akawal

Hausa

Etymology

From Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet akăwel (“black camel or horse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔá.ká.wàl/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔá.kə́.wàl]

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Noun

akawàl m (plural àkàwàlai)

1. horse or person with shiny, black skin

Alternative forms

• akawàlī

References

• Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN