Muna da nama amma ba mu da kaza.

We have meat but we do not have chicken.

Breakdown of Muna da nama amma ba mu da kaza.

• da: to have
• kaza: the chicken
• nama: the meat
• muna da: to have
• amma: but
• ba: not
• mu: we

Questions & Answers about Muna da nama amma ba mu da kaza.

Why do we say Muna da to mean "we have"?

In Hausa, muna is a continuous-tense form of mu ("we"), and da can mean "with" or indicate possession. Together, muna da is often used to say "we have."

How do we form the negative with ba mu da?

In Hausa, to make a negative statement of possession, you use ba + pronoun + da. For "we," it becomes ba mu da, literally "we do not have."

What does amma mean in this sentence?

Amma is the Hausa word for "but." It’s used in the same way as "but" in English to contrast two ideas.

Is nama a general word for meat or a specific type of meat?

Nama generally refers to any type of meat. If you need to specify the type (e.g., beef or goat), you can add more details, such as nama’n sa for "beef," etc.

Why is kaza used here and not kajin?

Kaza is the straightforward word for "chicken" (the bird or the meat). Kajin can appear in certain contexts, but for basic references to the chicken as food, kaza is more common.