Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

kpabu

the way he is wearing his glass is not good

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What does “kpabu” mean in Dagbanli?

the way he is wearing his glass is not good

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

Meanings

1

the way he is wearing his glass is not good

O ninkpara maa kpabu maa bi chaŋ

2

they have gone start building a new house

Bɛ chaŋ yili kpabu

Forms

kpabu

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Sentences using “kpabu”

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

bipuɣimbila mini o niriba n-ʒi kuɣa kpabu shee bidibiga be o nyaanga ka pili zipil' tampiligim ka so gbubi kuɣili na ka bipuɣimbila maa yihi hamma n-ŋmara

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kpabu" — bipuɣimbila mini o niriba n-ʒi kuɣa kpabu shee bidibiga be o nyaanga ka pili zipil' tampiligim ka so gbubi kuɣili na ka