Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

mili

to mop,up water with a rag

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What does “mili” mean in Dagbanli?

to mop,up water with a rag

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

Meanings

1

to mop,up water with a rag

Forms

mili

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Sentences using “mili”

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

Paɣaba ni daba bɛ zooya pam. ka so mŋa chinchini n mili zaɣiʒɛɛ. ka shabi din so bɛ nyɔɣini. ka so gobi zaɣi piɛli, ka taka yuya kadi beni, takayuya maa di ʒɛla yaɣa ayi bɛn ʒɛ luɣishɛli pɔlɔ maa. bɛ tiŋ gbani maa di veli pam.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mili" — Paɣaba ni daba bɛ zooya pam. ka so mŋa chinchini n mili zaɣiʒɛɛ. ka shabi din so bɛ nyɔɣini. ka so gobi zaɣi piɛli, ka t

Alaafee tuma duu m boŋɔ ka bidbsi ayi ŋɔ niŋ ninmohi ni suhupiɛlli pam m milinda duu ŋɔ ni ka ŋunboŋɔ kuli mili duu ŋɔ hali n ti la n nyiigi o nyina ka ye liiga piɛlli ka piri namda sabinli ka zaŋ bokati zali zaɣa ʒee ka kuli wumsi o zuɣu.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mili" — Alaafee tuma duu m boŋɔ ka bidbsi ayi ŋɔ niŋ ninmohi ni suhupiɛlli pam m milinda duu ŋɔ ni ka ŋunboŋɔ kuli mili duu ŋɔ h

Daa mbɔŋɔ ka niriba ziya kɔhiri daguya leemu nima bɛ la tahali ni ka wata mili gba bɛ tahali ni ka so ziya n pili woluɣu ka so mi pili zupiligu zɛɛ ka so ye liiga vakahali ka so gba mi vari dari ta.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mili" — Daa mbɔŋɔ ka niriba ziya kɔhiri daguya leemu nima bɛ la tahali ni ka wata mili gba bɛ tahali ni ka so ziya n pili woluɣu

Paɣa ni dobba n laɣim be kpe n wari wahi bɛ ŋmala chinchina mili bɛ shehini paɣa yino sola chinchini piɛlli ka ŋun bala maa mee so chinchini dozim ka di chirichiri bɛ zaa bi ye liiga nima bɛ mee so bi piri namda ka dala be bɛ nyaanga ka ban zuŋuri maa kuli be ninmohi ni n kuli zuɣura.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mili" — Paɣa ni dobba n laɣim be kpe n wari wahi bɛ ŋmala chinchina mili bɛ shehini paɣa yino sola chinchini piɛlli ka ŋun bala