Questions & Answers about Magoya baya suna murna!
Magoya baya means supporters or fans. It is often used for people supporting a sports team, a politician, a cause, or another person.
So in this sentence, it refers to a group of people who are backing someone or something.
Because it is a fixed expression, not just a single simple noun.
The expression is related to the idea of supporting or backing someone. Hausa often builds meanings through combinations like this, so it is best to learn magoya baya as one unit meaning supporters/fans, rather than trying to interpret each part too literally every time.
It is plural. That is why the sentence uses suna, which goes with they.
A common singular equivalent is mai goyon baya = supporter.
So:
- Mai goyon baya yana murna. = The supporter is celebrating.
- Magoya baya suna murna. = The supporters are celebrating.
Here, suna is the 3rd person plural subject marker used in the present/imperfective kind of pattern. In simple learner-friendly terms, it corresponds to something like or in an ongoing present situation.