Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

jaŋa

monkey

L464932

What does “jaŋa” mean in Dagbanli?

monkey

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

Meanings

1

monkey

binkɔbgu

Forms

jaŋa

Q110786

jansi

Q1084

Sentences using “jaŋa”

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

Jaŋa ni yɛli ni o lɔhiri tihi maa, di mirila taba.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Paɣa n ʒiya ka jansi ʒi o sani jansi maa mi zooya ka Jan so wɔligi ʒi o ko ka paɣa maa pam o zuɣu ka yɛ liiga ʒɛɛ ka tihi be bɛ nyaanga

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jaŋa" — Paɣa n ʒiya ka jansi ʒi o sani jansi maa mi zooya ka Jan so wɔligi ʒi o ko ka paɣa maa pam o zuɣu ka yɛ liiga ʒɛɛ ka tih

Paɣisarili n-ʒia ka jaŋa pa o naba zuɣu maa. Jɛnsi maa galisiya dinni pam o sani ka bɛ zaya diɛmda hali mɔri zaaha bela dinni ka bɛ ʒia diɛmda. Jɛnsi maa galisiya pam.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jaŋa" — Paɣisarili n-ʒia ka jaŋa pa o naba zuɣu maa. Jɛnsi maa galisiya dinni pam o sani ka bɛ zaya diɛmda hali mɔri zaaha bela

paɣ'so n-dabiya ka jaŋa tam o zuɣu dama jansi gba zaa beni jansi maa bɛ kalinli nyɛla kamani dee bɛ niriba awɔi polo nimaani mɔri beni ka tihi gba beni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jaŋa" — paɣ'so n-dabiya ka jaŋa tam o zuɣu dama jansi gba zaa beni jansi maa bɛ kalinli nyɛla kamani dee bɛ niriba awɔi polo nim

paɣa gbaya ka jaŋbihi kana ti duri o paɣa maa yɛla liiga bɔɣi ŋmabihi ka di nyɛ zaɣ'ʒee ka o pammi o zabiri zaŋ bahi nyaaŋa ka mɔri do o nyaaŋa ka jansi maa shɛba pa taba zuɣu

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jaŋa" — paɣa gbaya ka jaŋbihi kana ti duri o paɣa maa yɛla liiga bɔɣi ŋmabihi ka di nyɛ zaɣ'ʒee ka o pammi o zabiri zaŋ bahi nya

paɣa n ʒeya ŋɔ paɣa maa nyaanga mɔ maha nyɛla din sansa o nyaanga paɣa maa pamla o zuɣu ka sirigili bahina o nyaanga paɣa maa yɛla liiga ʒee ka jansi be o tooni pam ka shɛba duri o gbaya

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "jaŋa" — paɣa n ʒeya ŋɔ paɣa maa nyaanga mɔ maha nyɛla din sansa o nyaanga paɣa maa pamla o zuɣu ka sirigili bahina o nyaanga paɣ