Fula

Alternative forms

• mawniraawo

Noun

mawniraaɗo o (plural mawniraaɓe ɓe)

1. elder sibling

Usage notes

• Used in Pulaar.
• Used in Maasina Fulfulde.

Related terms

• mawni

References

• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
• D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.