mama

mā̀ma (canonical feminine)
mā̀mar̃ (possessed-form)


mama

mā̀ma (canonical masculine)
mā̀man (possessed-form)


ido

idṑ (canonical masculine)
idòn (possessed-form)

From Proto-Chadic *ydn.
Cognate with Polci yiir, Tal yit, Miship jɪt, Mwaghavul yit, Ngizim dà, Goemai jīt, Diri ádō, Siri ítá, Pa'a átā, Kushi ʔàɗò, Beele iddo, Bole ídō, Kirfi íɾōː, Ngamo ìdò, Karekare ìdo, Gera īdi, Deno ídá, Duwai ī̀dà, Mbuko īɗé, Baka eli, Muyang ērī, Moloko alɛ́, Uldeme ārāy, Lagwan sɨ, Kirya-Konzel ncí, Podoko de, Zulgo-Gemzek aré, Daba hə̀rā, Dangaléat òdò.


nono

nōnṑ (canonical masculine)
nōnòn (possessed-form)

An areal word, perhaps from a Chadic root *nVnV- ("mother"), but also perhaps from Niger-Congo or Cushitic. Compare Sidamo unuuna (“breast”), Afar angu (“breast”), Saho angu (“breast”), Jiiddu eenge (“breast”), and Iraqw isaangw (“nipple, breast”).


farce

ha-noun

farcḕ m (plural farā̀tā, possessed form farcèn)

farcḕ (canonical masculine)
farā̀tā (plural)
farcèn (possessed-form)


baki

bā̀kī m (plural bākunā̀, possessed form bā̀kin)

bā̀kī (canonical masculine)
bākunā̀ (plural)
bā̀kin (possessed-form)

Cognate with Mangas pyik, Miship pu̯o, Beele ɓoɡo, Bole bō, Kirfi bù, Galambu bù, Gera bōːwì, Deno būɡí, Sha haagi, Gerka pák.


bindi

bindī̀ (canonical masculine)
bindìn (possessed-form)


gagai

gagài (canonical masculine)
gagàn (possessed-form)


kuni

kùnî (canonical masculine)
kùnîn (possessed-form)


kunne

kûnnē m (plural kunnuwā̀, possessed form kûnnen)

kûnnē (canonical masculine)
kunnuwā̀ (plural)
kûnnen (possessed-form)

From Proto-Chadic *km/*ɬm. Cognate with Beele kumo, Bole kūmī, Kirfi kúmā, Diri húmà, Siri kūūtá, Kariya kúméi, Goemai kwām, Polci kəəm, Mangas kɨmsi, Miya kúmáy, Saya kə̀:m, Muyang ɬìmì, Uldeme sləmāy, Bana slə́mə́, Matal sləm, Lagwan slɨmi, Moloko ɬəmáy, Mbuko ɬə́máy, Podoko sləma, Kirya-Konzel tlə́m, Daba zlìmī and Mpade shimu.


bura

būrā (canonical feminine)
būrar̃ (possessed-form)


kunci

kuncī̀ m (plural kumā̀tū, possessed form kuncìn)

kuncī̀ (canonical masculine)
kumā̀tū (plural)
kuncìn (possessed-form)

[kʷʊ́n.t͡ʃìː]


huhu

hūhū̀ m (plural hūhunā̀, possessed form hūhùn)

hūhū̀ (canonical masculine)
hūhunā̀ (plural)
hūhùn (possessed-form)


cibi

cībī̀ (canonical masculine)
cībìn (possessed-form)

(pathology) swollen protruding navel; umbilical hernia


haɓa

haɓā̀ f (plural haɓoɓi, possessed form haɓàr̃)

haɓā̀ (canonical feminine)
haɓoɓi (plural)
haɓàr̃ (possessed-form)


tana

tānā (canonical feminine)
tānar̃ (possessed-form)

(dialectal, chiefly anatomy) membrane covering a body part


laka

lakā (canonical feminine)
lakar̃ (possessed-form)


hanta

hantā̀ f (plural hantōcī or hantunā̀, possessed form hantàr̃)

hantā̀ (canonical feminine)
hantōcī (plural)
hantunā̀ (plural)
hantàr̃ (possessed-form)


wuski

wuskī m (plural wusā̀kē, possessed form wuskin)

wuskī (canonical masculine)
wusā̀kē (plural)
wuskin (possessed-form)


jinsi

jinsī̀ (canonical masculine)
jinsìn (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒɪ́n.sìː]


jini

jinī (canonical masculine)
jinin (possessed-form)


ciki

cikī̀ m (plural cikkunā̀, possessed form cikìn)

cikī̀ (canonical masculine)
cikkunā̀ (plural)
cikìn (possessed-form)


magani

māgànī m (plural māgungunā̀, possessed form māgànin)

māgànī (canonical masculine)
māgungunā̀ (plural)
māgànin (possessed-form)


gemu

gēmū̀ (canonical masculine)
gēmùn (possessed-form)


haila

hailā̀ (canonical feminine)
hailàr̃ (possessed-form)


giya

giyā̀ (canonical feminine)
giyàr̃ (possessed-form)


awaza

àwazā̀ f (plural àwàzū, possessed form àwazàr̃)

àwazā̀ (canonical feminine)
àwàzū (plural)
àwazàr̃ (possessed-form)

[ʔà.wə́.zàː]


wuya

wuyā̀ m (plural wuyōyī, possessed form wuyàn)

wuyā̀ (canonical masculine)
wuyōyī (plural)
wuyàn (possessed-form)

Cognate with Polci yuwar, Ngizim wùra, Bura wìlà, Kariya wír, Kushi wèːrè, Sha woú, Ron là.


wuya

wùyā (canonical feminine)
wùyar̃ (possessed-form)


kufai

kufai m (plural kufaifai, possessed form kufan)

kufaifai (plural)
kufan (possessed-form)


tautau

tautàu (canonical masculine)
tautàn (possessed-form)

A skin rash thought to be caused by drinking water in which a spider has died.


ajuza

àjūzā̀ f (plural àjū̀zai, possessed form àjūzàr̃)

àjūzā̀ (canonical feminine)
àjū̀zai (plural)
àjūzàr̃ (possessed-form)

[ʔà.d͡ʒúː.zàː]

(derogatory) a shameless woman, a (female) liar


biya

biyà (canonical feminine)
biyàr̃ (possessed-form)


harshe

harshḕ m (plural harsunā̀ or harā̀sā, possessed form harshèn)

harshḕ (canonical masculine)
harsunā̀ (plural)
harā̀sā (plural)
harshèn (possessed-form)

From Proto-Chadic *ls-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lis- (“tongue”). Cognate with Egyptian ns, Proto-Semitic *lišān-, and Proto-Berber *lis. Compare Lagwan nsli, Tal liis, Ron lîs, Gerka lís, Mundat àliʃi, Fyer lés, Tambas les, Sha alə́s, Dangaléat leese, Bole lishìm, Karekare lūsìn, Zulgo-Gemzek àràh, Muyang ārə̄ɗ, Podoko rəɗəɗá, Miya shínákə.


tsoka

tsōkā̀ f (plural tsōkōkī, possessed form tsōkàr̃)

tsōkā̀ (canonical feminine)
tsōkōkī (plural)
tsōkàr̃ (possessed-form)


kafaɗa

kā̀faɗā̀ f (plural kā̀fàɗū, possessed form kā̀faɗàr̃)

kā̀faɗā̀ (canonical feminine)
kā̀fàɗū (plural)
kā̀faɗàr̃ (possessed-form)

/kàː.fá.ɗàː/

[kàː.ɸə́.ɗàː]

From Arabic كِتْف (kitf) with metathesis.


hanci

hancī̀ m (plural hantunā̀, possessed form hancìn)

hancī̀ (canonical masculine)
hantunā̀ (plural)
hancìn (possessed-form)

Cognate with Warji cinna, Duwai əstán, Tal gɨzɨng, Bura kùcə̀r.


ƙumba

ƙùmbā (canonical feminine)
ƙùmbar̃ (possessed-form)

[kʷʼʊ̀m.báː]


ƙoda

ƙōdā̀ f (plural ƙōdōjī, possessed form ƙōdàr̃)

ƙōdā̀ (canonical feminine)
ƙōdōjī (plural)
ƙōdàr̃ (possessed-form)

Probably cognate with Mangas kooda, Lagwan xuɗɨsɨ, Saya kwâ:da.


gwiwa

gwīwā̀ f (plural gwīwōyī, possessed form gwīwàr̃)

gwīwā̀ (canonical feminine)
gwīwōyī (plural)
gwīwàr̃ (possessed-form)


hakiya

hakiyā̀ (canonical feminine)
hakiyàr̃ (possessed-form)


yatsa

yātsā̀ f (plural yātsū, possessed form yātsàr̃)

yātsā̀ (canonical feminine)
yātsū (plural)
yātsàr̃ (possessed-form)


ƙashi

ƙàshī m (plural ƙasūsuwā̀ or ƙassā̀, possessed form ƙàshin)

ƙàshī (canonical masculine)
ƙasūsuwā̀ (plural)
ƙassā̀ (plural)
ƙàshin (possessed-form)

From Proto-Chadic *ḳas-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳas-. Cognate with Blin ŋac, Qimant naš, Kariya kāāsū, Dangaléat kaaso, Ron kyâs, Sha gíʃ, Mundat àgəʃ, Duhwa gəʃ, Miya kúsíy. Compare Egyptian qs.


ƙirji

ƙìrjī m (plural ƙirā̀zā, possessed form ƙìrjin)

ƙìrjī (canonical masculine)
ƙirā̀zā (plural)
ƙìrjin (possessed-form)

[cʼɪ̀ɽ.d͡ʒíː]


ruwan inabi

[ɽʊ́.wáŋ ʔɪ́.nə̀.bíː]


haɓɓoje

haɓɓōjè (canonical masculine)
haɓɓōjèn (possessed-form)

[háɓ.ɓóː.d͡ʒè]


azzakari

àzzakàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
àzzakàr̃in (possessed-form)


annoba

ànnṑbā (canonical feminine)
ànnṑbar̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic اَلنَّوْبَة (an-nawba).


daƙashi

daƙàshī (canonical masculine)
daƙàshin (possessed-form)

/dá.kʼà.ʃíː/

[də́.kʼə̀.ʃíː]

An early loan from Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet adăɣăs.


ƙafa

ƙafā̀ f (plural ƙafā̀fū or ƙafāfuwā̀, possessed form ƙafàr̃)

ƙafā̀ (canonical feminine)
ƙafā̀fū (plural)
ƙafāfuwā̀ (plural)
ƙafàr̃ (possessed-form)


makari

makarī m (plural makàrai, possessed form makarin)

makarī (canonical masculine)
makàrai (plural)
makarin (possessed-form)

[mə́.kə́.ɽíː]


hodar-ibilis

From hōdā̀ (“powder”) + ìbìlîs (“Satan”), literally “Satan's powder”.


haƙori

ha-noun

haƙōrī m (plural haƙṑrā, possessed form haƙōrin)

haƙōrī (canonical masculine)
haƙṑrā (plural)
haƙōrin (possessed-form)

/há.kʼóː.ɽíː/

[há.kʷʼóː.ɽíː]

Related to haurḕ (“tusk of elephant or hippopotamus ivory”), from earlier *haƙrḕ. Probably cognate with Ron aŋgúr, Duhwa agûr, Mundat àgúrì, Fyer háŋgṑr, Tambas hàŋwì, Muyang àɬə́r, Moloko áɬar, Podoko slira, Zulgo-Gemzek zlír, Bura hyìr.


hannu

hannū m (plural hannaye or hannuwā̀, possessed form hannun)

hannū (canonical masculine)
hannaye (plural)
hannuwā̀ (plural)
hannun (possessed-form)


maƙoshi

maƙōshī m (plural makṑshai, possessed form maƙōshin)

maƙōshī (canonical masculine)
makṑshai (plural)
maƙōshin (possessed-form)

/má.kʼóː.ʃíː/

[mə́.kʷʼóː.ʃíː]