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Where does “Lafiyagi” come from?
Lafiyagi (Nupe) comes from Hausa lafiya, from Kanuri kǝ́láfíà, from Arabic عَافِيَة.
Ancestry of “Lafiyagi”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Hausa
lafiya
health; safely
2
Kanuri
kǝ́láfíà
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3
Arabic
عَافِيَة
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