ngaska

Fula

Etymology

Compare wasgo. Possibly related to Serer yas (“to make a hole”).

Noun

ngaska ka (plural gasɗe ɗe)

1. (Adamawa) hole (in the ground)

   ngaska aawre

   (lit. "seed hole" a little hole in which to sow seeds)

   ngaska gawri

   (lit. "sorghum hole" a subterranean granary for storing sorghum)

References

• Tourneux, Henry, Daïrou, Yaya (1998) Dictionnaire peul de l'agriculture et de la nature (Diamaré, Cameroun), suivi d'un index français-fulfulde‎^[1] (in French), Paris: Karthala, →ISBN, retrieved 28 April 2023