Ƙauyawa da makiyayi suna raba madara daga shanu kullum.

to be

Breakdown of Ƙauyawa da makiyayi suna raba madara daga shanu kullum.

• da: and
• daga: from
• kullum: every day

Questions & Answers about Ƙauyawa da makiyayi suna raba madara daga shanu kullum.

What exactly does Ƙauyawa mean? Is it just villagers?

Ƙauyawa is the plural noun meaning people from the countryside / villagers / rural folk.

A few points:

• It comes from ƙauye (village / countryside).
• Ƙauyawa can be neutral, but depending on tone and context it can sometimes carry a slight “country folk / bumpkins” feel, similar to saying “the village people” in English.
• In this sentence it’s best understood neutrally as “villagers” or “rural people”.

What are the singular and plural forms of Ƙauyawa, makiyayi, and shanu?

The main nouns in the sentence behave like this:

• Ƙauyawa – plural

  • Singular: baƙauye (a villager, a country person)
  • Plural: ƙauyawa (villagers, rural people)

• makiyayi / makiyaya – herder(s)

  • Standard singular: makiyayi (a herder)
  • Standard plural: makiyaya (herders)
  • In real speech, people sometimes use makiyayi loosely for a group as well, so context tells you if it’s one or many. Here, together with ƙauyawa, it clearly refers to herders (plural).

• shanu – plural

  • Singular: saniya (a cow) or sa (also used for cow/cattle)
  • Plural: shanu (cows, cattle)

What does suna do here? Why not just say raba madara?