Japan

Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)


Ankara

[ʔáŋ.kə̀.rə̀]


Ali

a male given name, equivalent to English Ali


Mohammed

a male given name: Alternative form of Muhammadu


Ibrahim

[ʔɪ̀b.ráː.hɪ̀ŋ]

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm).

bor

Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)


Muharram

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram).


Sha'aban

[ʃə̀.ʔà.bâŋ]

Arabic شَعْبَان (šaʕbān)


Hasan

a male given name, Hasan, traditionally given to a first-born twin


Musa

a male given name, Musa, from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses


Amina

Amīnà (canonical feminine)
Amī̀nā (canonical feminine)

[ʔá.míː.nə̀]


Mustapha

[mʊ́s.tə̀.ɸáː]

Arabic مُصْطَفَى (muṣṭafā)


Asiya

[ʔáː.sɪ́.jɛ̀]

Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)


Maka

Makà (canonical feminine)
Makkà (alternative)

→ Nupe: Mákàn


Yunan

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْيُونَان (al-yūnān).

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Wagadugu

[wə̀.ɡə̀.dɪ́.ɡʷʊ̀]

Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)


Yamal

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Oktoba

[ʔɔ̀k.tóː.bàː]


Isa

Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā)

Jesus (a prophet in Islam, regarded as the son of God in Christianity)

a male given name, equivalent to English Jesus


Kano

Kano (a state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone)

Kano (a city, the state capital of Kano State, Nigeria)


Kaduna

From kadunnā̀, an obsolete plural of kadā (“crocodile”).

Kaduna (a state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone)

Kaduna (a city, the state capital of Kaduna State, Nigeria)


Abeokuta

Abeokuta (the largest city and state capital of Ogun State, Nigeria)


Maiduguri

[mèi.dɪ́.ɡʷʊ̀.rɪ́]

Maiduguri (a city, the state capital of Borno State, Nigeria)


Adamu

[ʔàː.də̀.mʊ́]


Sham

From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”).

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

the Levant: Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon


Cadi

Lake Chad (a freshwater lake at the junction of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon in Central Africa)


Jamus

[d͡ʒáː.mʊ̀s]

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Turai

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


Farisa

[ɸáː.rɪ́.sə̀]


Daura

Daura (a city in Katsina State, Nigeria)


Jos

Jos (a city, the state capital of Plateau State, Nigeria)


Yusufu

[júː.sɪ́.ɸʊ̀]

From Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yôsēp̄).

a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph


Haruna

From Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărôn).

a male given name, Harun, equivalent to English Aaron


Azumi

[ʔá.zɪ̀.mɪ́]

a female given name given to a girl born during Ramadan


Indiya

[ʔɪ́n.dɪ́.jɛ̀]


Abdullahi

عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه

a male given name, equivalent to English Abdullah


Nijeriya

Nī̀jēr̃iyà (canonical feminine)
Najeriya (alternative)
Naijeriya (alternative)

[nìː.d͡ʒéː.rɪ́.jɛ̀]

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Afirka

[ʔá.ɸɪ́r.kə̀]

Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)


Amirka

Amìr̃kà (canonical feminine)
Amurka (alternative)

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America (a country in North America)


Anaca

/ʔà.nà.t͡ʃà/

[ʔà.nə̀.t͡ʃə̀]


Tambutu

Tàmbūtù (canonical)
Tambūtù (canonical feminine)


Kwara

→ English: Kwara

→ Yoruba: Kúwárà

Niger (a major river in West Africa, that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)


Ingila

/ʔíːn.ɡì.là/

[ʔíːɲ.ɟɪ̀.lə̀]

England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Fatakwal

[ɸə́.táː.kʷàl]


Zariya

[záː.ɽɪ́.jɛ̀]


Zazzau

Zaria (a city in Nigeria) (traditional name, especially in reference to the emirate)


Katsina

[kə̀.sʼɪ́.nə̀]


Alƙahira

[ʔàl.kʼáː.hɪ̀.rə́]

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).

اَلْقَاهِرَة


Madina

Borrowed from Arabic الْمَدِينَة (al-madīna).


Tarabulus

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus).


Bagadaza

[bə̀.ɡə̀.dáː.zə̀]


Faransa

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


Ƙasar Maka

Ƙasar̃ Makà (canonical feminine)
Ƙasar Makka (alternative)

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Saudiyya

From Arabic السَّعُودِيَّة (as-saʕūdiyya).

السَّعُودِيَّة


Habasha

[há.bə́.ʃə̀]


Saliyo

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044


Rasha

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Jumma'a

[d͡ʒɪ́m.mə́.ʔàː]

Borrowed from Arabic الجُمْعَة (al-jumʕa).

days of the week: ranar mako: Litinin · Talata · Laraba · Alhamis · Jumma'a · Asabar · Lahadi [edit]


Asabar

Borrowed from Arabic السَّبْت (as-sabt).


Lahadi

Lahàdì (canonical feminine)
Ladi (alternative)

Borrowed from Arabic الْأَحَد (al-ʔaḥad).


Litinin

[lìː.tɪ̀.nɪ̂ŋ]

Borrowed from Arabic الاِثْنَيْن (al-iṯnayn).


Talata

Borrowed from Arabic الثُّلَاثَاء (aṯ-ṯulāṯāʔ).

الثُّلَاثَاء

Arabic الثُّلَاثَاء (aṯ-ṯulāṯāʔ)


Laraba

Borrowed from Arabic الْأَرْبِعَاء (al-ʔarbiʕāʔ).

الْأَرْبِعَاء

Arabic الْأَرْبِعَاء (al-ʔarbiʕāʔ)


Alhamis

Borrowed from Arabic الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs).


Afrilu

[ʔàɸ.ríː.lɪ̀]


Agusta

/ʔà.ɡús.tàː/

[ʔà.ɡʷʊ́s.tàː]


Rabi'u Lawwal

[ɽə̀.bíː.ʔʊ̀ láw.wàl]

Borrowed from Arabic رَبِيع الْأَوَّل (rabīʕ al-ʔawwal).

رَبِيع الْأَوَّل


Rabi'u Lahir

head

Ràbī'ù Lāhìr̃

ha-proper noun

Ràbī'ù Lāhìr̃

/ɽà.bíː.ʔù láː.hìr/

[ɽə̀.bíː.ʔʊ̀ láː.hɪ̀r]

Borrowed from Arabic رَبِيع الْآخِر (rabīʕ al-ʔāḵir).

bor

رَبِيع الْآخِر

Arabic رَبِيع الْآخِر (rabīʕ al-ʔāḵir)


Jimada Lawwal

Borrowed from Arabic جُمَادَى الْأُولَى (jumādā l-ʔūlā).

جُمَادَى الْأُولَى


Jimada Lahir

head

Jìmādā Lāhìr̃

ha-proper noun

Jìmādā Lāhìr̃

[d͡ʒɪ̀.máː.dáː láː.hɪ̀r]

Borrowed from Arabic جُمَادَى الْآخِرَة (jumādā l-ʔāḵira).

bor

جُمَادَى الْآخِرَة


Ramalan

[ɽə̀.mə̀.lâŋ]

Borrowed from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).


Zulƙida

Borrowed from Arabic ذُو الْقَعْدَة (ḏū l-qaʕda).

ذُو الْقَعْدَة

Arabic ذُو الْقَعْدَة (ḏū l-qaʕda)


Zulhajji

Borrowed from Arabic ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja).

ذُو الْحِجَّة

Arabic ذُو الْحِجَّة (ḏū l-ḥijja)


Masar

Masàr̃ (canonical feminine)
Misira (alternative)

Borrowed from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr). Doublet of masàr̃ā.

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Alƙur'ani

head

Àlƙùr̃'ānī̀ m

ha-proper noun

Àlƙùr̃'ānī̀ m

/ʔàl.kʼùr.ʔáː.nìː/

[ʔàl.kʷʼʊ̀r.ʔáː.nìː]

Borrowed from Arabic الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān).


Ladi

a female given name given to a girl born on a Sunday


Balarabe

From Lā̀r̃àbā (“Wednesday”), with conflation from etymology 1.

a male given name given to a boy born on a Wednesday


Gwalkwas

(historical) Gold Coast (colonial name of modern Ghana)


Linjila

[lɪ̀n.d͡ʒíː.láː]


Landan

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England)


Isƙandariya

Borrowed from Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya).

bor

الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة


Italiya

[ʔɪ̀.táː.lɪ́.jɛ̀]


Isra'ila

/ʔìs.ráː.ʔíː.là/

[ʔɪ̀s.ráː.ʔíː.lə̀]

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْرَائِيل (ʔisrāʔīl).

Arabic إِسْرَائِيل (ʔisrāʔīl)

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


Haɗeja

[há.ɗéː.d͡ʒə̀]


Calawa

/t͡ʃáː.láː.wáː/

[t͡ʃáː.láː.wáː]


Filato

[ɸɪ̀.làː.tó]


Dogon Dutsi

[dóː.ɡʷán dúː.sʼɪ̀]

From dogo + dutsi, literally "high outcrop".


Misira

Alternative form of Masar: Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Najeriya

head

Nā̀jēr̃iyā̀ f

ha-proper noun

Nā̀jēr̃iyā̀ f

[nàː.d͡ʒéː.rɪ́.jàː]

Alternative form of Nijeriya: Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Lakwaja

[lə́.kʷə́.d͡ʒə̀]


Gusau

Gusau (a city, the state capital of Zamfara State, Nigeria)


Muhammadu

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).


Hadizatu

a female given name, equivalent to English Khadija


Zainabu

Zaynab (the daughter and granddaughter of Muhammad)

a female given name, equivalent to English Zaynab


Saratu

a female given name, equivalent to English Sarah


A'ishatu

/ʔáː.ʔì.ʃá.tù/

[ʔáː.ʔɪ̀.ʃə́.tɪ̀]

bor

Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša)


Hauwa

a female given name, equivalent to English Eve


Dauda

a male given name, equivalent to English David


Isiyaku

[ʔɪ́.sɪ́.jáː.kʷʊ̀]

Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq)

a male given name, equivalent to English Isaac


Isma'ilu

/ʔìs.máː.ʔíː.lù/

[ʔɪ̀s.máː.ʔíː.lɪ̀]

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl).

Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)

a male given name, Ismail, equivalent to English Ishmael


Jibirilu

[d͡ʒɪ̀.bɪ̀.ríː.lɪ̀]

a male given name, Jibril, equivalent to English Gabriel


Sulemanu

Borrowed from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān).

a male given name, Suleyman, equivalent to English Solomon


Husaini

a male given name, Husayn or Hussein, traditionally given to a second-born twin


Yaƙubu

Yā̀ƙubù (canonical masculine)
Yakubu (alternative)

[jàː.kʷʼʊ́.bʊ̀]

a male given name, Yakub, equivalent to English Jacob


Yakubu

[jàː.kʷʊ́.bʊ̀]


Maryamu

a female given name, Maryam, equivalent to English Mary


Faɗimatu

[ɸáː.ɗɪ̀.mə́.tɪ̀]

a female given name, equivalent to English Fatima


Rahila

/ɽà.híː.láː/

[ɽə̀.híː.láː]

Arabic رَاحِيل (rāḥīl)

a female given name, equivalent to English Rachel


Afirka ta Kudu

[ʔá.ɸɪ̀r.kə̀ tə́ kʷʊ́.dɪ̀]

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Kwango

Kwangò (canonical feminine)
Congo (alternative)

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Bosniya

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)

Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Borno

Borno (a state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone)


Bahar Maliya

From Arabic الْبَحْر الْأَحْمَر (al-baḥr al-ʔaḥmar).

الْبَحْر الْأَحْمَر


Watari

[wə̀.tə̀.ɽɪ́]


Abdulhamid

From Arabic عَبْدُ الْحَمِيد (ʕabdu l-ḥamīd).

عَبْدُ الْحَمِيد

Arabic عَبْدُ الْحَمِيد (ʕabdu l-ḥamīd)


Abdulƙadir

head

Àbdùlƙādìr̃ m

ha-proper noun

Àbdùlƙādìr̃ m

From Arabic عَبْدُ الْقَادِر (ʕabdu l-qādir).

bor

عَبْدُ الْقَادِر


Abdurrahim

head

Àbdùr̃r̃àhîm

ha-proper noun

Àbdùr̃r̃àhîm

From Arabic عَبْدُ الرَّحِيم (ʕabdu r-raḥīm).

bor

عَبْدُ الرَّحِيم

Arabic عَبْدُ الرَّحِيم (ʕabdu r-raḥīm)


Abdussalamu

From Arabic عَبْدُ الْسَلَام (ʕabdu l-salām).

عَبْدُ الْسَلَام


Faruƙu

Fā̀r̃uƙù (canonical masculine)
Fā̀r̃ukù (alternative)

[ɸàː.rɪ́.kʷʼʊ̀]


Faruku

[ɸàː.rɪ́.kʷʊ̀]


Hafizu

[háː.ɸɪ́.zɪ̀]


Halima

From Arabic حَلِيمَة (ḥalīma). The ending is irregular, so it may instead be a feminine form of حَلِيم (ḥalīm) formed within Hausa.


Ruƙayyatu

[ɽɪ́.kʼɛ̀j.jɛ́.tɪ̀]


Abdu

From Arabic عَبْدُ (ʕabdu) (as a component of names).

A short form of any of various male given names starting with Abdu-, like Àbdùllāhì or Àbdùlƙādìr̃.


Audu

An alteration of Abdù, following a regular sound change.


Usumanu

[ʔʊ̀.sɪ̀.máː.nɪ̀]

Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)


Gajere

/ɡà.(d)ʒéː.ɽé/

[ɡə̀.d͡ʒéː.ɽé]


Kaka

a female or male given name given to a girl (or occasionally a boy) born during harvesttime


Magaji

[mə́.ɡàː.d͡ʒɪ́]


Masoro

[mə̀.sóː.ɽó]


Gagarau

/ɡàː.ɡà.ɽáu/

[ɡàː.ɡə̀.ɽáu]


Haƙurau

[hà.kʷʼʊ̀.ɽáu]


Sallau

From sallā̀ (“prayer, religious holiday”) + -au.


Shekarau

/ʃèː.kà.ɽáu/

[ʃèː.kə̀.ɽáu]


Tasalla

From ta (“of”) + sallā̀ (“prayer, religious holiday”).


Maigari

[mèi.ɡə̀.ɽɪ́]

From mài (“possessing”) + gàrī (“town”).


Mairiga

/mài.ɽìː.ɡà/

[mèi.ɽìː.ɡə̀]

From mài (“possessing”) + rī̀gā (“gown”).


Maiwada

From mài (“possessing”) + wàdā (“wealth”).


Maikuɗi

[mèi.kʷʊ́.ɗɪ́]

From mài (“possessing”) + kuɗī (“money”).


Maitama

From mài (“possessing”) + tamā (“iron ore”).


Maigado

From mài (“possessing”) + gadō (“throne”).


Maiɗaki

From mài (“possessing”) + ɗākī̀ (“room”).


Jummai

a female given name given to a girl born on a Friday


Asabe

a female given name given to a girl born on a Saturday


Altine

a female given name given to a girl born on a Monday


Talatu

a female given name given to a girl born on a Tuesday


Balaraba

From Lā̀r̃àbā (“Wednesday”), conflated in form with Bàlār̃abḕ (“Arab”).

a female given name given to a girl born on a Wednesday


Lami

a female given name given to a girl born on a Thursday


Ɗanjuma

[ɗán.d͡ʒúː.mə̀]

From ɗan (“son of”) + Jumma'ā̀ (“Friday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Friday


Ɗan Asabe

[ɗáŋ ʔà.sə̀.bé]

From ɗan (“son of”) + Àsabàr̃ (“Saturday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Saturday


Ɗanladi

From ɗan (“son of”) + Lahàdì (“Sunday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Sunday


Ɗan Altine

[ɗáŋ ʔàl.tɪ̀.né]

From ɗan (“son of”) + Lī̀tìnîn (“Monday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Monday


Ɗantala

From ɗan (“son of”) + Tàlātā̀ (“Tuesday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Tuesday


Ɗanlami

From ɗan (“son of”) + Àlhàmîs (“Thursday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Thursday


Ɗan Azumi

[ɗáŋ ʔá.zɪ̀.mɪ́]

From ɗan (“child of”) + azùmī (“month of fasting”).

a male given name given to a boy born during Ramadan


Ganau

a male given name given to a boy born at the new moon


Ɗan Kaka

[ɗáŋ kàː.kə́]

From ɗan (“child of”) + kā̀kā (“harvest season”).

a male given name given to a boy born during harvesttime


Shanono

/ʃàː.nóː.nò/

[ʃàː.nóː.nò]

a male or female given name given to a child born when a calf is being delivered


Barau

a male given name given to a boy born after many older siblings who died in infancy


Jatau

a male given name given to a boy with light skin


Hasana

a female given name (traditionally given to a first-born twin)


Husaina

Husàinā (canonical feminine)
Usàinā (alternative)

a female given name (traditionally given to a second-born twin)


Magajiya

[mə́.ɡáː.d͡ʒɪ̀.jáː]


Birtaniya

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#English:_Q145

United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


Birnin Ƙudus

[bɪ́r.nɪ́ŋ kʷʼʊ́.dɪ̀s]


Ƙudus

[kʷʼʊ́.dɪ̀s]

Only used in Bir̃nin Ƙudùs (“Jerusalem”)


Kwiyat

Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Tsanyawa

[sʼɛ́ɲ.jáː.wáː]


Jahun

[d͡ʒáː.hʊ̀ŋ]


Katagum

[kə́.táː.ɡʷʊ̀ŋ]


Gobir

(historical) Gobir (a kingdom in Nigeria)


Ɓaɓura

[ɓáː.ɓʊ̀.ɽə̀]


Damagaram

[də̀.mə́.ɡə̀.ráŋ]

Synonym of Zàndâr̃: Zinder (a city in Niger)


Funtuwa

[ɸʊ̀n.tʊ́.wə̀]


Jibiya

[d͡ʒɪ́.bɪ́.jɛ̀]


Maraɗi

[mə́.ɽáː.ɗɪ́]


Soba

Soba (a local government area of Nigeria)


Bahar Rum

[bə̀.hàr ɽɪ̂ŋ]

From Arabic بَحْر الرُّوم (baḥr ar-rūm).

bor

بَحْر الرُّوم


Siriya

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Birnin Kudu

[bɪ́r.nɪ́ŋ kʷʊ́.dɪ̀]


Kafin Hausa

[kə́.ɸɪ̀ŋ háu.sə́]


Sabon Gida

[sáː.báɲ ɟɪ́.dáː]


Musawa

From Mūsā + -āwā, literally "Musa's people".


Dutse

Dutse (the largest city and state capital of Jigawa State, Nigeria)


Giginyu

[ɟɪ̀.ɟɪ̀ɲ.jʊ́]


Dogarai

/dòː.ɡà.ɽái/

[dòː.ɡə̀.ɽéi]


Iraƙi

Ìr̃âƙì (canonical feminine)
Ìr̃âƙ (alternative)

/ʔì.râː.kʼì/

[ʔɪ̀.râː.cʼɪ̀]

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Almasihu

(Islam, Christianity) Jesus, the Messiah


Umaru

[ʔʊ̀.mə́.rɪ̀]


Akure

[ʔà.kʷʊ́.ɽé]

Akure (the largest city and state capital of Ondo State, Nigeria)