Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

dibiga

We chew sticks to clean our mouths and teeth

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What does “dibiga” mean in Dagbanli?

We chew sticks to clean our mouths and teeth

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

Meanings

1

We chew sticks to clean our mouths and teeth

dibsi bɔri sabta tiri ti noli polo ka neeiri ti nyina

Forms

dibiga

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dibisi

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Sentences using “dibiga”

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

Bi' dibisi ayɔbu n-nyɛ ban diɛmda bihi ata n-nyɛ ban be diɛma dari ŋɔ puuni ka bihi ata nyɛ daarili ka kuli be lari ni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "dibiga" — Bi' dibisi ayɔbu n-nyɛ ban diɛmda bihi ata n-nyɛ ban be diɛma dari ŋɔ puuni ka bihi ata nyɛ daarili ka kuli be lari ni.

Paɣa n zi saɣim mondi kuɣu zuɣu ka duɣu tami dari ni daangi zuɣu ka o zaŋ saɣim buɣili tim di puuni n mondi ka bi dibisi ayi zi o luɣuli zuɣu ka bi puɣinga mi zi o yɛanga ka kom nyɛ dini bɛ tiŋgbani ni ka siliba zi o tooni ka tɛɛbuli zɛ o tooni ka adaka tami di zuɣu n ti pahi siliba.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "dibiga" — Paɣa n zi saɣim mondi kuɣu zuɣu ka duɣu tami dari ni daangi zuɣu ka o zaŋ saɣim buɣili tim di puuni n mondi ka bi dibisi

Bɛ dbisi mini bɛ puɣinsi n tam a kpaako zuɣu ka shɛb gobi chinchina bi dibisi maa ka paɣi maa gobi bɛ nyori zuŋu chinchina ka bobi bobisi ka dukpuni maa zuɣu Gana fulaaki nahan gbana paya

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "dibiga" — Bɛ dbisi mini bɛ puɣinsi n tam a kpaako zuɣu ka shɛb gobi chinchina bi dibisi maa ka paɣi maa gobi bɛ nyori zuŋu chinchi

O nanim’ ŋmanila bambu’ dibisi bɛn bi nyari mɔri.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

O nanim’ ŋmanila bambu’ dibisi bɛn bi nyari mɔri.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

O nanim’ ŋmanila bambu’ dibisi bɛn bi nyari mɔri.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

More usage examples

  • O nyɛla ŋun ŋubiri dibiga asiba mini zaawuni kam