bappa

Fula

Alternative forms

• bappaño
• (Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) baaba
• (Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) bappaanjo

Etymology

Cognate with Serer faap fa ndeɓ.

Noun

bappa o (plural bappiraaɓe ɓe) (Augmentative bappiraawo)

1. (Pular) paternal uncle

See also

• kaawu

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báp.pà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [báp.pə̀]

Noun

bappà m (plural bàppànnī, possessed form bappàn)

1. alternative spelling of baffa (“paternal uncle”)