Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

tikum

to tell tales about someone

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What does “tikum” mean in Dagbanli?

to tell tales about someone

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

Meanings

1

to tell tales about someone

n zaŋ yɛtoɣa chaŋ ti yɛli bini jɛ ni so wumili

Forms

tikum

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tikuma

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Sentences using “tikum”

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

Paɣab n chɛna bi ʒirila taha ka yino yɛ liiga bankom ka so gbubi gbambila ka di nyɛ zaɣ dozim ka tikuma ʒɛ bi nyaanga ka zoya biɛni ka Tihi ʒɛya

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "tikum" — Paɣab n chɛna bi ʒirila taha ka yino yɛ liiga bankom ka so gbubi gbambila ka di nyɛ zaɣ dozim ka tikuma ʒɛ bi nyaanga ka

Binkobiri pam n bɛ kom puuni binkobi maa shɛba bi nahingbana nyɛla zaɣi piɛlli shɛŋa zaɣi sabinli ka tihi gba bɛni tihi maa shɛŋa vari nyɛla zaɣi vakahali shɛŋa zaɣi dozim tikuma gba bɛni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "tikum" — Binkobiri pam n bɛ kom puuni binkobi maa shɛba bi nahingbana nyɛla zaɣi piɛlli shɛŋa zaɣi sabinli ka tihi gba bɛni tihi

moɣini n bɔŋɔ ka bɛkobiri laɣisi bɛ kom puuni ka zibira za zuɣ' saa ka kpari bua yuri kom o pɛla moɣili puuni ka tihi bɛ di zuɣ' saa tikuma bɛ zuɣ' saa mo kuma doya ka buhi zaa bɛ di puuni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "tikum" — moɣini n bɔŋɔ ka bɛkobiri laɣisi bɛ kom puuni ka zibira za zuɣ' saa ka kpari bua yuri kom o pɛla moɣili puuni ka tihi bɛ

Mɔɣuni binkɔbiri wobiri bɛ kana la kom nyubu a ni nya tikuma ni timaha ka loori piɛlli ka di zaya ka gbampiɛla be loori maa puuni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "tikum" — Mɔɣuni binkɔbiri wobiri bɛ kana la kom nyubu a ni nya tikuma ni timaha ka loori piɛlli ka di zaya ka gbampiɛla be loori

Yili n ƶaya ka ankɔri bamkɔm ƶa di tooni paɣa n ƶi dundolini ka filaawasi ƶa dun doli maa gbini yili maa nyaaŋa kodu tihi kpɛkpɛli tihi ni tikuma ƶaa bɛni .

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "tikum" — Yili n ƶaya ka ankɔri bamkɔm ƶa di tooni paɣa n ƶi dundolini ka filaawasi ƶa dun doli maa gbini yili maa nyaaŋa kodu tih

Moɣuni ka kom doya ka binkobiri nyuri kom maa binkobiri maa shɛŋa nyela giraaf ka shɛŋa nye nahu ka gbeedinim gba tam kom maa zuɣu ka tihi zaya tihi maa shɛŋa gba nyela tikuma ka shɛŋa mali vari ka mori gba doya ka loori zaya ka niribi be loori maa puuni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "tikum" — Moɣuni ka kom doya ka binkobiri nyuri kom maa binkobiri maa shɛŋa nyela giraaf ka shɛŋa nye nahu ka gbeedinim gba tam ko