Gambari

Yoruba

Etymology

From Baatonum Gambaru (“Hausa”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡà.ŋ̀.bà.ɾí/

Proper noun

Gàm̀bàrí

1. (sometimes derogatory) A term for people living north of Yorubaland, specifically the Hausa people and Nupe people.

   Synonyms: Awúsá, Tápà, Kèm̀bèrí

2. a surname, often belonging to someone of Northern Nigerian descent

Derived terms

• èdè Gàm̀bàrí (“Hausa language”)

Further reading

• Adéẹ̀kọ́, Adélékè. 'Oral Poetry and Hegemony: Yorùbá Oríkì [1], 2001