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Fula
Etymology
From the root suur-, related to diluting.
Noun
cuuram ɗam (Maasina)
- milk or porridge diluted with water
- milk that one drinks in the evening
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References
- F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)
- 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.