dawa
Adamawa Fulfulde
Meanings
ink; dawa mlodiha, red ink; daweara, dazeaji, inkpot; dazea ma l'i, your ink is spoiled (by being too watery).
Adamawa Fulfuldemake an carly start to go somewhere; daw a wara jango, come carly to-morrow; dawarde (Mbor.), fresh pasture; cf. naure; dauna, make to start early; dafta, make an early slarl to come back home; daftinirgel, the gown sent to a bride on the second occasion of her r'un- ning home;daudaure, very early.
Adamawa Fulfuldebe selfish; overlook in distributioo presents: daudo.distributing presents; daudo, mniser; daure, miserliness; Ie- fusal to give of what one is cat- ing.
Adamawa Fulfulde
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Adamawa Fulfulde
- dawa Adamawa Fulfulde — same spelling as the Izugbe
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