nguurndam
Fula
Etymology
From the root wuur-, related to living
Noun
nguurndam ɗam
- life
- living
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
- In Pular, ngurndan may be more common.
References
- 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.
- G.V. Zubko, Kamuusu Pular (Fulfulde)-Riisinkoore-Faransinkoore, "Riisinkoore" 1980
- I.A. Mukoshy, A Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Ibadan, HEBN Publishers Plc, 2014.