baɣanga
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Noun
baɣanga
scrambling shrub camel’s foot P. reticulatum (DC.) Hochst. The leaves used to pack cassava and Bambara groundnuts to put in boiling water for cooking. The leaves are used as a plaster to cover sores on children’s legs. Children can be cured of measles by bathing them in an infusion of leaves. The fibre can be used to make a rope
What does “baɣanga” mean in Dagbani?
scrambling shrub camel’s foot P. reticulatum (DC.) Hochst. The leaves used to pack cassava and Bambara groundnuts to put in boiling water for cooking. The leaves are used as a plaster to cover sores on children’s legs. Children can be cured of measles by bathing them in an infusion of leaves. The fibre can be used to make a rope
Also spelled Dagbanli — both spellings refer to the same Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northern Ghana.
Forms
baɣansi
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Meanings
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scrambling shrub camel’s foot P. reticulatum (DC.) Hochst. The leaves used to pack cassava and Bambara groundnuts to put in boiling water for cooking. The leaves are used as a plaster to cover sores on children’s legs. Children can be cured of measles by bathing them in an infusion of leaves. The fibre can be used to make a rope
Di nyɛla tia, ka bɛ ni tooi puɣisili gbaɣi gabiga