Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

adua

prayers of intercession

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What does “adua” mean in Dagbanli?

prayers of intercession

Also spelled Dagbani — both spellings refer to the same Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northern Ghana.

Meanings

1

prayers of intercession

naawuni suhubu

2

It's a kind of food

Di nyɛla bindirigu bal'shɛli

Forms

adua

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Sentences using “adua”

Real-world usage from Mozilla Common Voice and the University of Ghana HCI Lab corpus.

Jema yɛltɔɣa ka bɛ be Asori duuni ka ninvuɣu sheba bini kana ti deegi adua zaŋ yi ninvuɣu suma bin be cheechi ŋɔ puuni ka bɛ nyɛ nivuɣu sheba ba gbani tiŋa ka bɛ suhuri naawuni n tiriba.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "adua" — Jema yɛltɔɣa ka bɛ be Asori duuni ka ninvuɣu sheba bini kana ti deegi adua zaŋ yi ninvuɣu suma bin be cheechi ŋɔ puuni k

Paɣiba n ziya ŋɔ bi ziya maa bi kɔhima ni damma shɛɛ n bala paɣa so bɛ bi tooni paɣa maa yɛla ninvuɣ'so ŋun yiɛ liiga zɛɛ ka zaŋ tahipɔŋ ka adua bɛ di puuni ka o kaɣisiri adua maa bi yɛanga shɛb gba ziya ka zaŋ sima niŋ tahipɔna puuni ka loori titali bɛ bi yɛanga.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "adua" — Paɣiba n ziya ŋɔ bi ziya maa bi kɔhima ni damma shɛɛ n bala paɣa so bɛ bi tooni paɣa maa yɛla ninvuɣ'so ŋun yiɛ liiga zɛ

Zamaatu n laɣim tia gbuni n suhiri aduwa shɛba yoola bɛ nina ka shɛba bɔb'binina yili dunduŋ puuni ka bihi maa bɛ n suhiri adua maa

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "adua" — Zamaatu n laɣim tia gbuni n suhiri aduwa shɛba yoola bɛ nina ka shɛba bɔb'binina yili dunduŋ puuni ka bihi maa bɛ n suhi

Paɣiba n-wari kamboŋsi wa shɛli bin boondi li adua ka piri namda sabila, ka ton zaŋ bana niŋ bi nui ni ka zaŋ shɛŋa niŋ bi naba puuni, ka niribi pam za bi nyaanga. Niribi pam maa mi puuni ka do so yɛ liiga piɛlli ka so mi pili zupil ʒee.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "adua" — Paɣiba n-wari kamboŋsi wa shɛli bin boondi li adua ka piri namda sabila, ka ton zaŋ bana niŋ bi nui ni ka zaŋ shɛŋa niŋ

Daa bihi n bɔŋɔ la bi dirila dahi ka loori za bi yɛanga ka shɛba kɔhiri sima tuya shɛba kawona shɛba adua shɛba bam baram binsi ka bi zoya n dabisiri bini yɛra bi tɛɛla bi naba ziya bini ziya maa shɛba yiɛla liiga sabila shɛba mokuri sabinli liiga zɛɛhi ka kɔpu zaya.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "adua" — Daa bihi n bɔŋɔ la bi dirila dahi ka loori za bi yɛanga ka shɛba kɔhiri sima tuya shɛba kawona shɛba adua shɛba bam bara

Adua, tuya, salaŋtuya, sima, gala, nimdi, zahim ni bihim.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice