Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

turi

To insult

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What does “turi” mean in Dagbanli?

To insult

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

Meanings

1

To insult

turi nyɛla yɛltɔɣa tula yɛligu ninsala

2

To insert

turi nyɛla ka a zaŋ binshɛli n tu shɛli ni

Forms

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Sentences using “turi”

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

n nyɛla luɣ' shɛli polu niriba ni yɛna ti turi ayirimo ka be yɛla liga sabila ka pɛli zupɛligu ʒiɛhi ka so pɛli zupɛligu sabinli ka gbabi dari ka sabisabi bɛn yahiri pa di zuɣ'

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "turi" — n nyɛla luɣ' shɛli polu niriba ni yɛna ti turi ayirimo ka be yɛla liga sabila ka pɛli zupɛligu ʒiɛhi ka so pɛli zupɛligu

paɣ' ayi n ʒɛya ŋɔ bɛ tulaasakolu tuli bɛ be tooni ka be turi sakolu ka nuli bɛ tahili ka nu sabinli bɛ tooni ka bu so ŋɔ nyɛ butankpaɣigu bɛ sunsuuni ka bu sabilili bɛ nyɛŋa

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "turi" — paɣ' ayi n ʒɛya ŋɔ bɛ tulaasakolu tuli bɛ be tooni ka be turi sakolu ka nuli bɛ tahili ka nu sabinli bɛ tooni ka bu so ŋ

Ninsalinima n ʒi ofiisi puuni niriba ata ʒila tiŋa ka niriba ayi za zuɣusaa niriba ayi maa bɛ wuɣila bɛ nuhi n turi taba ka niriba ayi ʒɛ tiŋa ka be bɛ tooni teebuli tii filaaki tam teebuli zuɣu n za ninvuɣu yino luɣuli ka binyahari za bɛ tooni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "turi" — Ninsalinima n ʒi ofiisi puuni niriba ata ʒila tiŋa ka niriba ayi za zuɣusaa niriba ayi maa bɛ wuɣila bɛ nuhi n turi taba

dunduŋni ka bɛ ʒɛya paɣiba ayi n nyɛba n turi saɣim tuli ʒɛya bisunsuuni ka tuli maa nyɛ zaɣ' bila ka paɣ' yini maa gbabi tuliga n tura ka ŋɔ bala maa mi ʒɛya lihiro ŋɔ bɛ turi maa sula chichini ka di nyɛ zaɣ' ʒiɛ ka nuli maa bɛ silibani ka siliba maa nyɛŋa sabigi ka pɛri gba bɛ be nyɛŋa ni nu o

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "turi" — dunduŋni ka bɛ ʒɛya paɣiba ayi n nyɛba n turi saɣim tuli ʒɛya bisunsuuni ka tuli maa nyɛ zaɣ' bila ka paɣ' yini maa gbab

Kuɣisabila din nyɛ dɔn jeliya kuɣisila n pɛ tabi ʒɛya dibaanahi nyɛla din ʒa tooni ka diba anahi gba ʒɛ di nyaaŋa duumaa zuɣu saa nyɛla zaɣi piɛli ka bolipu bihibihi nyɛ din furi turi di puuni, ka anfɔɔni nim nyɛla din tabitab duu maa di kpina.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "turi" — Kuɣisabila din nyɛ dɔn jeliya kuɣisila n pɛ tabi ʒɛya dibaanahi nyɛla din ʒa tooni ka diba anahi gba ʒɛ di nyaaŋa duumaa

paɣ' ayi n turi sakurɔ ka yino maa wɔɣ' tɛliga maa o yɛla chihin liga ka tuli maa ni ka bɛ zaŋ nyuli niŋ tulimaa n tura larigi bɛ dondoŋ maa ni bɛ zaŋ la be laabu nim yili maa mi zuɣ' ka zaɣ' noli maa mi nyɛ chɛmsi

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "turi" — paɣ' ayi n turi sakurɔ ka yino maa wɔɣ' tɛliga maa o yɛla chihin liga ka tuli maa ni ka bɛ zaŋ nyuli niŋ tulimaa n tura