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WORD OF THE DAY

lɔrigi

1

Verb

Audio

to untie

  • Yɛntɔri daa shinimi ka yuŋ ti surigi zaa ka o yina n-kpe zɔŋ ni nti lɔrigi wahu m-ba n-zo Yentori remained silent, but when it was dark she went out to the stable and untied a horse and rode it and fled.
  • Ŋuna ... larigiri bɛn mali kpiɔŋ shelɔrisi He unties the girdles of the powerful.
  • N daa yɛliya ni n ku lɔrigi alikauli shɛli n ni lɔn ya maa. 'I said I would never break my covenant with you.'.
  • Yawɛ ... daa lola alikauli din ka lɔrigibu the Lord ... made a promise which cannot be annulled.
  • ŋun’ tim’ o amiliya lɔrigibu gbaŋ ka yih’ o he should give her a divorce certificate and send her away.

2

Verb

Audio

to be successful

  • Naawun' lɛrig' a daa. May God give you good trading. Lit: untie your market. greeting when leaving a market-seller.
  • A yi kpe daa ka di bi larigi a, nyin' larigimi amaŋa. If you go to market and the market doesn't reward you, you reward yourself.

DIƐMA

What is the name of hippopotamus in Dagbani?

  • Aŋamli
  • Byɔnahu
  • Cagaʒiɛli
  • Dbaa

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BACHI ŊAN YOLI KPƐNA

daania

1

Noun

Audio

effort

  • Nir' daania din viɛl' ni mali o yɛla. (A person's good effort will yield results)

baaŋa

1

Noun

Audio

singer

    tana shingu

    1

    Noun

    Audio

    leaves of cassava

      tulaalemaana

      1

      Noun

      Audio

      a perfumer, pomade-maker

      • O ni ti zaŋ yi bipuɣinsi leeg o tulaalemaaniba He will take your daughters for perfumers. [1SA 8:13]

      bilibili

      1

      Ideophone

      Audio

      uprising (behaving disorderly)

      • Bɛ niŋdila bilibili. They behave in a disorderly fashion.

      dirigu

      1

      Noun

      Audio

      spoon

        1

        Adjective

        Audio

        eatable

          2

          Noun

          Audio

          bird

            3

            Noun

            Audio

            sharp

              4

              Noun

              Audio

              syphilitic sores in the nose

                puui

                1

                Verb

                Audio

                to lie in heaps

                  2

                  Verb

                  Audio

                  to be full to overflowing

                    3

                    Verb

                    Audio

                    to be plentiful

                      tiŋbia

                      1

                      Noun

                      Audio

                      native, local inhabitant, citizen

                        dirinyina

                        1

                        Noun

                        Audio

                        fork

                          maŋsulinsi

                          1

                          Noun

                          Audio

                          independence

                            2

                            Noun

                            Audio

                            freedom (as opposed to slavery)