Hausa Plural
Learning the Hausa Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Hausa language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Hausa.
Hausa Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Hausa Plural |
| Plural | jamanta |
| my book | littafana |
| my books | da littattafai |
| our daughter | ɗiyarmu |
| our daughters | 'ya'yanmu mata |
| I'm cold | na sanyi |
| we're cold | za mu sanyi |
| his chickens | kajinshi |
| their chicken | sagararsu |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Plural in Hausa has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Hausa.
List of Plurals in Hausa
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Hausa placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hausa vocabulary.
| English Plural | Hausa Plural |
| alligator | alligator |
| alligators | alligators |
| bear | beyar |
| bears | mai |
| bird | tsuntsu |
| birds | tsuntsaye |
| bull | bijimi |
| bulls | bijimai |
| cat | magen |
| cats | magunan |
| cow | saniya |
| cows | shanu |
| deer | barewa |
| many deer | da yawa kamar barewa |
| dog | kare |
| dogs | karnuka |
| donkey | jaki |
| donkeys | jakuna |
| eagle | juhurmar |
| eagles | juhurmomi |
| elephant | giwa |
| elephants | giwayen |
| giraffe | raƙumin dawa |
| giraffes | giraffes |
| goat | akuya |
| goats | awaki |
| horse | doki |
| horses | kili |
| lion | zaki |
| lions | zakoki |
| monkey | ƙirƙar |
| monkeys | birai |
| mouse | kusun |
| mice | ɓeraye |
| rabbit | agwada |
| rabbits | zomayen |
| snake | maciji |
| snakes | macazai |
| tiger | tamangarusarta |
| tigers | tigers |
| wolf | kerkeci |
| wolves | Kyarketai |
Plural and Singular have a very important role in Hausa, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Hausa Plural, you might want to check the rest of our Hausa lessons here: Learn Hausa. Don't forget to bookmark this page.