Hausa · Nouns · Level 1

How to say “Family” in Hausa

NounsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Family
Hausa translation
Iyali

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Sana'a kan ciyar da iyali.

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Examples

Shin kuna da wasu iyali?

Do you have any family?

Iyali ne na ban mamaki!

What a marvelous family!

Ina so in fara iyali.

I want to start a family.

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

“Family” across Nigerian languages

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