Dagbanli Dictionary

Adverb

kabili

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What does “kabili” mean in Dagbanli?

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

Meanings

1

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Di nyɛla binshɛli yi ti n jabigi bee m buɣi ka che di kpee

2

Half moon

Goli kabili

Forms

Kabili

Q110786

Kabba

Q146786

Sentences using “kabili”

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

bɛ ʒila da' kabili zuɣu ka bɛ zaa ha pili zupila silimiinsi n-nyɛ ba ka bɛ ʒiya mɔɣili gbunni ka wɔbiri kana ti nyuri kom maa bɛ chaŋmi ni bɛ ti nya wɔbiri maa biɛhigu shee ka bɛ ʒiya lihiri wɔbiri maa ka bɛ nyuri kom.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kabili" — bɛ ʒila da' kabili zuɣu ka bɛ zaa ha pili zupila silimiinsi n-nyɛ ba ka bɛ ʒiya mɔɣili gbunni ka wɔbiri kana ti nyuri ko

Bihi n-za toroko kabili gbuni bihi ayi n-gbaai be nyaaŋa gbubi la ka bihi anu mii za di luɣili ni n-lihiri shɛli polo bi'ŋun bala maa pala sariga ka dibaayi bɔbi bɔbisi.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kabili" — Bihi n-za toroko kabili gbuni bihi ayi n-gbaai be nyaaŋa gbubi la ka bihi anu mii za di luɣili ni n-lihiri shɛli polo bi

More usage examples

  • Bɛ daa n lola bu'so ŋun mali gbali kabili maa n zali
  • Gɔli kabili m bala zuŋɔ
  • Kuɣu kabili maa za ni