fir'ginli
Q110786
Noun
fir'ginli
aerial yam Dioscorea bulbifera L. Cultivated by planting at the foot of trees, but also found in the wild. Wild forms tend to be toxic. Also kuru fìr`gínlì. Proverb: Fírgìmá nayiγa be m-be n- guli ku lɔ bɔbma. The thief turns the string around and cannot tie them up (because they are round). Said to someone who tries to defeat someone cleverer than him.
What does “fir'ginli” mean in Dagbani?
aerial yam Dioscorea bulbifera L. Cultivated by planting at the foot of trees, but also found in the wild. Wild forms tend to be toxic. Also kuru fìr`gínlì. Proverb: Fírgìmá nayiγa be m-be n- guli ku lɔ bɔbma. The thief turns the string around and cannot tie them up (because they are round). Said to someone who tries to defeat someone cleverer than him.
Also spelled Dagbanli — both spellings refer to the same Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northern Ghana.
Forms
firigima
Q146786
Meanings
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aerial yam Dioscorea bulbifera L. Cultivated by planting at the foot of trees, but also found in the wild. Wild forms tend to be toxic. Also kuru fìr`gínlì. Proverb: Fírgìmá nayiγa be m-be n- guli ku lɔ bɔbma. The thief turns the string around and cannot tie them up (because they are round). Said to someone who tries to defeat someone cleverer than him.
Di ŋmanila nyuli ka duri tia,ka wɔnda