bappa

Fula

Alternative forms

bappaño
(Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) baaba
(Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) bappaanjo

Etymology

Cognate with Serer faap fa ndeɓ.

Noun

bappa o (plural bappiraaɓe ɓe) (Augmentative bappiraawo)

(Pular) paternal uncle

See also

kaawu

References

Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.

Hausa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /báp.pà/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [báp.pə̀]

Noun

bappà m (plural bàppànnī, possessed form bappàn)

Alternative spelling of baffa (“paternal uncle”)

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