ayaba

Boko

Etymology

From Hausa àyàbà, through intermediary Dendi àyàbà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.jā.bā/

Noun

àyaba

1. banana

References

• Jones, Ross (2004) Boko dictionary, Muenchen: LINCOM Europa, →ISBN

Bura

Etymology

From Hausa àyàbà, in turn borrowed from Nupe yàbà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [àjàbà]

Noun

àyàbà

1. banana

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Nupe yàbà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.jà.bà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ̀.jɛ̀.bə̀]

Noun

àyàbà f (plural àyàbà, possessed form àyàbàr̃)

1. banana

Descendants

• Dendi: àyàbà
  • Boko: ayaba

Yoruba

Etymology

From aya (“wife”) +‎ ọba (“monarch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.jā.bā/

Noun

ayaba

1. queen

   Synonyms: olorì, yèyélúwa