PartType: particle type
| Values: | Adv | Foc | Neg | Pred | Top | Disc |
Adv: Adverbial particle
Examples
- sunàː ta tàhiyàː “They went on travelling.” (Northern Hausa)
Foc: Focalization particle
Examples
- yànzu inàː matsayin yaːrònshì nèː “Now I stand for his son..” (Southern Hausa)
Neg: Negation particle
Examples
- bàː wata wàhalàː ba “There was no problem at all.” (Northern Hausa)
Pred: Predicative particle
Examples
- baːbù bàutaː s’àkaːniːnai dà suː “There is no slavery between him and them.” (Northern Hausa)
Top: Topicalisation particle
Examples
- shiː maː mù jeː mù sayar̃ “And then we sold them.” (Southern Hausa)
- abìnga dai < wasu ƴan maːtaː nàː biyu “There were two girls.” (Northern Hausa)
Disc: Discourse particle
Examples
- _in yaɗ ɗèːbi àkàihwun hannuwàː, kuma<_b> sai shì ɗeːboː na ƙaːhuwàː_ "After taking the fingernails, let him take the toenails" (Western Hausa)
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