Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

chia

a type of calabash, a very small round gourd used as a measure for milk or as a snuff box

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What does “chia” mean in Dagbanli?

a type of calabash, a very small round gourd used as a measure for milk or as a snuff box

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

Meanings

1

a type of calabash, a very small round gourd used as a measure for milk or as a snuff box

ŋmani bili shɛli dini zaŋdi zahindi bihim bee bini zaŋdi niŋdi sundi

Forms

chia

Q110786

chihi

Q146786

Sentences using “chia”

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

Di chihi o suhu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Bihim chihi garila tab’ barilim di bi gari taba piɛlim.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Jaŋa niŋ tuuba ku chihi kariwana.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Paul daa piligi tɔɣisiri ni o chihi omaŋ’ noli yɛra.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Di chihi o suhu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Jaŋa niŋ tuuba ku chihi kariwana.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice