Kwara

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hausa Kwārà.

Proper noun

Kwara

  1. A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Ilorin.
    • 2007 February 5, Roger Blench, “The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities”, in rogerblench.info‎[1], page 1:
      This is an annotated wordlist of the Ayere language, spoken in Ayere village in Kwara State, Nigeria. The wordlist was written by Mr. E.O. Olumorin for the West African Languages Survey in November 1961.

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʷáː.ɽà/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kʷáː.ɽə̀]

Proper noun

Kwārà f

  1. Niger (a major river in West Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)

Descendants

  • → English: Kwara
  • → Yoruba: Kúwárà
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