Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

ʒiri

falsehood

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What does “ʒiri” mean in Dagbanli?

falsehood

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

Meanings

1

falsehood

din pa yɛlimaŋli

2

telling lies, act of lying

Forms

ʒiri

Q110786

ʒirinima

Q146786

ʒiŋmariba

Q146786

Sentences using “ʒiri”

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

Bɛ zaŋdila yεlimaŋli n-kariti ʒiri.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

O daa ʒiri nyuya nti tiri Magaaʒia mini Naa.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Biɛɣukulo o daa ʒiri nyuya kunna.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

O daa ʒiri nyuya nti tiri Magaaʒia mini Naa.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Ʒinani daa ʒiri ʒiya pam.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Ʒinani daa ʒiri ʒiya pam.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice