Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

kurigi

to dig out

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What does “kurigi” mean in Dagbanli?

to dig out

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

Meanings

1

to dig out

kurigi nyɛla ninsala ni yi ti gbi bɔɣili laa

Forms

kurigi

Q380057

kurigibu

Q24905

Sentences using “kurigi”

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

Dakuɣa n doya ŋɔ be nyɛla ban zaŋ taabo zaŋ pa da kuɣa ŋɔ zuɣu kom n doya ŋɔ da kuɣa maa nyɛla din bɛ kom maa ni yili n zaya ŋɔ bi kpɛhila yili maa takoro galaasi liga nim nyɛla din pa mii zuɣu yili maa dikpuna nyɛla din kurigi kurigi.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kurigi" — Dakuɣa n doya ŋɔ be nyɛla ban zaŋ taabo zaŋ pa da kuɣa ŋɔ zuɣu kom n doya ŋɔ da kuɣa maa nyɛla din bɛ kom maa ni yili n

lɔra n-zaya lɔra maa puuni shɛŋa nyɛla zaɣ' piɛla ka kurigi kurigi di shɛŋa punti yuui ya di tooni bini n-zaya ka kpuɣi taha maa puuni shɛli polo nyɛla zaɣ' piɛla ka di shɛŋa nyɛ zaɣ' ʒɛhi di tooni ha tihi n-zaya tia maa mali vari.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "kurigi" — lɔra n-zaya lɔra maa puuni shɛŋa nyɛla zaɣ' piɛla ka kurigi kurigi di shɛŋa punti yuui ya di tooni bini n-zaya ka kpuɣi

kurigi nyuya.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Yisahaku ni daa ti kurigi, ka o nina niŋ liti.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

a ni be hal ti kurigi n-kpi ni suhudoo, ka bɛ sɔɣ’ a.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

a ni be hal ti kurigi n-kpi ni suhudoo, ka bɛ sɔɣ’ a.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice