Words starting with D
666 Dagbanli dictionary entries grouped under D.
daTo use money to buyda’ kahiliBarley waterda' nɔratreadlesda'bɔbiliA bundle of sticksDa'ŋmaraŊun n ŋmari darida'waritaNivuɣ'so ŋun warita daridaaA place where people go to buy and selldaaDi nyɛla ti ni niŋdi kɔhimma ni damma luɣ' shɛlidaaMarketdaa dalimarket daydaa dibubargainingdaabiaNinvuɣ'so ŋun diri daaDaabiaTraderdaabiligubusinessdaabiligu yulitrade namedaabupushdaachimbisamulti storey buildingdaadamHuman beingdaadamhumandaadambiɛligupopulation, crowddaadamtabafellow human beingsdaadamtaliNinsali biɛhigudaafumaataclothdaaiPushdaaiN daai binshɛli chaŋ luɣ' shɛlidaaiN-zaŋ yaa daai binshɛli mali zali shɛlipolodaai-kpenainfluxdaakpeliŋgaA piece of stone used as a wedge between the pot and the stone on which the pot restsdaakpɛliŋaBɛn mali kuɣ'bili shɛli sɔŋdi duɣu ka di be duɣu maa mini daankuɣili sunsuunidaalanamarket supervisor, one in charge of marketdaalito dialdaamAlcoholdaamDaam ka bɛ mali kaʒiɛɣu kɔɣiri lidaamachiaA betrayerdaanaaleader of a dance called baamaayadaanbiɛɣuBiniabila ŋun be kom ni voori niriba ʒimdaanboloa person who chairs a gatheringdaangaa small area demarcated for cooking in traditional housedaaniA place where we buy and selldaankaliŋit is found in a where smoke is often madedaankaluŋsootDaankɔɣaDi nyɛla bin'shɛli bɛ ni mali duɣu n tamdi di zuɣu n duɣiraDaankpelinsiIs a type of sickness that affect newly nursing mothers.it usually occurs as stomach pains.daankpeliŋgaKuɣuli ka bɛ mali li kpariti daankuɣa mini duɣu sunsuunidaankpɛliŋkuɣuli din kpeeni daaŋadaankuɣahearth stonesdaantaliin three days timedaantaligacentral pole supporting the middle of conical thatch roofdaantaligaA supporting stick that support roofing in a local roomdaanyacopperdaaŋaHeart, fire standdaaŋaA cooking placedaaŋaBinshɛɣu puuni bɛ ni maani buɣim duɣiradaaŋkali tumafamily occupationdaaŋkpaliwood-piledaarɛkitaa directordaarisanimetal potDab'limFortitudedabaligua small stick, twigdaballijangbuni salima m baladabamDifferentdabarashow of incantationdabaralanaa magician, herbalistdabariNiriba yiya yi daham ka di nyɛla bɛ shɛba kpi mi ka shɛba yi m-mɛ ka che yili kurili maadabgashrub fed to horses used as a chewstickdabiBurn something with firedabidabisticky, adhesivedabidooa male slavedabiɛɣubad liqour, poisoned alcoholdabiɛmFeardabiɛmNira suhi ni ŋoori shɛmdabiɛmlanaNinvuɣ'so ŋun mali dabiɛm o suhi nidabiɛmzoraa cowarddabigahorse grass (sp.)dabigito breakoffdabilislavedabiliNinsal' so bɛ ni da m-mali o tumdi tumadabilimvirilitydabindisediments of pitodabipaɣaa female slavedabirato be attached todabirigaa dwarf person, stunted in growthdabisadaysdabisipito-mashdabisiliBiɛɣ'kulodabisili kamRoutine,dabliSlaverydabo-bilahillockdabobilia bundle of firewooddabodaboA thing not geniudabodabolanamagician, miracle workerdaboɣuA compound in which the owner of the original owner is deaddabolihilldaboŋnia place where they sell and drink alcoholdabɔɣuyili shɛli niriba ni yi ka che ka di zaya hali ti lu n-dahimdacheeone's mother's brother's child or one's father's sister's child, brother-in-law, a relative(grandchild, grandnephew or niece)dachɛhilihaving accepting or easy relationship with someone(friendly)dachɛriuncertaintydadiraa market attenderdaduɣiraNinvuɣ' so ŋun duɣiri daam kɔhiradaduɣua type of pot specifically for pitodafadukalocal jollof ricedafumaataprinted cloth that easily fadesdagaɣilia pito gourd, bottle for alcoholdagaliyaA metal usually round in shape, used to bind a barreldagaŋA piece of fire wood.dagaŋa young dried wooddagaŋaA piece of stickdagaraappellation for the name abududagbambihiChildren from Dagomba's tribedagbambilaa dagomba persondagbanaa dagombadagbandoodagomba man, traditionalistdagbanpaɣaa dagomba womandagoɣua type of fishdagoniahelpdagɔradabba ban bɔri paɣadagɔri-biabastarddagɔriliDoo ŋun bori paɣaba pamdagɔrisiguwomanizingdagudaraa merchantdagulian article for saledagumahalanaprostitutedagumahiliprostitutiondaɣariunhygienicdaɣito make something dirtydaɣiriSomething unpleasantdaɣirilanaa dirty persondaɣuBranch of a treedahaŊun mali yaadahalaliMaŋmaŋ bia bee binidahamaSpare timedahamalanaone having meansdahambuexaminationdahanshɛliSomedaydahimto straighten something when it's bentdahimTo testdahimalanaa person who has means, opportunities or a rich persondahinshɛlisomedaydahinshɛlidab sili shɛlidaimɔnddiamond, a type of jeweldajiaDaɣu din bi waɣadajitɔrigaroofing crossdajiyait means short stichdajɔhaa person who starts his journey to the market before the market daydakabiraa wood gathererdakahiliunfermented pitodakandaSugar canedakoɣilia first stage of pito brewingdakohiguwood marketdakohigunia place where alcohol is solddakol sagabor'liwild plant with small edible brown berriesdakoliA man socially regarded as able to marry but has not yetdakolibinkpaɣaliDi nyɛla tituɣudakolimbachelorhooddakolisaɣiborilia wild plant speciesdakolisakpuɣilia type of round bowldakozinaDoro din tooi tɔri ninsala ninni o yi ti biri doo bee paɣadakɔhaNinvuɣ' so ŋun kɔhiri daamdakpaɣilia logDakpemadistillerydakperacarpenter, wood- dresserdakperaWood dresser, carpenterdakperiŋmanaBɛ ni zaŋ neenshɛli chaŋ daa ni bɛ ti niŋ damma ni kohimmadakpirilees, sediment of pitodakuɣulogDakuloDays of the weekdakumsilifermented pitoDal'bihiDi nyɛla wahi nɛma puuni yinidalaayiliappellation for zangbalingdalamaa pito sample for tastingdalgulong drumdaliWithin three daysdaligastanding drumdalimIt ka leandalimTo lean againstdalimadiamonddalimaleaddalimbundilishrewdalinbumarkingdalinliargotdaliŋScardaliriGood fortunedalirilanaBenefactordaliyaan article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the bodydamis a beer prepared by fermented milletdam niŋgbuŋdisconcertdamaBecausedamakɔɣua specie of snakedamankɔɣuWaɣ'balshɛli m baladambayuli zaŋ ti Dagbamba golidamba bilaaGɔli ŋun pahiri ayi Dagban' gɔya puuniDamba blaais a name given to a particular month in DagbanidambuSteeringdamdiSquatdamdisquatdamdi gindawiggledamdi ziɣiziɣidamdi ziɣiziɣidamdibuit is when you squat to sheetDanaaJahi yulidandieɣuIt's a bloodsucking aquatic wormdandoŋguleMollugo nudicaulis Lam.DanganaDi nyɛla yu'ŋahilidangbeecrutchdaniLose weightdankoElastic ;something that can stretch or be stretcheddanŋmaraone who breaks a family through tracherydansarikaA prisoner or an ex-prisonerdansarkaBƐ ni yuri niri duu luɣshɛlidansiharnessesdantalgais a centre post used as a pillar of a round roomdantɔŋthe act of buying for resaledanyoŋa large sugar antdanyɔŋAn insect called sugar-antdanyuraDi nyɛla yuli n zaŋ ti ŋun nyuri damadanyuraDrunkarddanyuribaninvuɣu shɛb' ban nyuri damDanyuribadrunkardsdanyurigɔɣubacchanaliandanyurilidrankarddaŋto do something earlyDaŋA clandaŋ biafamily memberdaŋ dɔɣitɛfamily doctordaŋ kpɛmaAn elder person in a familydaŋ yilifamily housedaŋ yulia name for a certain familydaŋ-baŋsiearly warningdaŋaan injurydaŋdaa horse with white legs and white foreheaddaŋdaŋto arrive earlydaŋkaliThe occupation of our forefathers or occupation of a particular familydaŋkaliancestral custom, clan customdaŋkpɛmaa family elderdaŋkuŋatree with edible fruit (not eaten in this area) Hymenocardia acida Tuldaŋʒiiyiliappellation for " lamashegu"DapaaA bunch of firewood.dapagaTo write on a cardboarddapalason or daughterdapuatie beam in a buildingdapullicrossbardapuriyeastdar'gaHe climbed up the ladderdaraDara nyƐla diema shƐli diɛmdi niriba ayi sunsuunidariWooddarito show happinessdaribobridgedaridaritetanusdarifuappellation for the name " Abdul rahman "darigaladderdarigalanaa fraudulent persondarigiHe has pull itdarigi cheetear apartdarigibustretchingdarigitooniprolongdariguladderdarigu dubusheerungsdarimapulldarimihiRheumatismdarisiTo walk slowly and heavilydarizavalue of a person, an animal or a thingdarizavaluedariza ʒiisheefirst classdasaa nyinyaɣuthistles of the Centaurea group, star-thistle Centaurea praecox Oliv. and Hiern. et. ? + ‘claws’dasaɣimfood prepared for saledasahiraa collector of market feesdasampoɣudawadawa poddasaŋathistles of the Centaurea group, star-thistle Centaurea praecox Oliv. and Hiern. et. ? + ‘claws’dasibaGood morningdasiŋapito potdasolia child born on a market waydataliŋan errand, money given to someone going to market to buy something for youdateeDɔɣu din yi buɣim daaŋa ni nadatɔɣirapalm wine tapperDatulliGindawarapieces of wood from a logdaworitaniri ŋun wariti daridawuleDi nyɛla binkumdili ka nyɛ kurigu ka di kumsi nyaɣisi Sapashini waa ni.dawuniJɛbihi ŋun nyɛ kpɛma yulidayaɣliForge stickdayilitaverndayubilakitten or pubdayuɣuIs a kind of bush animaldayulɔɣubuckdayunyaŋdoedayuribandicootsDayuuniIt's when pregnancy exceed one yeardazohiguthe day before an event takes placeDazu'tikpurilishrub Gardenia sp.dazulitia yulidazuliTrees or shrubs of the Gardenia genusdazuli tikpurilia type of a treeDazuŋAll other days is called dazung,except market day.daʒemamthatching grass Andropogon pseudapricus Stapfdaʒɛɣupitodaʒu naansaɣashrub with small, edible apple-like fruit and sweet- smelling yellow or white blossoms. Gardenia erubescens Stapf & Hutch.daʒu nimboɣuGardenia ternifolia Schum. & Thonn.debilaa baby warthogdeborisaaAspilia africana (Pers) C.D. AdamsdedeThat which is rightDedewhen something is done in right waydeewarthogdeeIs a type of animal usually found in the bushdeeito replace somebodydeeito takedeei zaɣa zaaengrossingdeei zaliguHe agreed to obeydeeimaWhen somebody ask you to take somethingdeeliTo collect somethingdeembafather-in-lawdeempaɣaMother-in-lawdeendiɛmdaIt's a name given to an entertainerdeendiɛmdaa dancerdeendiɛmdaan entertainerDeeshiniDi nyɛla yuli din mali booni ninsaladehiwarthogsdeingɔɣuorchestradelɔɣumale warthogdemokratiiyaDemocracydenyaŋfemale warthogdɛhidee zaɣbɔbigudito consume something usually food by putting it into the mouth and swallowing itdiimperfective aspect markerdi mali o che ŋuni?a proverbdi n-yaɣiover eatdi nasaraNya nasaradi niwhereindi nyaaŋathereafterdi puuniinsidedi sahameanwhiledi sambannieat outdi-ka-guuiLeftovers fooddi-waɣato be fardibahibamdiespeciallydibga ŋubbuChewing of a stickdibigaWe chew sticks to clean our mouths and teethdibigachewing stickdibigiTo run awaydibuThe act of consuming fooddibu tarigaintakedieebush pigdiesimaCommelina africana (L.) Also fulumfulaadiɛliTo dry somethingdiɛmTo do something for the purpose of entertainmentdiɛmaplayingdiɛmaplayingdiɛma gɔɣuA place where people playsdiɛmalanaplayer, one who playsdiɛmbaFather-in-lawdiɛŋ dɔlibuthe act of playing court, that is demostrating such politeness, respect as is traditionally given at a courtdifela pillowdifeliPillowdifemɛmaleather pillowsdifesurigupillow casedifɛliPillowdifie' surigupillow casedifiɛliPillowdifiɛsuriguwashable and removable covering for a pillowdifuchaffdiɣimirrowdiɣi ŋmaŋa broken mirrordiɣilito raise part of land and make it harddiɣilithe dwarf scared himdiɣlito raise part of land and make it harddihioppressdihi vihumiliatedihi-maliRepressdihilirightful sharedihirato provide fooddihirintolitypewriterdihitabiliconfirmdiina paatidinner partydiisidistrict chief executivedikalaA native Dagbon dance performed at funeral homesdikilijinia broken wallDikpun' sabinliblackboard or chalkboarddikpuniWalldikpunivertical structure, usually solid, that defines and sometimes protects an areadikpunsabinliblackboarddilanathe owner of something or that persondiligubird speciesdilindihinumbnessDilindihiDi nyɛla bin shɛli din n be ka doro amaa ka bi yuura di yi niŋ niradimTo bitedimto bitedimaenemydimafoeDimaŊun doli so dimlidimbɔŋɔthis, this onedimdabitingdimkabisheebachelor beedimliit means hatreddimmasheelivelihooddimnimaNinvuɣ'shɛba ban je ni bɛ taba chaŋ toonidimsicarry on the head without holdingdimyiliappellation for " laŋa"din be di kovariantdin bi diri buɣimfireproofdin bi galisiwhen something is not enoughdin bi gbuligiequilibriumdin bi saɣi tabaimbalancedin bin tɔsomthing that is very easydin bɔri yom niŋbuquality of situation requiring immediate actiondin diraedibledin ka baŋbuThat which is unpredictabledin ka kpamfat freedin ka taɣibufixeddin kanisomething that is absentdin kannaupcomingdin kpalimsomething left withdin kpɛrinaincomingDin ku baa bela baa puli niwhatever secret a person has, it remains with him ordin ku tooi niŋimpossibledin ni tooi chaŋmobiledin nyaaŋabesidedin nyɛ binimodalitydin nyɛ bini tatabɔwhen two or more things look alikedin nyɛ niraprofiledin nyɛ yiŋa biniDomesticdin pun niŋrepetitiondin simdirequirementdin tabi fɔŋurbandin taɣiconcept in linguistics, more than one way of saying the same thingdin turequisitedin wɔɣilim saɣipoint that is at the same distance to every object in a given setdin wuhiraindicatordin yihiri nyɛvuliforeboding deathdin zooidominancedin-garitatransitoryDinathird-person singular inanimate pronoundinchihirasomething that is not acceptabledindalithen, that daydindaluŋcrane flydindiɛma sheeplay grounddingalingamlanaa person who acts wronglydingambuyiliappellation for saveluguDiniBinshɛɣu yaɣishɛlidinkabishiaDi nyɛla binneenbila ka be ka shia ka dimdadinkpanyuliAgeratum conyzoides L.dinkulibenipermanencedinŋunaThereforedintiligaa roadside market where foodstuffs are solddiŋɔɣuyiliappellation for LingbungDipanticheDi nyɛla yu ŋahilidiri buɣumflamingdiri n-toliusurperdiri nyɔriprofit makingdiribarilimHaving regard for oneself above others’ well-being.DirigumarabouDiriguspoondirinyinaforkdiriyɔŋtree[sp]distrik looyadistrict attorneydizaa yoliregardlessdoWeedingdo'biɛɣuugly mando'jiaa short mando'kuraOld Mendo'kuruguan old manDo'taliThat which expresses manhooddobaligaA slim mandobieerestless movements in sleepdobielanaone who tosses about in his sleepdobinodate (fruit)dodoonikpeebed-fellowdoɣinitoplacentadoɣintoa relative on the mother’s side of the familydoɣirarelativedoɣiri paɣaa wife married to her own familydoɣiri yumaagedoɣirikpɛmafamily headdoɣirikpihiŋ yulideath preventive namesdoɣirikpihuŋthe first surviving child after several have died.doɣiritiŋaPlace of birth, motherlanddoɣisirato nagdoɣluŋinbred characteristicdoɣodawadawa pods on the treedoɣsigunagging.doɣsiraa midwifedoɣuconvulsion.dokuɣuLogdokuliʒemthe flower (corolla) of the dawadawa (locust) tree.DokuliʒiɛmDi nyɛla tia din yuli booni doo ni wondi shɛlidokulʒiemthe flower of the dawadawa treedokuriguAn elderly mandokuruguold mandolifollow; accompanydolin-chani doli so bee binidoli bini niŋbumonitordoli taɣirescortdoli-yiviadolisitracedolodolo chuɣueasterdolodolo tasibaharosarydolooDoo ŋun paɣa nyaŋɔDolsiN zaŋ so kpɛhi adiini nidomaleɣuFungus growing on the dawadawa treeDomdomIt shows how tall or big something isdomiit means becausedondiraa lazy person,dooAfrican locust bean treedoodawadawa tree locust tree Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R Br. ex Don The seeds are fermented and made into strong- smelling cakes sold to flavour food. The yellow powder inside the pods is eaten as a snack and boiled up into a sweet drink. The roots and empty seed pods are boiled into a liquid used to seal floors and walls. A weak solution of this is used for stomach medicine. The bark is burnt and mixed with earthworm casts and used to smooth away scars. the bark is also soaked and the water is rubbed on the skin for ‘boneDooparkia biglobosadoo malɛɣuMalɛɣu yi ti puhi doo zuɣu bɛ booni li mi doo malɛɣudoo ŋun jɛ paɣa yɛllimisogynistdoogalinative authority policedooiTankpaɣu yi lu kom ni ka a yɛn booi kom maa ka che tankpaɣu maadoonaLyingdoopasalimaDi nyɛla binneenbiladoosheelying place, sleeping placedooyiliPaɣa yi kuli doo yili shɛlidooyililanaa married womandopuaBɛ mali limi paani dantaligu zuɣu ka bɛ lorili ka naai n yi yɔɣidoridaawadawa fruitsdoroSickness, diseasedoshiesleeping placedovihitwigs of the locust (dawadawa) treedozimyellowdozimyellow flour from the dawadawa (locust) pod singular form serves as an adjective, preceding thedozohiguevedɔgbulitaɣirigua chockdɔɣiN-dɔɣi biadɔɣi bihiprocreatedɔɣiluŋan inbred characteristicdɔɣimNinvuɣ'shɛba ban laɣim ʒi' yinsidɔɣiraPaɣa yi na yɛn dɔɣidɔɣisaone who nagsdɔɣisiacting as a midwifedɔɣisigunaggingdɔɣite shɛhira gbɔŋDoctoratedɔɣitia doctordɔɣrikpɛmaNinɣʋ'so ŋʋn nye kpɛma dɔɣim puuni bee mabiligu puunidɔɣtedoctor (of modern medicine)dɔɣuDɔri shɛli din gbaari bihi ka bɛ ni daritadɔɣu chihamarks at jointsdɔhiTo drop somethingdɔhisqueezedɔniLie downdɔnyaŋa weak, cowardly mandrobadriverduClimbingdu ʒinidepressdu’ gbɛrilibedroomdu' kpullicircular roomdu' mɔɣumɔɣufour conner roomdubuclimbingdubuheight or ascentdubuheight ; ascentdudonigubedroom, sleeping roomdudoonigubedroomduduɣsibin dirigu buɣubu sheeduduhiguA room or area for preparing foodduduhigu nyɔhi yibu sheechimneyduduhugukitchenduduhugukitchendufeliPillowdufesurigupillow casedufɛi'suriguBɛ ni mali dufɛili suri binshɛli nidufɛiliTi ni dooni ka mali ti zuɣu liɣiri binshɛli zuɣudufiɛlia soft cushion used to support the head in beddufiɛmeeŋapouffedufuchaffdugbɛrilibedroomdugulawarder, room guardduɣ'mebuIt involves using clay to mold a potduɣiFood on fireduɣibuCookingduɣiduɣimistduɣiduɣithe air that is full of dusty.duɣiduɣuit means dustduɣimɛraPotterduɣmeraIs a person who chooses such as his/her workduɣuDi nyɛla bin shɛli bɛ ni mali duɣuri bindiriguduɣuBinshɛli bɛ ni mali n-tamdi duɣiraduɣubuKɔm duɣubuduɣuliŋaBinshɛɣu bɛ ni mali pindi duɣuduɣumeraPotterduhiO duhi loori gari kpeduhi ŋaruŋdrive a canoeduhili/ vanduhiPileduhimaŋtaliself exaltationduhirato drive a vehicledukpinsabinliblackboarddukulijiniunroofed roomdukuljinia unroofed room.dukunua ball of food made from dried maize, pounded, boiled and wrapped in leavesdulaamihiepithet for a catdulishore or bank of a lake or riverduliN nyala bi niŋsham n du tia bee mopillidulimIs a liquid by-product of metabolismdulim tiŋabee wettingdulim yibusheeurinarydulimbuUrinatingdulimlaabedpandulimsurgubladderdulimsurigubladderdulinlaala' Shɛli puuni bɛ ni duuni dulim niŋdadulinlaachamberpot, pottydulinsurigubladderduliŋkuapainful urination, bilharziaduliŋkuaa wild bulb used in medicinedumaN du tia zuɣʋ saa bee yilidumbiaknee capdumbiaknee capdumbilgaa sump for collecting urine in a sleeping room.dunbiaknee-capdundoliluɣus heli ti ni doli Kperi duu nidundoŋcourtyard, enclosure of a compound.dundɔboɣaliDi nyɛla boɣ'shɛli din dɔ duu dundolinidundɔŋCompounddunduɣublack cobradundumborer beetle, woodwormdundunkolofried yamdundunkolofried yamdunikneeduniaZuɣusaa ni tiŋadunianimapeople of the worlddunianimathe people of the worldduniyaworldduniya tɔbuA war involving many major nations of the worlddunkpanyooHyptis spicigera Lamdunobiait means doorstepdunogulaa gatekeeperdunogulagatekeeperdunokoradoorstep.dunokpaloŋpeg for closing a mat doordunokpartaone who closes the doorwaydunoliDoordunolidoordunolidoorway, entrance.dunɔkparigupeg for closing the door matduntamShoesduŋenmityduŋenemityduŋdimliduŋaDagbani wordduŋkalibuRiotingduŋkuruguyiliappellation for sagnariguduŋsheyiliappellation for gusheguduŋtaaborebellionduŋtaaraA rebelduo ngemanHyptis suaveolens Poit.duraa trestle, scaffoldduriroomsdurosuUnderpantsdurɔbaa driverduuroomduu-daaŋafireplaceduugaBin neimbli so ŋun ti kpaɣa ʒiɣuduulanaA wifeduumaŋun nam binsheɣu kam duniyaduumamasterduun'kpiŋduuŋa ŋun kpiduunbiligaIs a local bath place usually found in rooms, and is in a form of a holeduunbiligaa sump for collecting urine in a sleeping roomDuunbiligaIs a bath house for some people and also some pregnant women are delivered there. Is usually found in some roomduuniurinateduuni dulimurinateDuunlaaChamber potduunsitimmosquito coil, any substance used to kill mosquitoesduuŋamosquitoduuŋamosquitoduuŋamosquitoduuŋmama weed burnt to drive away mosquitoesduʒiinigusitting roomduʒiinigusitting room