Dec 27, 2000 22:43
23 yrs ago
English term
Samuel Murray
Grandmother
Non-PRO
English to French
Other
I received the following request. Perhaps you can help:
Fri, 01 Dec 00 21:28PM SAT
Phyllis Henderson
Hi, I have been searching and searching for an African word for "grandmother." If possible, could you please tell me an easy to pronounce word for grandmother--preferrably one used in Ghana or Sinagal (please forgive my spelling) Seira Leon.
Fri, 01 Dec 00 21:28PM SAT
Phyllis Henderson
Hi, I have been searching and searching for an African word for "grandmother." If possible, could you please tell me an easy to pronounce word for grandmother--preferrably one used in Ghana or Sinagal (please forgive my spelling) Seira Leon.
Proposed translations
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maam
"maam" /mom/ (held-out ah vowel)
means "grandlparent" in Wolof (spoken in Sénégal.)
Hausa (spoken in Ghana, Niger, elsewhere) would be my first choice, because of the extent of the language, but I have no Hausa dictionary on hand. (And my Hausa-speaking friend is out of town. :)
See the references below for more possibilities.
Bonne chance!
means "grandlparent" in Wolof (spoken in Sénégal.)
Hausa (spoken in Ghana, Niger, elsewhere) would be my first choice, because of the extent of the language, but I have no Hausa dictionary on hand. (And my Hausa-speaking friend is out of town. :)
See the references below for more possibilities.
Bonne chance!
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