Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

gubu

he is preventing him self

L719372

What does “gubu” mean in Dagbanli?

he is preventing him self

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

Meanings

1

he is preventing him self

o bɔ gubu ti o maŋa

Forms

guma

Q192613

gubu

Q1994301

Sentences using “gubu”

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

ŋoliŋo nyɛla sal nim ni bori gubu ni taɣabu n tiri bi maŋa ka tam amokaa zuɣu ka gbubi marafa nima ni di kuɣa ka bi yɛ daliya piɛla daliya sabila n ʒɛ dizuɣu

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "gubu" — ŋoliŋo nyɛla sal nim ni bori gubu ni taɣabu n tiri bi maŋa ka tam amokaa zuɣu ka gbubi marafa nima ni di kuɣa ka bi yɛ d

Gubu gubu mini biɛhi suŋ tuma yili nim m bala ka bɛ kuli nye bɛ lingima nim n lihiri bɛri suŋ zuɣu ka bɛ chaŋ n ti kaari luɣi sheli.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "gubu" — Gubu gubu mini biɛhi suŋ tuma yili nim m bala ka bɛ kuli nye bɛ lingima nim n lihiri bɛri suŋ zuɣu ka bɛ chaŋ n ti kaari