Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

chimbu

Roasting food

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What does “chimbu” mean in Dagbanli?

Roasting food

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

Meanings

1

Roasting food

Chimbu nyɛla a yi bindirigu duɣibu soli

2

Frying yam or cheese

chimbu nyɛla nyuli bee waagashɛ duɣibu so'shɛli

Forms

chimbu

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chimbu

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Sentences using “chimbu”

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

Paɣa n ʒiya o ʒimi baɣa yili gbuni ka gbubi chɛriga ka duɣu tam buɣum zuɣu n mii kpaham puuni binshaɣu ka o yɛn chim dinni ni o kohi maa paɣa maa nyɛla ninvuɣu so ŋun maandi shili ni o pili chimbu

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "chimbu" — Paɣa n ʒiya o ʒimi baɣa yili gbuni ka gbubi chɛriga ka duɣu tam buɣum zuɣu n mii kpaham puuni binshaɣu ka o yɛn chim din