Suna bauta wa Allah kullum.

they

Breakdown of Suna bauta wa Allah kullum.

• kullum: every day
• Allah: Allah
• bauta wa: to worship; serve

Questions & Answers about Suna bauta wa Allah kullum.

What does suna mean here?

Here, suna means they are / they do in the present imperfective. It is used for an action that is happening now or happens regularly. In this sentence, because of kullum, it is understood as a regular or habitual action: they worship.

Why is it suna and not just su?

Because su is only the pronoun they.
To make a present/imperfective clause, Hausa adds the imperfective marker na. So:

• su = they
• su + na = suna

In standard writing, this is usually written as one word: suna.

Why is there wa after bauta?

Because bauta normally takes its object with the preposition wa. So Hausa says:

• bauta wa Allah = worship God

A learner should treat bauta wa as a set pattern. It is not natural here to say bauta Allah.

Is bauta a verb?