Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

kpaŋsi

to tighten something

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What does “kpaŋsi” mean in Dagbanli?

to tighten something

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

Meanings

1

to tighten something

Abu kpaŋsi la booti maa

2

Cheer

bi yi ti niŋ binshali ka di nyɛm so ni

Forms

Kpaŋsi

Q192613

kpaŋsirI

Q7240943

Kpaŋsibu

Q1084

kpaŋsira

Q7240943

Sentences using “kpaŋsi”

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

Dikpuni n ʒɛya ŋo maa ka di doya ka kom bɛ dinni kom maa ku dola huu ka binyɛra pa kom maa zuɣu ka kom maa ku doni chɛŋ sa so ka dinni ka niɛma binyɛra maa panpa kom maa zuɣu ka tihi ʒɛ di kpansi

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kpaŋsi" — Dikpuni n ʒɛya ŋo maa ka di doya ka kom bɛ dinni kom maa ku dola huu ka binyɛra pa kom maa zuɣu ka kom maa ku doni chɛŋ

Palli n gari ŋo loori piɛla nyɛla din bɛ palli maa zuɣu chɛna ka niraba gba nyɛ bin bɛ kpansi so yɛla din nyɛ zaɣ dozim ka so jinjɛm sabinli so pilla zipiligu sanbood nim nyɛla din sansa palli maa koɣala koɣala jiranbiisa nyɛ ʒɛya ka bahangbana pam nyɛ din ko n gili laa jiranbiisa maa ka bi kohari kubɛ nima

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kpaŋsi" — Palli n gari ŋo loori piɛla nyɛla din bɛ palli maa zuɣu chɛna ka niraba gba nyɛ bin bɛ kpansi so yɛla din nyɛ zaɣ dozim

Yaha! Ka ti daa kpaŋsi bɛ suhiri.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Yaha! Ka ti daa kpaŋsi bɛ suhiri.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Yakubu kpaŋsi Musulinsi daadiini pam

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Daabiligu ka o ku kpaŋsira.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

More usage examples

  • Abu kpaŋsi la booti maa
  • O ti Mahaman laari ka di kpaŋsi o kobani