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How to say “lion” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 3 · Intermediate
English
lion
Hausa translation
Zaki

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Zaki sarki ne a dawa.

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Examples

Ya shiga kogon zaki.

He entered the lion's den.

Zaki shine sarkin dabbobi.

The lion is the king of beasts.

Hakoran zaki na da kaifi.

A lion's teeth are sharp.

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

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