Dagbanli Dictionary

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.

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What does “kalifi maalam” mean in Dagbanli?

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

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

Forms

kalifi maalam

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