Hausa · Common Words · Level 3

How to say “tiger” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 3 · Intermediate
English
tiger
Hausa translation
Damisa

Hear it in a sentence

Damisa farauta take yi.

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Examples

Tafi kamo su damisa!

Go get 'em tiger!

Dabba bear ya fi abontaka in an kwantanta da damisa.

A bear is a friendly beast compared to a tiger.

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

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