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Where does “lafiya” come from?
lafiya (Hausa) comes from Kanuri kǝ́láfíà, from Arabic عَافِيَة.
lafiya
(Hausa): health; safely
Definitions
health; safely
Ancestry of “lafiya”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Kanuri
kǝ́láfíà
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2
Arabic
عَافِيَة
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Words derived from “lafiya”
Lafiyagi
àlàáfíà
ọwọ alaafia
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