Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

jiŋsi

To shake the head forward

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What does “jiŋsi” mean in Dagbanli?

To shake the head forward

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

Meanings

1

To shake the head forward

Forms

Jiŋsibu

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Sentences using “jiŋsi”

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

Do' So M-BaRi CHeCHe o CHeCHe maa malila naba ata ka o zaŋ fulaawaasi n-lo di tooni o cheche maa nyaaŋa o Zaŋla bɔgisinima pam n-ku lo ka di du zuɣusaa yil' shɛŋa be di nyaaŋa di nyɛla zaɣ' piɛlli doo maa sɔla jinsi ka ye liiga ka di nyɛ zaɣ' ʒee

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jiŋsi" — Do' So M-BaRi CHeCHe o CHeCHe maa malila naba ata ka o zaŋ fulaawaasi n-lo di tooni o cheche maa nyaaŋa o Zaŋla bɔgisini

Silimiin paɣa ka bihi nya ka bɛ zaa zonchan n ti gbaako paɣi maa yɛla yiiga piɛli ka kpa sipeesi sabinli ka o zabiri waɣi palo yaangu zuɣu bin bɛ shɛli polo maa nyɛla miliki ka saɣnomnim maa nyɛ sabila bi so za nimaani o yɛla liiga ʒee ka o jinjam nyɛ jinsi o bi piri namda

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jiŋsi" — Silimiin paɣa ka bihi nya ka bɛ zaa zonchan n ti gbaako paɣi maa yɛla yiiga piɛli ka kpa sipeesi sabinli ka o zabiri waɣ

Bia yi ʒi bini din timsi gari o, o zuɣu n-yɛn jiŋsi.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Bia yi ʒi bini din timsi gari o, o zuɣu n-yɛn jiŋsi.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Bia yi ʒi bini din timsi gari o, o zuɣu n-yɛn jiŋsi.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice