1
To cut or chop with a cutlass, axe or scissors
Sua, kpaŋ bee maɣisi chɛbu
Verb
chebu
To cut or chop with a cutlass, axe or scissors
What does “chebu” mean in Dagbanli?
To cut or chop with a cutlass, axe or scissors
Also spelled Dagbani — both spellings refer to the same Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northern Ghana.
Meanings
2
To harvest millet or rice
Za, shinkaafa chɛbu
3
To peck by a bird or fowl
Noonsi bee nohi chɛbu
4
To leave something alone
N yi binshɛɣu yɛla ni
5
To divorce a woman
Paɣa chɛbu
6
To scatter grain or dust
Tamkpaɣu bee kariwana chɛbu
Forms
Chɛ
Q192613
Chɛra
Q146786
Chɛma
Q1665268
Chɛbu
Q7240943
Sentences using “chebu”
Real-world usage from Mozilla Common Voice and the University of Ghana HCI Lab corpus.
M bia, che ka ti tam di yɛla.
Chɛ ka di biɛŋmarisi leei zibisim.
Di tooi chɛ ka yi kahigi taba zaŋ chaŋ yɛli shɛŋa polo.
Che ka m bo o shee.
Che ka ti tibi a.
Wain kalinsi zuɣu chɛ ka niriba doli soya kumda.