Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

kpihi

To quench fire or put off light

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What does “kpihi” mean in Dagbanli?

To quench fire or put off light

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

Meanings

1

To quench fire or put off light

Buɣim bee niɣilim buɣim kphibu

Forms

Kpihi

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Kpihibu

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Kpihira

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Sentences using “kpihi”

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

Yiya mbɔŋɔ yiya maa shɛŋa mi nyɛla din tai buɣim faya savis nyɛla ban ka na di kpihibu zɛmaatu maa bɛla o puuni shɛb yiɛla liiga sabila ka shɛb yiɛ liiga ʒɛhi ka di niŋ riflɛgtais.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kpihi" — Yiya mbɔŋɔ yiya maa shɛŋa mi nyɛla din tai buɣim faya savis nyɛla ban ka na di kpihibu zɛmaatu maa bɛla o puuni shɛb yiɛ

Anfooni ŋo puuni loori sabinli n niŋ sarati palli zuɣu ka buɣum kpihibu tuma yili nima kana ni bɛ nya binshaɣu shɛli din be dinni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kpihi" — Anfooni ŋo puuni loori sabinli n niŋ sarati palli zuɣu ka buɣum kpihibu tuma yili nima kana ni bɛ nya binshaɣu shɛli din

Sarati n niŋ sarati man niŋ maa ka buɣum tuma yili nima zaŋ bɛ Loori na n ti za bahi ni bɛ kpihi buɣum bɛ nyɛla niriba ayi ka salo gba zam bahi loori ŋun niŋ gamu maa Loori maa nyɛla Loori sabinli.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kpihi" — Sarati n niŋ sarati man niŋ maa ka buɣum tuma yili nima zaŋ bɛ Loori na n ti za bahi ni bɛ kpihi buɣum bɛ nyɛla niriba a

Yaɣili ŋɔ ŋmanila buɣum n taai ka buɣum kpihiriba laɣim na ti ʒɛ nimaani niŋ nimmɔhi ni bɛ kpihi li bɛ yɛla neen yinsi ka lala niɛma maa ŋmanila buɣum kom maa laasabu ka bɛ pili zupil ʒɛhi ka lala loori shɛli din yɛn kpihi buɣum ŋɔ di wuɣi binshɛɣu m miriti lala buɣum maa ni be yaɣi shɛli maa ka baatirinima kuli dɔya ʒii zaa ka shɛbi gba za din diri buɣum maa shee.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kpihi" — Yaɣili ŋɔ ŋmanila buɣum n taai ka buɣum kpihiriba laɣim na ti ʒɛ nimaani niŋ nimmɔhi ni bɛ kpihi li bɛ yɛla neen yinsi k