bargo

See also: Bargo

Hausa

Etymology

Perhaps from Kanuri borkó; Tuareg abroɣ is also related, but cannot be the source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bàr.ɡóː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bàr.ɡʷóː]

Noun

bàr̃gō m (plural bar̃gunā̀, possessed form bàr̃gon)

1. blanket

Descendants

• → Duwai: bàr̃go

References

• Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN