primary tool
hiccups
hair
lit: residue of head
harp-like guitar
headlights {lit: eye of truck}
hunting
head cloth
house, home
hunter
hide, skin
hard (pounding in mortar)
see also 'ndùkɨ̀'
hedgehog
have, own, possess
harvest a bad crop, the little that grew
handsome fellow, good man
hit [s.t. aimed at]
hide, skin
have many holes, be very punctured
help
have something done for one
have diarrhea
horse hobbles
human being, person
homeland, country
hammer, nail
hugely fat {insult}
help
honey beer
huge drum {of day origin}
see also 'kɔ̀dɨ̀,dàlì,gáng'
hitching post
hurt, injured
hair
here and there without a purpose
heavily (fall)
desc. of 'sō/^MB^-^MB^/tɨ́sō' (^^ for ^^)
hide
how dumb!
hole in [cloth]
horn, trumpet
horse blanket
hole dug by insect or animal
hole in ground for defecating
half brother, brother
lit: child of father
heart
heart
heart
hard yellow part of honey {substance used by bees to close hive}
hesitate to do something for [s.o.]
how stupid!
heel
hunch
high (jump)
herniated belly button
hang around doing nothing
hump [cow, camel]
hearthstone
hole, ditch, rut
honk-honk
hey! {to attract attention}
herd, lead, direct
Hajaray, people from mountainous area around Mongo {Kenga, Dajo, etc.}
here; there
see also 'ɗàn,ndìn'
hot season {encompassing months of March and April}
hole, slit in earth for seed
hesitation
honey of this insect
hey
him, her, it {oblique form}
used to indicate reference to a noun phrase in subj. position; see also '-á'
hot pepper [Capsicum frutescens]
holiday
heavy and ugly {like a badly cooked tuber}
Hor-man subgroup of Sar whose origins are not Sara
see also 'Yìlìm,Tùníyà'
hey
hard bare surface
hat
hair style
hernia of groin
horse species, very large with white forehead and reddish hair
hard (rubbing with fingers)
hole made in string in snare
humorous talk, goofing off
hide, keep secret
hunger
hangnails; ingrown toenail; any sore around nails
heavy part of beer
see 'dùmā'
hollow place
heron
hollow piece of [s.t.]
honor
hunt for small animals {done right after bush fire}
hunt {for small animals done several days after bush fire}
see also 'rīi'
hair parting tool {sharp single pronged, with cylindrical wooden handle}
head cloth
hole in tree
hat
have intercourse with
huge one
expression '^MB^ dèē' 'a huge person'
hepatitis
hide in many places
honey
how are you?
harvest ['small millet',corn] {by breaking off head}
happiness, joy; celebration
headlight, headlights
complement is vehicle: '^MB^ kà̰myō̰o̰' 'headlight of truck'
horn {of car, etc.}
huge person
hoe, weed
when ground is dry
hot pepper
hopping (jump)
heartily and showing teeth (laugh)
desc. of 'gō'
hard dry area with no plants growing
here and there
ha-ha-ha {laugh of important person}
huddle
have no milk (breasts)
heavily (walk)
desc. of ^^
help!
hat
hippopotamus
he, she, it, they {subj. form indicating reference to a previous subject in the same sentence}
see also '-ǹ,-á/n-'; becomes ^^ when preceding a vowel
honey from this insect
horn
honk-honk {sound of car horn}
hearts {suit in cards}
hard palate
high (pile up)
desc. of 'ndúl̄,ndún̄'
heaven
hustler, street urchin
hook used to fetch bucket that has fallen in well
hospital
hit, smack {several times}
heart [animal]
huge, gigantic (person)
hoof
hip
hard unripe fruit
herd, flock, school
hello, greetings
hard yellow part of honey
hard surface of trees; bark
heavily (walk, run)
heavy eater
hot season
hole
heavily, with great mass (walk)
heavily (walk on, step on, etc.)
here
horse
horribly (covered with sores)
desc. of 'tɔ́r̄ dòo'
here, there
normally supposes subj. is in some sense standing -- see also 'tèn,ndìn'
here, there
normally supposes that subj. is in some sense 'lying' -- see also 'ndìń,ɗàń'
here, there
normally supposes that subj. is in some sense 'seated' -- see also 'ɗàń,tèń'
Hisan Habre {president of Chad during period when dictionary was written}
hard exterior of stalk
hairstyle with thick braids and with no thread used in tying them
here; there
Plural: 'ndìn-ndìn'
here; there
hibiscus seeds
hello
hibiscus whose white fruit is used in sauce ^^
Hausa {Nigerian people with colony in Moissala}
here
hair parting device
hole {dug for a purpose}.
hole.
hole, ditch, rut (shortened form of hól-ɓēe).
hour, time.
help.