Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

gɔbi

niri yi zaŋ chinchini gɔbi o maŋ( dabba tooi mali chinchini gɔbiri bɛ maŋsi)

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What does “gɔbi” mean in Dagbanli?

niri yi zaŋ chinchini gɔbi o maŋ( dabba tooi mali chinchini gɔbiri bɛ maŋsi)

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

Meanings

1

niri yi zaŋ chinchini gɔbi o maŋ( dabba tooi mali chinchini gɔbiri bɛ maŋsi)

2

to dress, put on a cover cloth, wrapper (usually of men)

Forms

gɔbi

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Sentences using “gɔbi”

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

Naa n gobi tan maŋli n ʒi salima maa kuɣu zuɣu ka zaŋ o naba maa zaŋ tam kuɣu zuɣu ka nachimbi ko n gilo ka gba gobi chinchina nachimbi maa shab nyɛla ban gbuni chichaɣasa ka chichaɣasa maa nyɛ salima kom bi nyaansi tihi biɛni ka lɛm shɛŋa din piliba maa nyɛ lɛm ʒiɛhi ka nyɛ lɛm karakara

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "gɔbi" — Naa n gobi tan maŋli n ʒi salima maa kuɣu zuɣu ka zaŋ o naba maa zaŋ tam kuɣu zuɣu ka nachimbi ko n gilo ka gba gobi chi

Na laɣangu n boŋo nanim nyɛla bin galisi n bɛ laɣangu ŋo puuni nanim maa tola lɛma lɛm maa kama nyɛla zaɣ ʒiɛhi nanim maa pam gobla chinchina shab gobla chinchin piɛla ka shab gobi chinchin ʒiɛhi bi kpambalibi nyɛla ban ʒiya ka gbubi nam tiɛri

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "gɔbi" — Na laɣangu n boŋo nanim nyɛla bin galisi n bɛ laɣangu ŋo puuni nanim maa tola lɛma lɛm maa kama nyɛla zaɣ ʒiɛhi nanim ma

Salo pam ʒɛla zuɣusaa ka shab ʒi kuɣusi zuɣu ka bi to katawiya n niŋ ban ʒiya maa zuɣusaa ka ban ʒiya maa pam gobla chinchina bi nyoɣani ka shab zaŋ gobi bi shahani ka pam piri bansi bi nuuni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "gɔbi" — Salo pam ʒɛla zuɣusaa ka shab ʒi kuɣusi zuɣu ka bi to katawiya n niŋ ban ʒiya maa zuɣusaa ka ban ʒiya maa pam gobla chin

Nanim n laɣam ʒiya bi ʒila kuɣusi zuɣu ka lɛm tonto n bɛ bi zuɣusaa ka bi gobi chinchina ka so mii ʒiya o bi yɛ liiga bi chinchina maa nyɛla kantɛ chinchina ka sagbana bɛ bi zuɣusaa

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "gɔbi" — Nanim n laɣam ʒiya bi ʒila kuɣusi zuɣu ka lɛm tonto n bɛ bi zuɣusaa ka bi gobi chinchina ka so mii ʒiya o bi yɛ liiga bi

Nanim mini bi nyaan dolibi n laɣam ʒiya bi ʒinʒila kuɣusi zuɣu ka bi to katalɛm zaɣ kara dibanahi bahi shab n ʒɛnʒɛ bi nyaangi maa nanim maa mini bi kpambalibi maa shab sonsola chinchina ka shab mii gobi chinchina maa bi gbubi gbubila salima daangbiɣi bi nuuni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "gɔbi" — Nanim mini bi nyaan dolibi n laɣam ʒiya bi ʒinʒila kuɣusi zuɣu ka bi to katalɛm zaɣ kara dibanahi bahi shab n ʒɛnʒɛ bi n

Naa mini o niraba n ʒiya naa maa zuɣusaa katawiya n bɛ dinni so n gbubili katawiya maa mii nyɛla zaɣ ʒiɛ ka naa maa piri bansi ka gobi chinchini ka so ʒi o nudirigu zuɣu dilan maa pilila zipiligu ka gbubi suwa ka do so ʒi tooni na ka yɛ liiga piɛlli ʒi kuɣu tankpaɣu zuɣu

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "gɔbi" — Naa mini o niraba n ʒiya naa maa zuɣusaa katawiya n bɛ dinni so n gbubili katawiya maa mii nyɛla zaɣ ʒiɛ ka naa maa piri