amawali

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Hausa

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Etymology

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From Tuareg ămawal (part of the Tuareg veil).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔá.máː.wà.líː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.máː.wə̀.líː]

Noun

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amāwàlī m (plural amāwulā̀, possessed form amāwàlin)

  1. part of a turban which is used as a veil to cover the mouth

References

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