Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

ƶiya

To sit down or sit

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What does “ƶiya” mean in Dagbanli?

To sit down or sit

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

Meanings

1

To sit down or sit

N yɛli so ni o ƶiya

Sentences using “ƶiya”

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

Niraba n ku laɣam ƶiya ninkura mini bihi ka bia ŋmɛri gungoŋ ka ban kpalim maa ʒi o nyaanga ka ŋun ŋmɛri gungoŋ maa zabiri chɛbiri pam ka o ku niŋ nimmo n ŋmɛri gungoŋ maa

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ƶiya" — Niraba n ku laɣam ƶiya ninkura mini bihi ka bia ŋmɛri gungoŋ ka ban kpalim maa ʒi o nyaanga ka ŋun ŋmɛri gungoŋ maa zabi

Niriba anahi n ƶaya ka provitiion store bɛni ka so ƶaya kohirili ka so ƶaya dara ka so mi ƶa tɛbil gbuni ka lorry nim ƶɛnƶiya ni taya nima ni dari ka dɛ chʋki provition store maa ka so ba chɛchɛ ka yino ƶiya ka yino mi ƶaya .

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ƶiya" — Niriba anahi n ƶaya ka provitiion store bɛni ka so ƶaya kohirili ka so ƶaya dara ka so mi ƶa tɛbil gbuni ka lorry nim ƶɛ

Paɣa n ƶiya ka pai tam o tooni buɣum zuɣu ka achomo bɛ di puuni gaɣali n ʒɛya maa paɣa maa ʒila kuɣu zuɣu ka shab nirabaayi n ʒi o luɣuli zuɣu ka bi puuni yino gbubi bia bihi ayi yino ʒɛmi ka yino ʒiya piɛɣu n tam silba zuɣu ŋo tahali n pa taha shɛli zuɣu ʒɛya ŋo

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ƶiya" — Paɣa n ƶiya ka pai tam o tooni buɣum zuɣu ka achomo bɛ di puuni gaɣali n ʒɛya maa paɣa maa ʒila kuɣu zuɣu ka shab niraba

Paɣa n chimdi bini o zaŋlimi tam buɣum ni ka yaara ka shɛŋa na bɛkpam ni ka paɣa mini o bihi ka bi ʒɛya lihiro ka paɣa so ƶiya tabo ka so mii gba ʒiya ka gbuni o bia paɣa maa yaarimi ka shɛŋa na bɛ kpam ni ka gaɣali ʒi n tabo

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ƶiya" — Paɣa n chimdi bini o zaŋlimi tam buɣum ni ka yaara ka shɛŋa na bɛkpam ni ka paɣa mini o bihi ka bi ʒɛya lihiro ka paɣa s

Bihi mini ninkura pam bia so yɛla liiga piɛlli ka zaŋ gungoŋ yili o nyingoli ni ka piri soolaani dozim shab bɛ o nyaanga ka gba piri soolaani nima ka shab ƶiya ka so chinchin

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ƶiya" — Bihi mini ninkura pam bia so yɛla liiga piɛlli ka zaŋ gungoŋ yili o nyingoli ni ka piri soolaani dozim shab bɛ o nyaanga

Daa puuni n boŋo ka paɣasara ni paɣa kpambi nyɛ bin ƶiya bi nyaanga loori nyɛla din ʒɛya ka paɣaba maa tooni bindira n yɛrila sima n ti pahi tuya ni di tabi taba aduwa nima ka di zaa nyɛla din tam bi tooni. Tooni na ŋo paɣa so nyɛ ŋun yɛ daliya ƶiɛ ka di nyɛ boɣa ŋmahi

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ƶiya" — Daa puuni n boŋo ka paɣasara ni paɣa kpambi nyɛ bin ƶiya bi nyaanga loori nyɛla din ʒɛya ka paɣaba maa tooni bindira n y