Proto-WChadic: *kawal-
Meaning: 'hoe'
Hausa: Hs. káálài 'a worn-out long-handled hoe' (considered a Kanuri loan-word, which is unlikely in view of other Ch. and Afras. data; cf. also kalme 'k of small hoe' <*kal-mi, and kala 'gleaning' Abraham 1962, 462, 459)
Karekare: kàlà 'hoe' (from Hs.?) (Stolbova 1996, 60)
Gera: kwalli 'hoe' (Stolbova 1996, 60)
Tule: Jimi kwalo 'hoe' (Stolbova 1996, 60)
