karanta

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Hausa

Etymology

From Kanuri kǝra (read), likely via the verbal noun kǝratǝ́. The ultimate origin is likely a Berber language (cf. Tamahaq ăɣăr), but Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa) has also been suggested.

Pronunciation

Verb

kar̃àntā (grade 1)

  1. read

References

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