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 Coniino7i Hmisa Expressions 83 21 Ataya masu aiki. Help them in their work. 22 Ya che a gai masa da kai. He said, salute you for him. 23 Ku Hausawa, kii kan sa ma mutum sunna kamman wonan? Is this a common Hausa name ? 24 Gaba'n Kwarra yana gabchewa. The banks of the river (Niger) are falling in. 25 Akoi king! ko babu ? Is there any left or not ? 2^ Ya dauki zobe. He knows we are talking about him. 27 Doiya ya fooda minny jikki. I am full up with yam. 28 Samma yana halaamu'n yi'n rua. It looks like rain. 29 Shina da halaamu'n kammanshi. It looks like him. 30 Anajuga masa da yawa. He has been given much more than his share. 31 Ka tabba masuwa ? Are you afflicted, or in straitened circumstances ?