biyayya

Hausa

Etymology

From bi +‎ -ayyā̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bì.jáj.jàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bɪ̀.jɛ́j.jàː]

Noun

bìyayyā̀ f (possessed form bìyayyàr̃)

1. obedience, loyalty, allegiance

References

• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 22.