hakkunde

Fula

Etymology

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Preposition

hakkunde

1. between
2. among
3. in the middle

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Noun

hakkunde nde (plural hakkundeeji ɗi)

1. middle
2. center

Usage notes

• Used in Pulaar.
• Used in Maasina Fulfulde.
• Probably in all varieties of Fula.

Derived terms

• hakkundeejo
• hakkundeejum
• hakkundeere
• hakkundeeru
• hakkundeewol
• hakkunde-jemma
• hakkunde-naange

Related terms

• hakɗin-
• hakind-

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• I.A. Mukoshy, A Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Ibadan, HEBN Publishers Plc, 2014.
• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
• D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.
• F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)