Note 149 — CHAP. XVII.
Reading edition
It is remarkable that while ba in the Háusa language expresses the masculine in the composition of national names, ma originally served to denote the female; but the latter form seems to be almost lost.
Reading edition
It is remarkable that while ba in the Háusa language expresses the masculine in the composition of national names, ma originally served to denote the female; but the latter form seems to be almost lost.