junngo

Fula

Alternative forms

• juŋŋgo (Pulaar) (less common)
• 𞤶𞤵𞤽𞥆𞤺𞤮 (in Adlam)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Fula-Serer *jVn, from which may come a dubious 17th Century Serer cognate guenna.

Noun

junngo ngo (plural juuɗe ɗe)

1. (anatomy) hand

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

References

• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
• 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.