ẓúbara

Noun n.

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Français: Phacochère
English: warthog
العربية: خنزير الأرض

Source : Christiansen-Bolli (2010), p. 291 — French and Arabic meanings translated from English, to be checked by the community

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Reference

Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). ẓúbara (warthog). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1984-zubara (accessed 2026-10-18)

BibTeX

@misc{moctarzubara,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{ẓúbara (warthog)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1984-zubara},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… r] EXM-NEG.IMPERF-be.covered (it sees) a bowl that is not covered e) tuw-yén bowl-PL [ǝn-sǝ-yáhar] EXM-NEG.IMPERF-be.covered pots that are not covered... f) [a-ẓúbara nn éeʃam] [ǝn-tǝ-huur(ú) áy₌n SG-warthog GEN EXM-FUT-enter fat 3s₌GEN t-í-nʒar] F-PL-nostril kor-korr-í DUP-be.hot-ADJZR (except) hot warthog fat that enters his trunk g) hawrú meat [nǝ-nǝ-hina EXM-NEG.PERF-cook húllǝn] much (he eats) meat that is not well cooked. h) Iyyá [cíidaw ǝn hé yes fó] bird GEN thing IND …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 247
… d to designate the animal known to kill kids. At the end of the story the other term abiíji is used, more normal for tales of this kind. (1) áywa kǝl(á) well a-ẓúbara once SG-warthog a₌mmáy bárr-en 3s₌have child-PL So, Warthog once had children. (2) a₌húrru 3s₌look.for hé ssǝ-ss-ǝɣr(a) áa₌se thing CAUS-CAUS-study.BND 3s₌DAT n SEP i 3p He was looking for somebody who would teach them for him. (3) ho thing.DEBR sénda DEM.FAR har until á₌ggun(a) intáynawt. 3s₌see (He did) that u …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 308

ẓúbara

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