Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

dalima

diamond

L722965

What does “dalima” mean in Dagbanli?

diamond

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

Meanings

1

diamond

di nyɛla binshɛli din nyɛ naawuni nam ka di nyɛ arizichi

2

wuleri yi be ninsali ningbuna ni

3

to mark of tag something

ka a booi bee n sabi pa binshɛli zuɣu

Forms

dalima

Q2428747

Dalima

Q146786

Dalinbu

Q24905

Dalimbu

Q24905

Sentences using “dalima”

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

A yi lihi ban bori salima nim n boŋo bi nyɛla bin bɛ kom ni ka kom maa nyɛ din daɣi ka bi tiɛri kom maa bee n lihiri kom maa puuni n bori salima bee dalima shee gbambihi n nyɛ din bɛ bi sani ka yino gbubi ŋmanibuɣubili n yiindi kom maa ni o nyɛ salima

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "dalima" — A yi lihi ban bori salima nim n boŋo bi nyɛla bin bɛ kom ni ka kom maa nyɛ din daɣi ka bi tiɛri kom maa bee n lihiri kom