Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

baba

title of second chief butcher

L727089

What does “baba” mean in Dagbanli?

title of second chief butcher

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

Meanings

1

title of second chief butcher

bini zaŋdi yuli shɛli tiri ŋun pa nakohinaa zuɣu

Forms

baba

Q110786

babanima

Q146786

Sentences using “baba”

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

Doo gbubi bia ka paɣa za o sani ka yiɛ nɛɛn sabila ka bia maa yiɛ liiga zɛɛ ka o baba maa pili liiga sabinli ka buɣi bia maa ka zaŋ liiga maa pili o zuɣu ka so za o sani ka zaŋ oo nuu pɔbi o nina.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "baba" — Doo gbubi bia ka paɣa za o sani ka yiɛ nɛɛn sabila ka bia maa yiɛ liiga zɛɛ ka o baba maa pili liiga sabinli ka buɣi bia

More usage examples

  • Ablai n diri Karaga baba yili
  • Nanton tinkpansi babanima daa laɣinya n piigi toondana ni o lihiri ka yela chani vienyela.