Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

kagli

elephant grass Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. A tall swamp grass used for gbala mats and doorway coverings.

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What does “kagli” mean in Dagbanli?

elephant grass Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. A tall swamp grass used for gbala mats and doorway coverings.

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

Meanings

1

elephant grass Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. A tall swamp grass used for gbala mats and doorway coverings.

di nyɛla mori ka bɛ mali li wuɣiri gbala

Forms

kagli

Q110786

kaga

Q146786

Sentences using “kagli”

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

Boraadɛ nyɛla din pa teebuli zuɣu naanzu moma ni zaɣ kaɣa nyɛla din gba panpa teebuya zuɣu paɣa shab nyɛla ban ʒi kuɣusi zuɣu bɛ katalɛm gbuni ka paɣa shab kpabi bi bihi n ʒɛ zuɣusaa

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kagli" — Boraadɛ nyɛla din pa teebuli zuɣu naanzu moma ni zaɣ kaɣa nyɛla din gba panpa teebuya zuɣu paɣa shab nyɛla ban ʒi kuɣusi

Tihi n boŋo kuɣa n boŋo tampima n boŋo paɣaba n chɛni ŋo ka ʒiri taha paɣa yino nyɛla ŋun kaɣa yulina ka bob bob ʒiɛ ka gbubi gbambili zaɣ dozim yino yɛla liiga sabinli

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kagli" — Tihi n boŋo kuɣa n boŋo tampima n boŋo paɣaba n chɛni ŋo ka ʒiri taha paɣa yino nyɛla ŋun kaɣa yulina ka bob bob ʒiɛ ka

Salo n nyɛ ban laɣam bɛ gungona ŋmɛbu shee ka bi puuni so yɛ gaana fulak ka paɣa nyɛ ŋun gbaya ka pam o zuɣu salo maa nyaanga shab lahi ʒɛ zuɣusaa ka gbubi da bibihi n kpahari taba ka kaɣa n lihiri bi nuzaa zuɣu

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kagli" — Salo n nyɛ ban laɣam bɛ gungona ŋmɛbu shee ka bi puuni so yɛ gaana fulak ka paɣa nyɛ ŋun gbaya ka pam o zuɣu salo maa ny

Paɣaba n yi kuligi na bi ʒirila taha ka kom bɛ di puuni ka yino gbubi guuka ka guuka mii maa nyɛ zaɣ dozim ka kaɣa lihi o nyaanga ka niraba ata bɛ tooni ka niraba ayi bɛ nyaanga

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kagli" — Paɣaba n yi kuligi na bi ʒirila taha ka kom bɛ di puuni ka yino gbubi guuka ka guuka mii maa nyɛ zaɣ dozim ka kaɣa lihi

Paɣaba n yi kuligi kuna bi zaaha ʒila taha n chɛna ka yino gbubi guuka laasabu o nuuni ka chɛ n kaɣa yulina ka yɛ liiga ʒiɛ ka ŋun bɛ bi nyaangi maa mii yɛ liigq vakaɣali

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kagli" — Paɣaba n yi kuligi kuna bi zaaha ʒila taha n chɛna ka yino gbubi guuka laasabu o nuuni ka chɛ n kaɣa yulina ka yɛ liiga

Paɣaba n chɛni ŋo bi mii zaa ʒirila taha kuligi polo ka bi yina ka bi zaa so chinchina zaɣ yinga chɛnimi ka kaɣa lihina ka gbubi gaɣali zaɣ dozim o nuuni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kagli" — Paɣaba n chɛni ŋo bi mii zaa ʒirila taha kuligi polo ka bi yina ka bi zaa so chinchina zaɣ yinga chɛnimi ka kaɣa lihina