mamaye

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From māmàyē (“to invade, conquer”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /màː.mà.jéː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [màː.mɛ̀.jéː]

Noun[edit]

mā̀màyē m (possessed form mā̀màyen)

  1. military occupation

References[edit]

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 149.

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun[edit]

mamaye (n class, plural mamaye)

  1. Contraction of mama yake: his/her mother.

Synonyms[edit]

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