Dagbanli Dictionary

Adjective

jia

Short man or short woman

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What does “jia” mean in Dagbanli?

Short man or short woman

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

Meanings

1

Short man or short woman

Do’ jia bee pang’ jia

Forms

Jia

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Sentences using “jia”

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

doo ŋo nyɛla ŋun ʒi kuɣu zuɣu ka paɣa nyɛ ŋun ʒɛ o luɣuli doo ŋo kpala gilaasi ninkpara paɣa ŋo yɛla liiga nuɣso zaɣ jia ka so jinjɛm waɣanli din nyɛ zaɣ sabinli

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jia" — doo ŋo nyɛla ŋun ʒi kuɣu zuɣu ka paɣa nyɛ ŋun ʒɛ o luɣuli doo ŋo kpala gilaasi ninkpara paɣa ŋo yɛla liiga nuɣso zaɣ jia

Niraba n bɛ boɣali ni ka si tam zuɣusaa ka so jinjɛm jia ka yɛ liiga piɛlli ka kuɣusi ayi ʒɛ bi zuɣusaa ha ka bi zaŋ pabu n sirigi niŋ boɣali maa ni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jia" — Niraba n bɛ boɣali ni ka si tam zuɣusaa ka so jinjɛm jia ka yɛ liiga piɛlli ka kuɣusi ayi ʒɛ bi zuɣusaa ha ka bi zaŋ pab

bihi ka bi doɣari tima bia so mini o ma n ʒiya la jia maa ku varivarila o nagbani o nyɛla ninvuɣu sabinli o ma maa niŋla noos mask ka yɛ liiga piɛlli ka zaɣ sabila booi booi dinni o bobla bobga

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jia" — bihi ka bi doɣari tima bia so mini o ma n ʒiya la jia maa ku varivarila o nagbani o nyɛla ninvuɣu sabinli o ma maa niŋla

Bihi ayi n ʒi n lori tabi zuɣuri ŋun loro maa yɛla liiga piɛlli ka do mokuru jia din liɣisi liɣisi zaɣ piɛla ka o ni lori so maa mii gba yɛ liiga piɛlli ka so bin jia di ŋmanila tia gbuni ka bi ʒiya ka duu bee sanpaa laasabu ha ʒɛya

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jia" — Bihi ayi n ʒi n lori tabi zuɣuri ŋun loro maa yɛla liiga piɛlli ka do mokuru jia din liɣisi liɣisi zaɣ piɛla ka o ni lor

Wawariba m-beni n-zaya ka doo maa do tiŋa ka paɣa maa za o zuɣusaa n-damdi o maŋa paɣa maa sola mukur' jia ka zaŋ birizia gɔli o nyɔɣu ni wawariba shɛba zaya n-yuuni ba

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jia" — Wawariba m-beni n-zaya ka doo maa do tiŋa ka paɣa maa za o zuɣusaa n-damdi o maŋa paɣa maa sola mukur' jia ka zaŋ birizi

Nachimba ayobu be tuma shee ka yino nye ŋun gbubi pipe pu ka kom ka kom yiri di puuni ka tom pili zupiligu ka yino ye liiga piɛlli ka tab o shee jia ka gbubi "shovel" ka yino mi nya so ŋun korigiir tankpaɣu niŋdi adaka shɛli din be o tooni maa

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jia" — Nachimba ayobu be tuma shee ka yino nye ŋun gbubi pipe pu ka kom ka kom yiri di puuni ka tom pili zupiligu ka yino ye li