Yamaltu (Noun)
Meaning
A three-tone Chadic language.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Yamaltu is an entry point for imports from eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.
- In Hausa the word for a type of fish is known as yamaltu, widely eaten in Nigeria.
- These differences are the reason Hausa refers to a similar fish as yamaltu.
- Common usage has earned yamaltu itself near household status.
- A certain yamaltu is smaller and has longitudinal stripes on its sides in Hausa Nigeria.