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one's father's elder brother
niri ba bieli ŋun nye doo
Noun
bakpema
one's father's elder brother
What does “bakpema” mean in Dagbanli?
one's father's elder brother
Also spelled Dagbani — both spellings refer to the same Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northern Ghana.
Meanings
Forms
bakpema
Q110786
bakpeenima
Q146786
Sentences using “bakpema”
Real-world usage from Mozilla Common Voice and the University of Ghana HCI Lab corpus.
Doo bakpɛma bee o bapirinima bipugiŋsi n-tu ni bɛ pirigi paɣapuulan maa
Doo bakpɛma bee o bapirinima bipugiŋsi n-tu ni bɛ pirigi paɣapuulan maa
Doo bakpɛma bee o bapirinima bipugiŋsi n-tu ni bɛ pirigi paɣapuulan maa
Doo bakpɛma bee o bapirinima bipugiŋsi n-tu ni bɛ pirigi paɣapuulan maa
More usage examples
- Abu bakpeenima daa bi kana o kuli maa ni.
- Aliru mini o bakpema n sa bala sohila