harfeere
Fula
Alternative forms
- halfeere
Etymology
From Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf).
Noun
harfeere nde (plural karfeeje ɗe)
- letter of the alphabet
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
- The form halfeere is apparently more common in Futa Jalon.
Derived terms
- harfeere hisabu
- harfeere limoore
Related terms
- harfuwol
References
- I.A. Mukoshy, A Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Ibadan, HEBN Publishers Plc, 2014.
- 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.
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.