kalifi maalam
Q1084
Noun
kalifi maalam
small herb with tiny, numerous seeds. Muslims gather the seeds and mix them with cereals when sowing in order to multiply the crop. Name and concept borrowed from Hausa.
What does “kalifi maalam” mean in Dagbani?
small herb with tiny, numerous seeds. Muslims gather the seeds and mix them with cereals when sowing in order to multiply the crop. Name and concept borrowed from Hausa.
Also spelled Dagbanli — both spellings refer to the same Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northern Ghana.
Forms
Meanings
1
small herb with tiny, numerous seeds. Muslims gather the seeds and mix them with cereals when sowing in order to multiply the crop. Name and concept borrowed from Hausa.
tutuɣu din wɔndi ka mali ʒi/belim pam