If you're trying to learn Hausa Plural you will find some useful resources including a course about Plural and Singular... to help you with your Hausa grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Hausa. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Hausa Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Hausa language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Hausa.
Hausa Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Hausa Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | jamanta |
| my book | littafana |
| my books | da littattafai |
| our daughter | ɗiyarmu |
| our daughters | 'ya'yanmu mata |
| I'm cold | na sanyi |
| we're cold | za mu sanyi |
| his chickens | kajinshi |
| their chicken | sagararsu |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Hausa.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Hausa placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hausa vocabulary.
| English Plural | Hausa Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | alligator |
| alligators | alligators |
| bear | beyar |
| bears | mai |
| bird | tsuntsu |
| birds | tsuntsaye |
| bull | bijimi |
| bulls | bijimai |
| cat | magen |
| cats | magunan |
| cow | saniya |
| cows | shanu |
| deer | barewa |
| many deer | da yawa kamar barewa |
| dog | kare |
| dogs | karnuka |
| donkey | jaki |
| donkeys | jakuna |
| eagle | juhurmar |
| eagles | juhurmomi |
| elephant | giwa |
| elephants | giwayen |
| giraffe | raƙumin dawa |
| giraffes | giraffes |
| goat | akuya |
| goats | awaki |
| horse | doki |
| horses | kili |
| lion | zaki |
| lions | zakoki |
| monkey | ƙirƙar |
| monkeys | birai |
| mouse | kusun |
| mice | ɓeraye |
| rabbit | agwada |
| rabbits | zomayen |
| snake | maciji |
| snakes | macazai |
| tiger | tamangarusarta |
| tigers | tigers |
| wolf | kerkeci |
| wolves | Kyarketai |
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