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How to say “eye” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
eye
Hausa translation
Ido

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Mai addu'a da mahaukaci, ba ya rufe ido.

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Examples

Bazan iya cire ido.

I can't look away.

Tsafi rufa ido ne.

Magic is an illusion.

Iris shi ke ba ido launinsa.

The iris gives the eye its color.

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