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1. wani curi wanda ake yi da farar ƙasa ko ƙonannen ƙashi. Ana amfani da shi wajen kaɗi ko rubutu. <> Natural chalk, or chalk made from burnt bones. The latter is used specially by spinners, to enable the spindle to twirl freely between their fingers.
2. alli gawayi: [a>lli/+ ga+wa"yi/+] = kanzil q.v.