wanaa

Fula

Alternative forms

• (Pular) wonaa
• naa

Etymology

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Particle

wanaa

1. (Maasina) is not, it is not, not

   Taa hoola o sabo o wanaa koolniiɗo.

   Don't believe him, he is not trustworthy.

   Mi ɗalii o golle sabo o wanaa jiɗɗo golle.

   I fired him because he doesn't like to work.

   Gorko o yankirii sabo o wi'ii wanaa Laamɗo tomni ƴuwoonde.

   That fellow blasphemed because he said it wasn't God that made it rain.

   Si wanaa mi yarna na'i hannden fu ɗi tampan.

   If I don't water the cows today, they will be stressed.

   Miɗo anndi ɓe fuu, si wanaa tummbiiɗo hakkunde Ali e Muusa oon.

   I know all of them, except the one between Ali and Muusa.

Usage notes

• Various grammars list this term as either a defective verb or as a particle

Derived terms

• si wanaa
• so wanaa
• wanaa gootum
• wanaa tokorajum
• wantaa

 

Related terms

• hanaa
• hinaa
• wonude
• waldaa

References

• Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.