ɓaawo

Fula

Etymology

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Noun

ɓaawo ngo (plural ɓaawe) (plural ɓabbe)

1. (anatomy, Pular, Adamawa) back, rear-end

   Ɓaawo an ngon no muusa.

   My back hurts

2. back (of a thing)

Adverb

ɓaawo

1. behind

Conjunction

ɓaawo

1. after

   Ɓaawo o anndii siɗɗo makko on waraama, o jippii heña himo jogii labbooru himo diwna.

   After he knew that one of his parents had been killed, he went down quickly, holding a spear in his hands and shaking.

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.