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How to say “mother” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
mother
Hausa translation
Uwa

Hear it in a sentence

Uba ya fi uwa iko.

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Examples

Ni uwa ce.

I am a mother.

Barka 'Yan'uwa na!

Howdy folks!

Ita uwa ce mai hikima.

She's a very wise mother.

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

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