Words starting with J
257 Dagbanli dictionary entries grouped under J.
jaaa twin(one of the twins)jaagboTɔliŋ buɣili yuliJaaito become lazy, bad, Spoiltjaakifilms tarjaalamboɣubeetlejaalanbɔɣuinsect that is found in yam farmjaamania Germanjaanbɔŋdo' shɛli bɛ ni gɔri piɛli bee naɣikpara ni mali guli o niɣijaangbeewalkingstickJaaŋbeeA walking stickJaaŋboDi nyɛla buɣ'yulijaasheeglass for drinkingjaasuŋti mallimi nduɣuri bindirigujaatoNin vuɣu so ŋun moha ka o zabri mini o nin kari mohajabigaCalalbash with hole and string through itjabigiwhen someone is extremely tiredjabigiIt means to separate things fasten togetherJabihiTwo or more babies born at the same timejabihi atatripletjabiluŋunattractive, old personjabobigubody louseJabuniDi nyɛla buɣ'yulijadoɣucarved sticks used to represent twinsjaduɣuDi nyɛla duɣubila ka bɛ mali li yihiri chiha di yi ti niŋ ka jahi kani bee n-kpijaɣaDoro bee yuma din nyɛ binkpula n-tɔri niŋgbunaJaɣayawsjaɣamiloprostitutejaɣicutjaɣimɛloprostitutejaɣinliHugejaɣliyawsjahideterioratejahideterioratejahiTwinsjahibaFather of twinsjahibuSeivingjahibuaA scapegoat ( a female scapegoat or sheep chosen by demand of twins through divination)jahimaA mother of twinsjahimapaɣa ŋun dɔɣi jabihijahinaparithe next child born after twins are bornjahinfoa title given to a native dagomba army officerjahinjeeSparrow a species of birdjahinjesabinbilahatchling/peeweejahinjesabinlio nyɛla noonsi balishɛŋa ban diri shinkaafa ni yinojahinjesabinlɔɣupeeweejahinjesabinnyaŋpeeweejakpiŋkpiŋaspies of fishjakpuŋkpuŋpuffer fishjalimameasilyjalinjeeNoonbil'so ŋun mali kɔb'dozimjalinjeeA type of birdJalinsiHe is full of hatredjaliŋIs a dried yam peelsjamto respectjamaN suhuri ti duuma m Boris bin shagujambubɛ ni jamdi Naawuni shɛmjangbarigamousejangbarisimiceJaniM paga zang jani vo gumdi ka di lee miya.jankun'bihijankun'bɔbigu ban na nyɛ zaɣ'bihijankun'lɔɣuJankuno ŋun nyɛ doojankun'niɛŋjankuno ŋun bi kpijankun'nyaŋJankuno ŋun nyɛ paɣajankunoCatjansijaŋa zaɣa bɔbigujaŋ yo kurliPolycarpa corymbosa (L.) Lam. (Caryophyllaceae) et. ‘monkey’s old penis’ Also given as Kyllinga squamulata Thonn. ex VahljaŋaIs a kind of animaljaŋamonkeyjaŋgbania large predatory mammal of the cat familyjaŋgbaniLeopardjaŋgbimbilaa lion-cubjaŋgbinilionjaŋkuno nyuliBoerhavia coccinea Mill. et. cat’s yam. Children set out the tubers as if they were yams when pretending to make farmsjaŋsinsabgaTree with small red edible fruits Lannea sp.japaafake, counterfeitJapanjapanjapan liɣiriyenjapannimajapanesejaraa dagomba local dancejaransooloMosquito netjariploughjariguNinvuɣ'so ŋun yem bi paaijariyaariprisonjarlimhankali poolijasheeit means trophyjatolɛlleA crabjeto refuseje-sulivexedJebunaGodsjeeiso yi je suli ka ti bi lahi jejeeŋacrabjeesijerseyjehiraffia also kparijehito destroyjelinsiHatredjemajema nyɛla ka simsiri NaawunijenbilaInfant monkeyjendaoutstanding, exceptionaljendiconcern oneselfjendɔɣuMale monkeyjengbarigaany small rodent of the genus MusJengbarisabilaDi nyɛla jengbarisi bal'shɛliJengbarisabinliDi nyɛla jengbariga bal'shɛlijengbunaLeopardsJengbunbilacubjengbunileopardjengbunilɔɣuLeopardjengbunnyaŋLeopardessjenjenifarthingjenkpebirigooDi nyɛla tituɣu ka mali gohiJenkunbilakitten or kitjenkunbiribilakittenjenkunbiriguNyɛla binkobi so ŋun n be yiŋa ka tuui gbahiri nobihijenkunbirilɔɣumale wild catjenkunbirinyaŋmollyjenkunbirisiwild catsjenkunlɔɣutomjenkunnyaŋMolly or pussyjenkunoDi nyɛla binkobi so ŋun n be yiŋajennyaŋFemale monkeyjensia troop of monkeysjeŋgbe yogrliflowering tree Moringa oleifera Lam. i.e. Hausa yògrlíjeŋgburiŋgaraffia also kparijeŋkpibrigooshrub whose roots are used for medicine ?Asparagus africanus Lam. et. Hausa + ? + thorn. If people want to catch house- bats or prevent them from flying into a space they spread these thorns across and the bats will become entangled in the thornsjepaɣacatfishjergito be a fooljeriguits a name giving to a village in northern Region, Ghanajɛdislikejɛ niŋbureluctantjɛ niriba niunsociablejɛbijointed objectsjɛbihinimsala shɛba bɛni laɣim dɔɣi danhiyinijɛbɔA leader of amaajiro dancejɛduɣuA statuejɛkpunkpuŋzahim bali' shɛlijɛlilean onjɛlinjeenooŋa ŋun saɣindi bindirajɛlinsiWeariness, fatiquejɛlinsihe is ill will of me, hatredJɛlinsiBini ni mali dimliJɛlinsiDi nyɛla bachi shɛli din buɣusiri niri ni ja so shɛmjɛlinsi yihiburelaxationjɛliŋsimplejɛmTo serve, worshipjɛma1. to serve 2. to worship 3. to greet with a present.jɛmbiaservantjɛmbu duutemplejɛmdibaworshippersjɛnbieegablejɛndaone having authority to directjɛngbinileopardjɛnjɛmknickerjɛnjilia bow used for playingjɛnkonisapashini nim salimajɛnkunbilakittenjɛnkunbiriguwildcatjɛnkunlɔɣutomcatjɛnkuno nyuliboerhavia diffusajɛnŋgbaratimmedicine used to kill rats or micejɛntarigua receptacle for ginned cotton,calabash in which cotton is put while being spunjɛŋgbɛyɔɣirilia treejɛŋgbiringaa treejɛŋkpibirigahouse batjɛŋkpiligamolejɛŋkumbilaa kittenjɛŋkunbiruŋferal catjɛŋkunocatjɛŋnookurigamonkeyjɛpaabogusJɛraDagbaŋ kali waajɛrigito exhibit foolishnessjɛrigirato be a fooljɛrigudescription to foolJɛrigu ŋma ʒiri pa biɛɣu, biɛɣu mi ku che neebuŋahali din wuhiri ni ayi ŋma ʒiri m-pa biɛɣu, di yi sa neei din gari ajɛrilimNiŋsim din bi tam kalinli zuɣujɛriyaliPrisonjɛsintjacinth,a type of jeweljibecome shortjiBecome shortjibinshɛli yi bi wa'ajiaShort man or short womanjiajiabrevityjidaJeddahjidansooloBinshɛli puuni niriba ni doona ka duunsi bi tooi paari ba dimda.jifaBin vuɣ wɔn kpi kari kɔrogɔ muslinsi shɛli zɔŋjiɣito shiverJiɣiN sohirajiɣijiɣiRashjiɣindaeagerjiɣirito shiverJilaSinewsJila jilaIt is the stanzas found in poems and prosejiligaveinjiligiTendonjiligusinewjilimaTiri jilima bee mali ninsalisilijilimalanaan honorable person or excellencyjilingbaŋGban' shɛli zuɣu musulimi ni tamdi puhiri jiŋlijilliwholly, entierly, completelyjimŊuni n-jim lala?jimto belchjinaDi nyɛla waa ka jiŋwariba wari lijinaWa' shɛli jiŋwariba ni warajinaconsultationJinaDi nyɛla Dagban waaJinawa'shɛli jinwariba ni warajinjaɣubeetlejinjamtrouserjinjemŋmaashortsjinjenŋmaaknickersjinjɛmknickerjinjɛnlanibaggy pantaloonjinjininyu'duɣirilijinsJeansjintɔraMember of ParliamentJintɔraA member of Parliamentjiŋvery difficult to stirjiŋlaaAblution canjiŋlia sacred place of worship for Moslems/Muslimsjiŋligbaŋprayer matjiŋpuhiraa person who prays as a MuslimjiŋsiTo shake the head forwardjiŋwaraA local fetish normally divine and dancing on firejipujeepjiranbiisa zuɣusaaupstairsjiransawuloIt refers to a lightweight, fabric barrier designed to cover a sleeping area to prevent mosquitoes bitejiransawulomosquito netjiransooromosquito netjirihappinesJirigbulliDi be mi ka kuruga ka galisi pam n gari kuruga ka be mali n tahiri paɣabajiriginchiliLizardjirilijawjiriyuŋbalsam spurge shrub Euphorbia balsamifera Ait.jitaaguitarjiyometribranch of mathematics regarding geometric figures and properties of spacejoliSlimyjoligito stretch somethingJoljolislimyjompajumpyJoodaJordanjotajotterjɔɣunoonbili so ŋun n galisi ka diri nimdijɔhito limp on the toesjɔŋJubilationjuɣimto mess upjuɣua kind of birdjuɣubinniɛŋ ka o mali kpunkpama n-yuri bimpɔma hali.juhitake a bit of foodjukaangbabilasmall white backed vulturejukaangbalɔɣusporkJukaangbariAfrican white backed vulturesjukaŋgbavulturejuŋto place something down quietlyjuuiN-niŋ buɣim niŋ binijuuiso yi taai buɣimjuunaan appellation for the name Fuseinijuusiuse