wanaa

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Particle

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wanaa

  1. (Maasina) is not, it is not, not
    Taa hoola o sabo o wanaa koolniiɗo.
    Don't believe him, he is not trustworthy.
    Mi ɗalii o golle sabo o wanaa jiɗɗo golle.
    I fired him because he doesn't like to work.
    Gorko o yankirii sabo o wi'ii wanaa Laamɗo tomni ƴuwoonde.
    That fellow blasphemed because he said it wasn't God that made it rain.
    Si wanaa mi yarna na'i hannden fu ɗi tampan.
    If I don't water the cows today, they will be stressed.
    Miɗo anndi ɓe fuu, si wanaa tummbiiɗo hakkunde Ali e Muusa oon.
    I know all of them, except the one between Ali and Muusa.

Usage notes

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  • Various grammars list this term as either a defective verb or as a particle

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