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talaka

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See also: tālākā and tālāka

Hausa

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Etymology

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From a Berber language, e.g. Tamahaq taləqqe (pauper).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tá.là.kà/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tə́.lə̀.kə̀]

Noun

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talàkà m or f (plural talakāwā, possessed form talàkàn)

  1. poor person, pauper
  2. (often in pluralia tantum form) commoners, peasants, working class, proletariat

References

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  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN

Nupe

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Etymology

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From Hausa talàkà, from a Berber language, e.g. Tamahaq taləqqe (pauper).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tálàkà (plural tálàkàzhì)

  1. poor person
    Synonym: yàjìnci
    Antonym: ewódeci
  2. the working class

Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ta‧la‧ka

Noun

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talaka (n class, plural talaka)

  1. divorce
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References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 192 Nr. 1715

Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hausa talàkà.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tálákà

  1. poor person, pauper
    Synonyms: akúṣẹ̀ẹ́, òtòṣì