baara

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Bambara[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

baara

  1. work

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Kikuyu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

baara (infinitive kũbaara)

  1. to look at, to examine

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  • “baara” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 21. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hausa bar̃ā̀ (beggar).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

báárà

  1. beggary, alms

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