Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

alikaali

Muslim scholar

L720932

What does “alikaali” mean in Dagbanli?

Muslim scholar

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

Meanings

1

Muslim scholar

2

literate

3

judge

sariya diriba m be gɔvenante tumtumdiba puuni

4

soothsayer

baɣa ŋun buɣira

Forms

alikaali

Q110786

alikaalinima

Q146786

Sentences using “alikaali”

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

alikaali puuni ka bi ʒiya bi ʒimi n diri sariya so ŋun kuli ʒila o kuɣu sa ka maɛrika tuuta biɛni ka ninvuɣu yino paɣasarili ʒi o tooni ka niraba ayi ʒɛya ka salo laɣam ʒi luɣu yini ka niraba ayi gba ʒiya ka yino gba ʒiya ka binyɛra pa o tooni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "alikaali" — alikaali puuni ka bi ʒiya bi ʒimi n diri sariya so ŋun kuli ʒila o kuɣu sa ka maɛrika tuuta biɛni ka ninvuɣu yino paɣasa

Zaligu kpaŋsibu shee ka bi ʒiya bi biɛla alikaali maa puuni ka linjin doo ʒɛya ka paɣa ʒiya ka ninyula kpanjoɣu ʒɛ o tooni ka so gba mii ʒiya ka gilaas kopu tam o tooni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "alikaali" — Zaligu kpaŋsibu shee ka bi ʒiya bi biɛla alikaali maa puuni ka linjin doo ʒɛya ka paɣa ʒiya ka ninyula kpanjoɣu ʒɛ o too

Sariya karibu duu puuni ka alikaali kpɛma ʒiya ka nyɛ paɣa ka bɛ zaŋ buku n-zaŋ ti so ka o zaŋ o nuzaa m-pa di zuɣu ka wuɣi o nudirigu zuɣusaa ka linjima ʒeya ka so gba zaa ʒiya ka ye neen'sabila ka gilasinima tam o tooni teebuli zuɣu.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "alikaali" — Sariya karibu duu puuni ka alikaali kpɛma ʒiya ka nyɛ paɣa ka bɛ zaŋ buku n-zaŋ ti so ka o zaŋ o nuzaa m-pa di zuɣu ka w

O pahimi n kpa Alikaali tuma duu shɛli ti ni booni Owusu-Yeboah.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

O pahimi n kpa Alikaali tuma duu shɛli ti ni booni Owusu-Yeboah.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

O pahimi n kpa Alikaali tuma duu shɛli ti ni booni Owusu-Yeboah.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice