sawru
Appearance
Fula
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown root.
Noun
[edit]- stick, cane (esp. a long, straight stick used by herders)
- (Pular) switch, flexible rod
- (Nigerian Fulfulde) staff of office
Usage notes
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- cawel (diminutive form)
- sawru aaraandu ("iron-bound stick")
- sawru tuggorteendu ("cane")
- sawru-wirdu ("rib")
- ta'ugo sawru ("raised seam")
References
[edit]- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
- D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.
- F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)
- Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.