Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

shaafe

A device used to unlock a door

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What does “shaafe” mean in Dagbanli?

A device used to unlock a door

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

Meanings

1

A device used to unlock a door

Ti ni mali binshɛli n yooiri dundoli

Forms

Shaafe nima

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Sentences using “shaafe”

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

Zamaatu mboŋɔ bɛ zala loori gbini ban za tooni maa bɛ niriba anu n nyɛ ba bɛ niriba anahi nyɛla dabba ka ninvuɣu gaŋ nyɛ paɣa ka bini pa loori zuɣu ka di nyɛ filaawaasi ka bɛ zaŋ bini dozim pobi li ka zaŋdi binshaɣu tiri bia bibilifu maa ka di be ka shaafe laasabu la.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "shaafe" — Zamaatu mboŋɔ bɛ zala loori gbini ban za tooni maa bɛ niriba anu n nyɛ ba bɛ niriba anahi nyɛla dabba ka ninvuɣu gaŋ nyɛ

More usage examples

  • Ti bi nya shaafe ni ti yooi dunoli maa
  • Kparimi shitoɣu maa ka ŋyooi n shaafe n-ti ma
  • Shaafe maa tu mankubia maa ni