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How to say “north” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
north
Hausa translation
Arewa

Hear it in a sentence

An fi shuka tumatir a arewa.

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Examples

Muna zuwa arewa.

We're heading north.

Muna nufi ta arewa.

We're heading up north.

Jirgin yana jigilar arewa.

The ship is bearing due north.

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

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