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 COMMON HAUSA EXPRESSIONS. 1 Ba don na gani ya dauka ba, sai en che ba ya iya dauka'n shi ba. Had I not seen him carrying it, I should have said that he was unable to. 2 Ba don sabboda da duchi ba, da ba na fadi ba. Had it not been for the stone, I should not have fallen. 3 ]Iutum dei shi kanwa a kainsa. He brought it on himself. 4 Idonka ya rassa gani ne ? Can't you see ? 5 Nama'n daji ya gilma a banya. Some animal has crossed the road. 6 Ya gaaji yaki waja'n ubanshi. He inherits his taste for war from his father. 7 Anyi tsimmi da shi. I have saved it up (for another time). 8 Da kai da wonan sai wata rana. You are never likely to get this.