harfeere

Fula

Alternative forms

halfeere

Etymology

From Arabic حَرْف‎ (ḥarf).

Noun

harfeere nde (plural karfeeje ɗe)

letter of the alphabet

Usage notes

Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
The form halfeere is apparently more common in Futa Jalon.

Derived terms

harfeere hisabu
harfeere limoore

Related terms

harfuwol

References

I.A. Mukoshy, A Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Ibadan, HEBN Publishers Plc, 2014.
D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.
Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.

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