Questions & Answers about Taɓawar ta yi kyau.
How do I pronounce Taɓawar ta yi kyau?
A good rough guide is:
- Taɓawar → ta-ba-war
- ta → ta
- yi → yee
- kyau → roughly kyow
The most important sound for English speakers is ɓ in taɓawar. Hausa ɓ is not the same as ordinary b. It is an implosive b: you make a b-like sound, but with a slight inward movement of air. If that is hard at first, a normal b will usually still be understood.
So the sentence is approximately:
ta-ba-war ta yee kyow
What does taɓawar mean by itself?
Taɓawar comes from taɓawa, which is a verbal noun from taɓa meaning to touch.
So taɓawa means things like:
- touch
- touching
- contact
In this sentence, taɓawar means the touch or the touching, depending on context.
Why does taɓawa become taɓawar here?