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# '''can''' in Hausa means that place, [[over]] [[there]] | # '''can''' in Hausa means that place, [[over]] [[there]] | ||
#:''Bari muje '''can''' mu ci abinci.'' let's go there for lunch | #:''Bari muje '''can''' mu ci abinci.'' let's go there for lunch | ||
#: ''Muna '''can''' <> We (far) '''over there'''. --[https://wals.info/valuesets/42A-hau Pronominal and Adnominal Demonstratives by Holger Diessel] | |||
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C'''an''' could mean: | C'''an''' could mean: | ||
* A [[cylinder]] shaped object used for storing other things, especially liquids and food. They are usually made of metal. <> gwangwani. {{syn|container}} | * A [[cylinder]] shaped object used for storing other things, especially liquids and food. They are usually made of metal. <> gwangwani. {{syn|container}} | ||
* A [[verb]] meaning that something is possible, for example, "I can read a book." | * A [[verb]] meaning that something is possible ([[iyawa]]), for example, "I can read a book. <> Zan '''iya''' karanta littafi." | ||
* The [[buttock]]s. | * The [[buttock]]s. | ||
* A [[toilet]]. | * A [[toilet]]. | ||
* [[Can (band)|Can]], an [[experimental music]] group from the [[1970s]] | * [[Can (band)|Can]], an [[experimental music]] group from the [[1970s]] | ||
* '''Life''' in [[Turkish language|Turkish]], '''can'''; also, [[Turkish people|Turkish]] name '''Can'''. | * '''Life''' in [[Turkish language|Turkish]], '''can'''; also, [[Turkish people|Turkish]] name '''Can'''. | ||
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== [[Category:Google Translations]][[:Category:Google Translations|Google translation]] of [[can]] == | |||
[[Iya]]. | |||
# {{cx|verb}} [[iya]] <> [[can]], [[afford]]; | |||
# {{cx|noun}} [[garwa]] <> [[canister]], [[can]]; | |||
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