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How to say “my” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
my
Hausa translation
Nawa

Hear it in a sentence

Ƙwallo nawa ne da mangwaro?

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Examples

Nawa ne harajin?

How much is the tax?

Shekarun littafin nawa?

How old is this book?

Nauyi nawa ka rage?

How much weight have you lost?

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

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