Dagbanli Dictionary

Common noun

bɛli

a brother or sister

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What does “bɛli” mean in Dagbanli?

a brother or sister

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

Meanings

1

a brother or sister

bɛli nyɛla beni dɔɣi so pɔi ni yini

Forms

bɛli

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Sentences using “bɛli”

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

Bihi ayi n ziya yinga maa zila tiŋa ka o bɛli maa zi kuɣu zuɣu bia sani ŋuni zi tiŋa maa zaŋla o nuu n tabili o gora n tiɛhira o bɛli maa pun pamila o zuɣu ka gbubi afi n maasim bia maa doo mini bibila gba n za bi yɛanga bi bilifu maa yiɛ la o liiga ka chɛ o puli.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "bɛli" — Bihi ayi n ziya yinga maa zila tiŋa ka o bɛli maa zi kuɣu zuɣu bia sani ŋuni zi tiŋa maa zaŋla o nuu n tabili o gora n t

bihi ata n-ʒia bɛ zaa ʒila kuɣu zuɣu ka bi' gaŋa maa ka o ʒi o beli zuɣu kuɣu maa zuɣu ka bia maa zaŋ o nuu n-niŋ o beli maa nangbani ni bɛ zaa pirila namda yiŋga yɛla liiga ka yiŋga mi bi ye liiga ka yiŋga gba so sikeeti ka yiŋga mi Bi So SiKeeTi Ka JaRiKaN Za Bɛ NYaaŋGa Ka Bɛ Ni TooRi KoM NiŋDi BiNSHɛɣu Ni GBNa BeNi

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "bɛli" — bihi ata n-ʒia bɛ zaa ʒila kuɣu zuɣu ka bi' gaŋa maa ka o ʒi o beli zuɣu kuɣu maa zuɣu ka bia maa zaŋ o nuu n-niŋ o beli

kom duɣ'bu shɛbala ka tangbaɣ' bɛni ka paɣ' so bɛ do so ʒɛya ka dihi tiŋ ʒɛya ka bi so mini o bɛli ʒɛya ka o wuri o bɛni ka so guri chini kom maa shɛ ka tihi mini. ka so gba zaa yuni zuɣ' saa ka shɛba gba ta bi shɛ ka yuni zuɣ' saa

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "bɛli" — kom duɣ'bu shɛbala ka tangbaɣ' bɛni ka paɣ' so bɛ do so ʒɛya ka dihi tiŋ ʒɛya ka bi so mini o bɛli ʒɛya ka o wuri o bɛni

niriba n be daani ka bi'ʒi piɛɣu chana ka piɛɣu maa puuni nɛma be ka bi'maa bɛli di loori kɔba ka piri namda bi'so gba be o nyaaŋa ka Kpabi bii n gbubi roba baagi sabinli dolo.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "bɛli" — niriba n be daani ka bi'ʒi piɛɣu chana ka piɛɣu maa puuni nɛma be ka bi'maa bɛli di loori kɔba ka piri namda bi'so gba b

Dabba mini paɣiba m-be kɔnfirɛnsi ruum ni ka bɛ zaŋ bɛli akuwa kom tam teebuli maa zuɣu teebuliaa nyɛla birauni kala ka bukisi tam bɛ zaa tooni ka paɣ' so ʒi nimaani o yɛla liiɡa ɡiriin ka kpahiri o nuhi ɡooni maa nyɛla miliki kala ka bɛ zaŋ Nana Addo fɔto yili li di siilin maa nyɛla zaɣ' piɛlli

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "bɛli" — Dabba mini paɣiba m-be kɔnfirɛnsi ruum ni ka bɛ zaŋ bɛli akuwa kom tam teebuli maa zuɣu teebuliaa nyɛla birauni kala ka

Bihi ayi ka ŋuni bala zi tiŋa ŋuni bala maa mi zila kuɣu zuɣu ŋuni zi kuɣu maa zuɣu maa sola sikɛti sabili ka di to zaɣi piɛla o pam la o zabiri ka gbubi afi ka ŋuni bala maa mi zi o naba sunsuuni naba sunsuuni o zaŋla o nuu tabili o kpaeiŋn tɛhira ka o bɛli maa o zaŋla o nuu n tabili okpariŋn tɛhira o bɛli maa pamidila o zuɣu ka so so gba zaa za ni maa ni o yiɛla liiga piɛli.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "bɛli" — Bihi ayi ka ŋuni bala zi tiŋa ŋuni bala maa mi zila kuɣu zuɣu ŋuni zi kuɣu maa zuɣu maa sola sikɛti sabili ka di to zaɣi