Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

Bonku

It's a local food made from maize or cassava dough

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What does “Bonku” mean in Dagbanli?

It's a local food made from maize or cassava dough

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

Meanings

1

It's a local food made from maize or cassava dough

Di nyɛla bindiri shɛli bɛ ni mɔni da

Forms

Bonku

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Sentences using “Bonku”

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

bindirigu m-be tahapɔŋ ŋɔ puuni ŋɔ bindirigu maa nyɛla bonku ka zahim beni ni mana ʒɛri ka nanzubua lɔhi di puuni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "Bonku" — bindirigu m-be tahapɔŋ ŋɔ puuni ŋɔ bindirigu maa nyɛla bonku ka zahim beni ni mana ʒɛri ka nanzubua lɔhi di puuni

Paɣa n zi duɣuli shɛɛ ka di nyɛla bi malila daanga ŋɔ niŋ tahali puuni ka zaŋ dari kuli ka zaŋ duɣu tam ka paɣa ŋɔ nyɛla ŋuni monidi bonku ka zi kuɣu wɔɣinnli zuɣu.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "Bonku" — Paɣa n zi duɣuli shɛɛ ka di nyɛla bi malila daanga ŋɔ niŋ tahali puuni ka zaŋ dari kuli ka zaŋ duɣu tam ka paɣa ŋɔ nyɛla

Dundɔŋ puuni ka bi bɛ paɣa so zala nyaanga sa o zala zuɣusaa ka bihi ayi za teebuli gbuni ka adaka tam teebuli maa zuɣu paɣa ʒila kuɣu zuɣu n mɔndi bɔnku ka o saɣavuɣili maa nyɛ saɣavuɣu waɣinli o zaŋ la bɔbi piɛlli n bɔbi ka yɛ liiga.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "Bonku" — Dundɔŋ puuni ka bi bɛ paɣa so zala nyaanga sa o zala zuɣusaa ka bihi ayi za teebuli gbuni ka adaka tam teebuli maa zuɣu

Buɣum ka o mali m mondi bonku n niŋ dari niŋ di puuni n zaŋ kosuɣusa zali ka sheba zanzaya ban yen da m bala ka o pa niɛma dizuɣu a gbibi saɣavuɣuli maa o na mondi mi maa di na bibi ka o zaŋ tahali n zaŋ kuɣa niŋ dipuuni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "Bonku" — Buɣum ka o mali m mondi bonku n niŋ dari niŋ di puuni n zaŋ kosuɣusa zali ka sheba zanzaya ban yen da m bala ka o pa niɛ

Poloni ka bindirigu be dinyɛla bonku ni manaʒɛri ka zahim be dipuuni ni naanzubua ka maiʒa gba be dinni dikuli palimi marimari.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "Bonku" — Poloni ka bindirigu be dinyɛla bonku ni manaʒɛri ka zahim be dipuuni ni naanzubua ka maiʒa gba be dinni dikuli palimi ma

Bonku ka paɣa ŋɔ ni mondi ŋɔ ka bihi ata ʒi o nu'zaa polo bihi ayi n yi polo yino yeegi o liiga ka paɣa yino be nyaanga.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "Bonku" — Bonku ka paɣa ŋɔ ni mondi ŋɔ ka bihi ata ʒi o nu'zaa polo bihi ayi n yi polo yino yeegi o liiga ka paɣa yino be nyaanga.