Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

mam

someone girlfriend or boyfriend.

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What does “mam” mean in Dagbanli?

someone girlfriend or boyfriend.

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

Meanings

1

someone girlfriend or boyfriend.

nir' pagɔrili bee dagɔrili

Forms

mam

Q110786

mamanima

Q146786

mam'li

Q34698

Sentences using “mam”

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

ŋarima n bɛ kom puuni di kom nyɛla din nyɛ zaɣ piɛlli ŋarima maa nyɛla din paaki ʒɛ kom maa luɣuli zuɣu kom maa sunsuuni ka polo biɛni yiya n ʒɛ n baɣa kom maa ka tihi gba ku piɛ n doli kom maa chɛsi mam

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mam" — ŋarima n bɛ kom puuni di kom nyɛla din nyɛ zaɣ piɛlli ŋarima maa nyɛla din paaki ʒɛ kom maa luɣuli zuɣu kom maa sunsuuni

Salin gbiribi bin ka kanli n nyɛ bin laɣam chisi mam ka do nyɛ ŋun tam kunkun zuɣu ka nyaɣala baaji ka o nin gbuni kom nyɛ zaɣ sabinli ka o yɛla sitiri piɛlli din nyɛ boɣa ŋmahi ka so jinjɛm piɛlli din nyɛ zaɣ ŋmahi

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mam" — Salin gbiribi bin ka kanli n nyɛ bin laɣam chisi mam ka do nyɛ ŋun tam kunkun zuɣu ka nyaɣala baaji ka o nin gbuni kom n

Ka o yili lun-naa ŋme kuŋa ni o mam leela Beemoni-naa.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Ka o yili lun-naa ŋme kuŋa ni o mam leela Beemoni-naa.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Ka o yili lun-naa ŋme kuŋa ni o mam leela Beemoni-naa.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice