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Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Chadic *ban.[1]
Noun
iyaw
- rain
Iyaw adzəkà masuway, ahənà à mukwà à afik, afaɗ aɗə̀ɗ la ndzəɗa, ŋgaha gày atə̀ɗ à ahəŋ gərim, matəɗ à ahəŋ aŋha kà panàhhà." (Mata 7:27)[2]- Rain came down and the river came and the wind blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed, and its fall was great.” (Matthew 7:27)
- water
Ama tekula aŋa azlaslodzi azlə̀l ala makəlla la atsəkaɗ, batsàrà aŋiz la iyaw asà à uda.- But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water came out immediately.
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