jawleeru

Fula

Noun

jawleeru ndu (plural jawleeji ɗi) (Adamawa)

1. guesthouse (for men only)
2. grass-roofed hut through which entrance is made to a compound

Usage notes

• Used in Adamawa Fulfulde.
• Used in Nigerian Fulfulde.

References

• Caroline Huber, "Stages of Life: Traditions and Rites of the Faaranko’en, a Fulɓe clan in the Northwest Province of Cameroon," SIL, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2008.
• I.A. Mukoshy, A Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Ibadan, HEBN Publishers Plc, 2014.