Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

dikala

A native Dagbon dance performed at funeral homes

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What does “dikala” mean in Dagbanli?

A native Dagbon dance performed at funeral homes

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

Meanings

1

A native Dagbon dance performed at funeral homes

Dagbaŋ kali waa din wari kuyili

Forms

dikala

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Sentences using “dikala”

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

N nyela daadam ka bɛ wari dikala waa ka shɛb ʒiya ŋmeri lunsi ka pili zipili sabila ka gba ye dikali nɛma paɣabi maa sola ti kali baatooronima ka pili ti kali zipilisi ka kom do bɛ nyaaŋa ka tihi za bɛ nyaaŋa.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "dikala" — N nyela daadam ka bɛ wari dikala waa ka shɛb ʒiya ŋmeri lunsi ka pili zipili sabila ka gba ye dikali nɛma paɣabi maa sol

Sabta kpaŋsibu ni sabta koŋbu ka bipuɣinsi ŋɔ nyaɣi bɛ gaɣa n cheni kom toobu kom ŋɔ nyɛ binshaɣu din kuli bori doya ka dikala di biɛhigu m bala ka di nyɛla di saɣim mi doya maa.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "dikala" — Sabta kpaŋsibu ni sabta koŋbu ka bipuɣinsi ŋɔ nyaɣi bɛ gaɣa n cheni kom toobu kom ŋɔ nyɛ binshaɣu din kuli bori doya ka

More usage examples

  • Bɛ daa wa dikala doo maa kuli yili maa