rantsuwa. take an --, rantse; yi rantsuwa; vide sa'ba IV; buga laya.
obdurately,
gadirga.
obeisance,
make, rusuna; vide afi; sujada.
obey,
bi; ji; bauta II. 2. obedience, biyayya; jin gari; jiyayya.
-- to parents, bin iyaye.
object,
vide thing.
obligatory,
bide incumbent.
obliterate,
kashe I; vide kisa ii, 12.
oblong,
an murabba'i mai-dari.
obsequiousness,
k'ank'an da kai.
observe (=look at),
duba; tsokata.(=keep),kiyaya; kiyaye. (=say), ce. observant, be, ankara. being --, hattara; lura 2. power of observation, lissafi. keeping observation, la'akari.
obstinate,
take -- stand, jajirce; kafe. obstinately, alkarfa. obstinacey, taurin kai.
obtain,
samu; sama IV; 'dosana.
-- by trading, cinikanta; cinuta.
-- use or benefit of, ci moriya.
-- by false pretences, haga.
-- by begging, barataii.
obvious,
a-fili; walihan. obviously, alhali.
occasionally,
lokaci lokaci; loto loto vide bi I. 5.
occiput,
k'yeya; kwanya.
occupation (=calling),
sana'a.
occupier of room,
or hut, mai-'daki.
ocular demonstration,
vide zahiri.
odd (an odd number),
mara III.2. odds and ends, tarkace.
odour,
pleasant, k'anshi; shasshek'i. cause to have pleasant --, k'ansasa. pleasant or unpleasant --, hancini; wari. unpleasant --, 'doyi; gance.
-- of blood, meat, &c., kanni.
-- of burning rag or fles, k'auri.
-- of the unwashed, of urine, &c., k'ari I.
oesophagus,
jannai; jan yaro; mak'ogwaro. of na III; ta III; -n; -r.
offence,
vide fault. quickness to take --, bak'ar zuciya.
offer,
v. mik'a. make tentative -- (in trading), taya II. making tentative -- (in trading), tayi III.
office,
invest official with new, baibaya III.
official position,
sarauta.
officiousness,
gajagani; karambani; giduniya, &c.
offspring,
'ya'ya; 'diya; iri; zuriya.
of no account,
make, consider, banzanta.
often,
bi da bi; sau da yawa; sau tari; muraran.
ogling,
vide fari ix; ka'da I.
oil,
mai; vide man funi; man gelo; man ja; man ka'dai; man k'adanya; man k'uli k'uli; man ruruwa; man zaitun; alayyadi. oiliness, maik'o.
ointment,
mai na shafawa.
okra,
ku'bewa.
old,
be or become, tsofe; tsufa; vide ragwargwaje.
-- age, tsufa.
-- fashioned p., ba-bara.
-- person or t., tsoho.
-- woman , tsohuwa; gyatuma; guzuma; kwasgwama, &c.
-- cow, guzuma; kwazgwama, &c.
-- mare, kambama. of --, da II. in times of --, kwanakin da. oldness, tsufa; yaba IV. be older than, girme; girmi; vide fi. n., the older of two or more, babba.
olive tree and fruit,
zaitun.
-- oil, man zaitun.
omen,
consider good or evi-omened, camfa. ill --, nahisa. draw -- from, duba.
omitting word,
&c., in writing or reading, k'etara III. omission, sign of in writing; vide kara VI.
on,
a; kan; bisa. (=onwards), gaba II. go --, yi gaba.
-- behalf of, domin; sabo da.
once (=on one occasion),
sau'daya. at --, nandanan.
-- upon a time, da II.
one (numeral) 'daya. impersonal pron.,
a.
-- each, 'daya 'daya. just --; -- only; vide tal; tilo; tallirao.
-- by --, da'dai 'dae.
--...the other, wani...wani.
-- eyed p., maihankali'daya; wurk'ilili.
onion,
albasa, &c.
-- tops, lawashi. spring --, safa I.
only,
ka'dai; kawai; sei.
ooze,
tarara; zuba.
open,
v., bu'de; banye; hamce; wangale.
-- link or ring, wa'be.
-- slightly, bu'da.
-- wide, tale. (=remove stopper), 'bame. adv., a bu'de; vide a fili.
-- up, vide 'barka. flap --, 'bangale.
-- space (cleared); vide fage; fangali; fazayi; fili; sarari. opening (=aperture), baki; k'ofa; kafa.
-- in trade, bu'di. openly, a bu'de; a fili; a (tankar) sarari; fere da fere.
opinion,
in my, abin da na gani; a ganina; a tsammanina. consensus of --, ittifaki.
opponent,
abokin gaba.
opportunity,
dama; sarari; sukuni; zarafi; faraga; kafa I.
opposite (=over against),
daura I. (=antithesis), akasi.
oppressor,
azzalumi. oppression, zalunci; kuttu; tasku.
or,
ko. either...--, au...au; ko...ko.
orange(fruit),
lemo mai-zak'i.
orchitis,
rukwakwa.
ordain,
kallafa; vide aika.
ordeal,
trial by; vide gafiya II; gwaska.
order (command),
n., umarni; vide doka. v., umarta; vide dokace; hukunta.
in -- (correct), daidai; deidei.
in -- that, don; domin.
in -- that not, don(domin) kada.
in -- to, garin. orderly arrangement, fasali.
in -- manner, filla-filla; dalla-dalla. relate
in -- manner, rattaba.
ore,
iron, tama. tin or lead --, kuza. place where iron -- is obtained, matamaci I.
oribi,
gambian, batsiya.
oriental sore,
tautau; dususu.
orifice,
kafa I; k'ofa.
origin,
asali; fari; kai; mafari; masomi; tushe. originate, fara I; haifa II; k'aga; tsirfanta. originally, asalan; da/ II.
Orion,
constellation of, kare da zomo da maharbi.
ornaments,
vide ado. white metal --, for harness, bammomi; kacancamai.
orphain,
maraya. become an --, maraice I.
oryx,
mariri; warwaji.
ostentation,
fariya.
osteomyelitis,
amosani.
ostrich,
jimina. black --, bicilmi. brown --, ramda. dock --, jam'barodo. white --, zakura.
other,
the, wancan; fem., waccan. an --, wani; fem., wata.
-- than, ban da. on the -- side, gaba II.
otter,
west african, karan ruwa.
ought,
kamata.
our,
with masc., obj., -nmu; -mmu; with fem., obj., -rmu; -mmu. ours, with masc., obj., namu; with fem., obj., tamu. ourselves, da kammu vide kai III.i (b).
oust a rival,
kasa I.
out (adv. of place),
waje.
go -- (fire), mutu; bice.
put -- (fire), kashe I; bice; bushe.
-- of hand, be, become, bijira; bijire; faskara; gagara; sangarta.
-- of sorts, damadama II. outdo, tanka I; fi. outlet, a decond, to rodent's burrow, 'buga. outline, v., zana I. outrun, tsere; riga.III. outrunner, zagi II. at the outset, afat ta fari, &c. outside, waje; daga waje.
-- of vessel, baya, &c. outsider, bare I. outstanding, p., bijimi. possesion of -- qualities, bijinta. outstaying one's welcome, zaman kisan da'be; zamna garinka. outstrip, tsere. outwit, ba da.
oven,
tanda; tanderu.
over (=above),
bisa; sama v.
-- and above, ban da. be -- (=finished), k'are.
-- (=remain), rage; shaura; wanzu.
-- there, can. overawe, burga; rubace.
overcast,
being, lumshi. be --, become --, lumshe.
overcome,
ka da; kayar da; ci; bu da; bunkuce; nasa; vide overpower. overcoming, kaye.
overcrowd,
mak'ara; zatse. ber overcrowded, tumbatsa; yi ambaliya.
over-eager,
be, gaggauta. over-eagerness, gaggawa; gajan hak'uri; garaje.
overeating,
discomfort through, bak'ebak'e.
overfill sith fluid,
kirma. be overfull, mak'ara.
overflow,
tumbatsa. overflowing of river, amaguwa; rigyawa; tumbatsa.
overlap,
zo'ba. overlapping, zo'biya.
overlapping of teeth,
shirgiya; totsiya.
overlay,
latse.
overload,
daka III; gantsara; ja'ba III; k'wara II;nannaga.
overlook p.,
tabad da.
overpower p.,
vide ci dunu; ci karimi; rinjaya. have overpowering effect on, sa'ba VI. overpowering desire, jaraba.
overscrupulousness,
tsantsani I.
overseer,
abashiya; vide superintendent.
oversewing,
vide karatsa II.
oversight,
an, rafkana.
overstating price,
zantari.
overtake,
cim ma; ishe; tad da; tarad da. overtaking, bara VI.
overthrow,
kada; kashe IV.
overtired,
be, become, cike; gajiya II; tafke; takwarkwadhe; tarkwashe; wahala. be unable to complete journey through overtiredness, ka/sa III.
overtop,
kere; sha kai; zank'e; zo'ba.
overturn,
ka'bance; tanka'de; ture; bungulad da.
overweight,
v.,takwarkwasa.
owe,
vide bi I.i(g).
owl,
mujiya, &c.
owner of,
mai.
-- slave, ubangiji.
ox,
sa. vicious --, abore; bunare. pack --, takarkari.
oyster,
fresh-water, kawa III; k'unda; k'unda; k'wanda.
o
[o/]. 1. (S., Go. & Zamf.) Exclamation of assent or affirmation. (= awo I.) 2. Verbs ending in o indicate motion towards speaker. 3. Shortened from of -uwa in case of verbs in -u. e.g. ba/ ya/ 'dunko, it is not sewable. ba/ ya/ gano, it is not visible. 4. To end a word in o may indicate anger. e.g. ba/ ni rigan nan, (reply) rigo or rigo mata. me ka ke yi a nan? jira na ke yi. jiro or jiro mata.
oda
[oda"] {n.f.; pls. o/do/ji/; (Kats.) o/do/di/}. 1. English noun order and used in same way. 2. A forbidden place. (= bataka.)
'oda
(East Hausa) = k'oda q.v.
odale; odile
[o/da"le"] {n.m.; pl. o/dalo/li/}. (Eng.) Orderly.
odale; odile
[o/da"le"] {n.m.; pl. o/dalo/li/}. (Eng.) Orderly.
'ofa
(East Hausa) = k'ofa q.v.
ofis
[ofi"s] {n.m.; before genitive assumes form ofi"shi/+; pl. ofiso/shi/}. (Eng.) Office.
oho
[o/"ho/+]. I neither know nor care; it is no concern of mine.
oho'o'o
[o/"ho/+'o+'o+]. What do I care? (= oho.)
oliya
[o/li"ya"] {n.f.}. (S. & Zamf.) Riding of donkeys by lads without the permission of the qwners. (Vide gwaje V.)
olo
[o/lo/] {n.m.}. 1. Grunting, &c., of camels when being loaded. (Cf. bololo.) 2. Angry bawling.
ololo
[o/lo/lo/] {n.m.} = olo q.v.
'ona; 'one,
&c. (East Hausa) = k'ona; k'one, &c.
'ona; 'one,
&c. (East Hausa) = k'ona; k'one, &c.
o'o
[o,o"] = wancigwa'do q.v.
'osa
(East Hausa) = k'osa q.v.
'oshi
(East Hausa) = k'oshi q.v.