Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

fa

forcefully taking something from another person

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What does “fa” mean in Dagbanli?

forcefully taking something from another person

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

Meanings

1

forcefully taking something from another person

n-dee binshɛli so sani ni yaa

2

to be silent, to stay mute

m-bi yɛli shɛli ka kuli shini a noli

Forms

Fa

Q192613

fara

Q34698 • Q7240943

Fama

Q1665268

n-fa

Q1994301

fama

Q1665268

fabu

Q1084

faya

Q1994301

Sentences using “fa”

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

bɛ ni ʒe neen’ shɛŋa mini bɛ ni fa neen’ shɛŋa.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Ka chinchini viɛlli ŋɔ fa?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Ka chinchini viɛlli ŋɔ fa?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Ka chinchini viɛlli ŋɔ fa?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Ka chinchini viɛlli ŋɔ fa?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Ka chinchini viɛlli ŋɔ fa?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice