Gambaru
Baatonum
Etymology
Folk etymology suggests it comes from gam (“elsewhere”) + barum (“language”), literally “Language of elsewhere” or gam (“elsewhere”) + bàru (“adjective relating to anything Baatonu”), literally “That which is not the Baatonu”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡàm.bà.rū/
Noun
Gambaru (plural Gambarusu, focus Gambaruwa, plural focus Gambarusa)
- Hausa people
- Hausa language
Usage notes
- g-class noun
Descendants
- Yoruba: Gàm̀bàrí
References
- Barassounon, Pierre; Biɔ, Sanu; Biɔ, Thébault; Goragui, Léonard; Soutar, Jean (February 17, 2021) Dictionnaire Baatonum, Philadelphia: SIL International