yaba

→ Hausa: àyàbà

→ Bura: àyàbà

→ Dendi: àyàbà

→ Boko: ayaba


lemu

From Hausa lḕmō, ultimately from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn).


ebe

Erythrocebus patas
Erythrocebus patas#Translingual


latici

From latí (“field”) + -ci (inhabitant of, demonymic suffix).


eci

From Proto-Nupoid *iti. Cognates include Asu eci, Dibo eci, Gupa-Abawa itsi, Kakanda iti, Kupa ici.

yam (general term) (Dioscorea)
yellow Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata)


teba

eba (a swallow made with cassava flour (gàri))


bindiga

bin̄diga (canonical)
bin̄digazhì (plural)

From Hausa bindigā̀, from Kanuri bəndəgə ultimately from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya).

der

بُنْدُقِيَّة


shayi

From Hausa shāyì, from Arabic شَاي (šāy)


duku

From Hausa kūdaku, kūdàkū (“sweet potato”).
* Compare with Yoruba kúkúǹdùkú, ọ̀dùnkún

cog

kúkúǹdùkú, ọ̀dùnkún


kannafuru

Ultimately from Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful), perhaps via Hausa kànumfàr̃ī. Compare Yoruba kànáfùrù.


alubasa

From Hausa albasa, from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal). Compare Yoruba àlùbọ́sà, àlùbásà, and Gun àlùbásà.

àlùbọ́sà, àlùbásà


bishe

Musa à gí bishe gí

Mi le bishe yé tsúwó.


yabako

From yàbà (“banana”) + -kó (“augmentative suffix”), literally “big banana”.


matopaci

mátòpáci (canonical)
mátòpácizhì (plural)

From mátòpá (“driving”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).


guzhiya

Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea#Translingual


lyalya

moinmoin; a Nigerian food made of cowpeas.


bindigatswaci

bin̄digatswaci (canonical)
bin̄digatswacizhì (plural)

/bī.ŋ̄.dī.ɡā.t͡sʷā.t͡ʃī/

From bin̄diga (“firearm”) + tswa (“to forge”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).


ebasanci

From ebasan (“divination”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).

diviner (equivalent of a babalawo in Nupe divination (eba))


emi dzuru

/ē.mĩ́ d͡zú.ɾú/

From emí (“oil”) + dzúrú (“red”), literally “red oil”.


etunloci

From etunlo (“working”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).


enikoci

From eníkó (“singing”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).


dokoci

From dòkò (“horse”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).


enunuci

/ē.nũ̄.nũ̀.t͡ʃī/

From enunù (“hoeing”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).

Enunùci dókun latí o


ebogaci

/ē.bó.ɡá.t͡ʃī/

From ebógá (“judging”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).


bureedi

Borrowed from English bread, possibly via Hausa burodi.


ekungunci

ekungùnci (canonical)
ekungùncizhì (plural)

/ē.kũ̄.ɡũ̀.t͡ʃī/

From ekungùn (“warring”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).

The Nupe were warriors, fishers and farmers.

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ewogici

/ē.wó.ɡí.t͡ʃī/

bitter cola (Garcinia kola), used for cough medicine


ebagogi

/ē.bá.ɡò.ɡī/

From ebágò (“husband taking”) + -gi + [Term?] (“diminutive suffix”), literally “husband snatcher”.


lubasa

Clipping of àlùbása. See there for more.


epin

egusi (seeds of the pàràgi melon used to make soup)


yikanwanci

From yikanwan (“fishing”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).


cigbejinci

cigbèjinci (canonical)
cigbèjincizhì (plural)

/t͡ʃī.ɡ͡bè.d͡ʒĩ̄.t͡ʃī/

From cigbèjin (“medicine making”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).

traditional medicine
traditional medicine

doctor (in particular) traditional medicine doctor