Word		Malayalam	Hausa
child / girl	kutatai		yaarinyàa
child / boy			yaaròo
child /boy			jinjìr~ii
mother		amma		innà
teacher		taiiccar	maalàminsù
car		kaar		mootàa
cat		puucca		kyânwaa
dog		patti		kàr~ee
house 		viitatail	gidaa

call		vilaicc		kir~aa
buy		vaanganga	sàyaa
take		etautt		d`aukàa
hurt		viiddica	cùutaa
eat		tinnuka		cî
give		tann or	
	 	kotautata	baa
tell		paraya		fad`àa



plural 	kala
acc	e / [v]ye
dat	kkx

past: i / [vv]yi / [nata]u / [cc]u / [caca]u
pres: unnu
futr: um / [v]m / [vv]kaam

neg: alla / illa

question: oo (strip the final vowel)
	  illa -> illee
          alla -> allee

embedded verb: atx (strip final vowel)

imperative - no change

aux: aam (strip final a)



