wanaa
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Particle[edit]
wanaa
- (Maasina) is not, it is not, not
- Taa hoola o sabo o wanaa koolniiɗo.
- Don't believe him, he is not trustworthy.
- Mi ɗalii o golle sabo o wanaa jiɗɗo golle.
- I fired him because he doesn't like to work.
- Gorko o yankirii sabo o wi'ii wanaa Laamɗo tomni ƴuwoonde.
- That fellow blasphemed because he said it wasn't God that made it rain.
- Si wanaa mi yarna na'i hannden fu ɗi tampan.
- If I don't water the cows today, they will be stressed.
Usage notes[edit]
- Various grammars list this term as either a defective verb or as a particle
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References[edit]
- Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.