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How to say “cat” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
cat
Hausa translation
Kyanwa

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Jiya wata kyanwa ta mutu.

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Examples

Ni masoyin bidiyo ne na kyanwa.

I'm a huge fan of cat videos.

Bera ya tsira daga harin kyanwa.

The mouse survived the cat's attack.

Da alama kyanwa ta jiyo ƙamshin bera ne.

It seems like the cat caught the scent of a mouse.

These are sentences where the word appears, matched automatically rather than hand-picked usage.

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