WHAT IS ADJECTIVE IN KANURI

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun.

Sifa kalma la bayantǝma au yasama suye au wakil suye .

Siffa wata kalmace dake bayyana ko giyara suna ko wakilin suna 

Siffofi (Adjectives) a cikin harshen Kanuri. Siffofi a Kanuri suna bayyana sifa ko halayen suna (noun), kamar girman, launi, yanayi, da sauransu. Ga wasu misalai da bayani:

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### **1. Siffofi na gaba (Basic Adjectives)**

- **Kura (babba)** – mai girma, babba  

  *Misali*: "Fato kura" (babban gida)  

- **Gana (ƙarami)** – ƙanƙanta  

  *Misali*: "Fato gana" (ƙaramin gida)  

- **Shawa (kyau)** – kyakkyawa  

  *Misali*: "Fero shawa" 

(kyakkyawar yarinya)  

- **Kǝlado(mugu)** – 

  *Misali*: "Kǝlado tadai (mugun yaro)  

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### **2. Siffofi na Launi (Colors)**

- **Sǝlǝm (baƙi)**  

  *Misali*: "Zawa sǝlǝm" (baƙar hula)  

- **Bul (fari)**  

  *Misali*: "kazumu bul " (farar riga)  

- **kime (ja)**  

  *Misali*: "Fato kime" (jan gida)  

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### **3. Matsayi (Comparative/Superlative)**

A Kanuri, ana amfani da kalmomi kamar don kwatanta siffofi:  

- **Afudalu** – mafi girma (fiye da)  

- **Ngalau** – mafi kyau  

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 **4. Siffofi da Suna (Position)**

Yawanci, siffofi suna **Bayan suna** a Kanuri:  

- **"fato kura"** (babban gida) 

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- *"kamu shawa"** (kyakkyawar mace)  

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### **5. Ƙarin Misalai:**

- **kuruwu (dogo)** – "Kam kuruwu" (dogon mutum)  

- **kafuwu (gajere)** – "Fato kafuwu" (gajeren gida)  

- **Nəm (naka)** – "adǝ kaa nǝm" (wannan naka ne)  

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### **6. Aiki da Jumloli

 (Practice Sentences):**

1. **"Tada dǝ gana wa?"** –

 Shin yaron ƙarami ne?  

2. **"Zawa sǝlǝm dǝ shawa –

 Baƙar hular tana da kyau.  

3. Shima fero ngalauwo__ Ita ce mafi kyawun yarinya.