Hausa WASSCE (PC 2ND), 2020

Question 2

 

 

Nuna tsayin wasalin gavovin waxannan kalmomi:

 

(a)Fitina                    (f) abinci                     (k) sabulu

(b)Vangare                (g) qiriniya                 (l) kakaki

(c)Fura                      (h) habaici                  (m) tsintsiya

(d)Harshe                  (i) mota                      (n) goro

(e)Kunu                     (j) mulki                      (o) buta

 

Observation

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The question is on Phonology, the candidate was required to indicate the vowel lenght of the given words above.

 

The answer should be as follows:

(a) fitinaa                   (f) abincii                    (k) saabuluu
(b) vangaree              (g) qiriiniyaa              (l) kaakaakii
(c) furaa                     (h) habaicii                 (m) tsintsiyaa
(d) harshee                (i) mootaa                  (n) gooro
(e) saabuluu               (j) mulkii                     (o) buutaa

 

Or this other pattern:

 

(a)fi - ti - naa                                                 (i) moo - taa                           

(b)van - ga - ree                                            (j) mul - kii                            

(c)fu - raa                                                      (k) saa - bu - luu

(d)har - shee                                                 (l) kaa - kaa - kii

(e)ku - nuu                                                    (m) tsin - tsi - yaa

(f)a - bin - cii                                                 (n) goo - ro

(g)qi - rii - ni - yaa                                        (o) buu - taa

(h)ha - bai - cii

 

Few candidates attempted the question and their performance was very poor.