ayaba

Boko

Etymology

From Hausa àyàbà, through intermediary Dendi àyàbà

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔà.jā.bā/

Noun

àyaba

banana

References

Jones, Ross (2004) Boko dictionary, Muenchen: LINCOM Europa, →ISBN

Bura

Etymology

From Hausa àyàbà, in turn borrowed from Nupe yàbà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [àjàbà]

Noun

àyàbà

banana

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Nupe yàbà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔà.jà.bà/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ̀.jɛ̀.bə̀]

Noun

àyàbà f (plural àyàbà, possessed form àyàbàr̃)

banana

Descendants

Dendi: àyàbà
- Boko: ayaba

Yoruba

Etymology

From aya (“wife”) +‎ ọba (“monarch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.jā.bā/

Noun

ayaba

queen
Synonyms: olorì, yèyélúwa

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