Nnasoki= i love you ,   Matana =wife ,  what would be the words for ( will you be my wife ) I know it is western African     but not sure which language .  Thank You for the help

this should be under culture. . .

the language is hausa. . .

mata na is 'your wife' mata is wife. . .i'm not sure about the spellings, and i cant speak hausa, i just know the common words

i like/love you is ina so' n'ki not nnasoki(it's not ibo. . .lol) literally it translates to i am have like for you. . .if it's a girl telling a guy it's ina'so'n'ka

in hause ki is you(female) ka is the male

if the topic is moved to culture it'd be easier for you to get replies. . .

i'll check back in a couple of hrs, if no one's answered you by then, i'll try and help

lol at name of poster

A literal translation wud be 'za ki zaman mata na ne?
But it wud seem beta saying 'ina son ki mu aure.
Hehehehe

Odunnu:

A literal translation wud be 'za ki zaman mata na ne?
But it wud seem beta saying 'ina son ki mu aure.
Hehehehe

Odunnu r u hausa?

I'm a Nigerian and Hausa is a major Nigerian language.

are u hausa

mgbogo:

Odunnu r u hausa?

Odunnu:

I'm a Nigerian and Hausa is a major Nigerian language.

I agree that hausa is a major language.ok let me re-phrase,which part of Nigeria r u from?

odunnu def isn't hausa. . .she's too soji. . .isn't 'odunnu' a yoruba name?

What does Odunnu mean in yoruba language?
Wht do u also mean by 'odunnu is too soji?'

Hmmm

Odunnu:

What does Odunnu mean in yoruba language?
Wht do u also mean by 'odunnu is too soji?'

dunno i was just guessing t'was yoruba

as per the soji thing, the way you choose your words and phrases. . .if i read enough of what someone writes i have an idea of the way a person's mind works, you cant be hausa. . .if you are, you didn't grow up with hausa people, you dont reason like them.

Chineke!!!
So you have d guts 2suggest d Hausa man is backward?

you sha want make dem declare fatwa on my head abi?

hausa girls are reserved, you are not. . .someone on NL that has hausa influences is ibkaye. . .

OK, very new here. I am simply trying to find out what something means.

Wa wa wa emimimo
wa wa wa alagbara
wao wao wao

I appreciate any help

@ OP Are you trying to woo an Hausa chick? Hope you are ready for the flogging? I just hope you come out alive to tell us here.
@ Cardmama. What language is that supposed to be?

Cardmama:

OK, very new here. I am simply trying to find out what something means.

Wa wa wa emimimo
wa wa wa alagbara
wao wao wao

I appreciate any help

i think it means

come come come Holy Spirit

come come come strong one

come o come o come o

the language is yoruba

Barka, mai gida!
Ya jin dadi?
A gaida mata n ka.

Odunnu:

Barka, mai gida!
Ya jin dadi?
A gaida mata n ka.

lafiya lau. . .walahi, ba jin dagi

yaya aiki? mai' gidan?

Haba? Kai dan arewa ke na'n. Ba ka da mata ne?ni kuma ba n'da miji sai dei sowre'i.

netotse - thank you sooooo much!

kunbee?

Yes, errrrrr just the basics for now like how are you etc

Thanks

what is your name? = menene sunan ka/ki ('ka' for male while 'ki' for female)
how now = yaya dai





just ask what u wana know

Nothing in particular, i am just curious since these days i tend to be around people who speak hausa


Ok now numbers or any thing that comes to your mind that a beginner should know

Maybe insults (just kidding but wouldn't mind )

mei farrou?

Thunder fire you too, abeg waka

^^^^ hey! Netotse just asked "what happened?"


okay lets start with numerals

1= daya
2=biyu
3=uku
4=hudu
5=biyar
6=shida
7=bakwai (sounds more like 'bokoi')
8=takwas (sounds more like 'tokos')
9=tara
10=goma
20=ashirin
50=hamsin
100=dari
200=dari biyu
500=dari biyar
1,000 =dubu daya
100,000= dubu dari and so on

in case it has to do with money, u call the curency before the number
for instance: naira dari (hundred naira) dala goma (10 dollar)

I didn't know what he was saying na

lets look into pronouns
ni=me                      
ki=you (female)                
ka=you (male)                  
shi= it                                
mu=us
ku=you all
su=them


now one word

zo=come
tafi=go
ruwa=water
sanu=hello or sorry
ga shi=take
tashi= rise up
aboki=male friend
kawa=female friend
bani=give me
kudi=money
gafara=excuse
mata=wife or female (yarinya for girl)
miji=husband or male (yaro for boy)
so=love ('so' is the short form of 'soyayya')
aiki=work

How do you construct sentences e.g


Monica is wearing an ugly dress, do you place the verb before the adjective or pronouns


Or do you just write or say it like english