Hausa Plural
This page provides information about the plural in Hausa. Below is a list of singular (one) and plural (many) words, listed side by side.
Woman: mace
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Women: mata
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Language: yare
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Languages: yaruka or yarurruka
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Man: namiji
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Men: maza
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Country: ƙasa
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Countries: ƙasashe
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Boy: yaro
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Boys: yara
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Lake: tafki
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Lakes: tafkuna
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| Girl: yarinya |
| Girls: 'yan mata |
| Pen: alƙalami |
| Pens: alƙaluma or alƙalama |
These examples show a sentence with both singular and plural forms. The list includes the use of nouns, numbers and pronouns.
I visited one country: Na ziyarci ƙasa ɗaya
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She visited three countries: Ta ziyarci ƙasashe uku
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She has one sister: Tana da 'yar uwa ɗaya
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He has two sisters: Tana da 'yan uwa mata guda biyu
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| We speak two languages: Mun iya yare guda biyu |
| They speak four languages: Sun iya yare guda huɗu |
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