aru-aru

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Hausa

Etymology

Reduplication of a term likely borrowed from Tuareg, e.g. Tamasheq ărú (“in times gone by”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔà.rúː.ʔà.rúː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Adverb

àr̃ū-àr̃ū

  1. long ago

References

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