Dagbanli Dictionary

Interjection

ala

How much

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What does “ala” mean in Dagbanli?

How much

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

Meanings

1

How much

ala, n bohiri ni a baŋ bini kohiri bin shɛm, bee bohishɛli din bori ni di nya bin kalinli ni nye shɛli

Forms

ala

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Sentences using “ala”

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

Niriba n laɣim ziya paɣaba ni dabba paɣaba maa shɛba zila kpalansi ka bi shɛba zi ala busaa nima ka paɣa so ziya ka tabi o shɛɛ ka ye yingo kɔrigu ma so mi ziya ka bi sabi sabi pa yɛanga zuɣu.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ala" — Niriba n laɣim ziya paɣaba ni dabba paɣaba maa shɛba zila kpalansi ka bi shɛba zi ala busaa nima ka paɣa so ziya ka tabi

Niriba n bɔŋɔ bi zo la yaa koro n kuni tiŋ shɛli bi zooya paɣaba n nyɛba bi shɛba ziri la ala busaa ka shɛba zaŋ bi nɛma niŋ chinchini ni n gbuni n zaŋ pa bi zuɣu ri ni bia gba n ziri ala busaa n doli ba maa ka shɛba taɣi ba zali n diri ba feela.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ala" — Niriba n bɔŋɔ bi zo la yaa koro n kuni tiŋ shɛli bi zooya paɣaba n nyɛba bi shɛba ziri la ala busaa ka shɛba zaŋ bi nɛma

O ni daa paai chira ata la, o timsim daa nyɛla kilogram diba ala?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Amadu mali la bihi ala?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

O ni daa paai chira ata la, o timsim daa nyɛla kilogram diba ala?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Amadu mali la bihi ala?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice