Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 29, 2002 03:16
24 yrs ago
Hausa term
karl
alhamis
i want to know what this word means in english its ritten in english but its an arabic word now i wold like a ruff translation if u can
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Kim Metzger
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Karl, the online dictionary listed below explains that alhamis is a Hausa word that is often written in Arabic. Since I don't know Arabic, I can't tell you if it's also an Arabic word.
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Note added at 2002-08-29 03:37:39 (GMT)
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Hausa is the Chadic language of the Hausa people widely used in western Africa as a trade language. The Hausas are a people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger. - Merriam Webster\'s
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Note added at 2002-08-29 04:21:06 (GMT)
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Another online Hausa dictionary:
http://www.univie.ac.at/afrikanistik/oracle/sqle2.cgi
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Note added at 2002-08-29 03:37:39 (GMT)
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Hausa is the Chadic language of the Hausa people widely used in western Africa as a trade language. The Hausas are a people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger. - Merriam Webster\'s
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Note added at 2002-08-29 04:21:06 (GMT)
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Another online Hausa dictionary:
http://www.univie.ac.at/afrikanistik/oracle/sqle2.cgi
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Comment: "sorry but i was looking for the arabic translation"
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