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Hausa Nouns
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Hausa Nouns
Learning the Hausa Nouns 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 Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Hausa.
Hausa nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Hausa Nouns |
|---|---|
| nouns | nouns |
| my car | matukara |
| green car | mota koriya fatau |
| three cars | uku motoci |
| car garage | mota gareji |
| outside the car | bayan mota |
Notice the structure of the Nouns in Hausa.
List of Nouns in Hausa
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Hausa placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hausa vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Hausa Nouns |
|---|---|
| arm | hannu |
| back | da |
| cheeks | kumatuin |
| chest | kirjin |
| chin | haɓa |
| ear | kunne |
| elbow | tsufakayar |
| eye | ido |
| face | fuska |
| finger | yatsar |
| fingers | yatsun |
| foot | ƙafa |
| hair | taza |
| hand | hannu |
| head | kan |
| heart | zuciya |
| knee | gwiwar |
| leg | ƙafa |
| lip | leɓen |
| mouth | baki |
| neck | wuyansa |
| nose | baki |
| shoulder | kafadar |
| stomach | ciki |
| teeth | yake |
| thigh | cinyan |
| throat | makogwaron |
| thumb | manuninsa |
| toe | yatsa |
| tongue | harshe |
| tooth | hakorin |
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