ayaba

== Boko == === Etymology === From Hausa àyàbà, through intermediary Dendi àyàbà === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔà.jā.bā/ === Noun === àyaba banana === References === Jones, Ross (2004), Boko dictionary, Muenchen: LINCOM Europa, →ISBN == Bura == === Etymology === From Hausa àyàbà, in turn borrowed from Nupe yàbà. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [àjàbà] === Noun === àyàbà banana === References === 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics. == Hausa == === Etymology === Borrowed from Nupe yàbà. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔà.jà.bà/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔɛ̀.jɛ̀.bə̀] === Noun === àyàbà f (plural àyàbà, possessed form àyàbàr̃) banana ==== Descendants ==== Dendi: àyàbà Boko: ayaba == Yoruba == === Etymology === From aya (“wife”) +‎ ọba (“monarch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ā.jā.bā/ === Noun === ayaba queen Synonyms: olorì, yèyélúwa