Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

wa

dance

L730019

What does “wa” mean in Dagbanli?

dance

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

Meanings

1

dance

Forms

wa

Q24905

Sentences using “wa”

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

Ninvuɣu bɔbigi n ʒi polo ni n lihiri wa wariba wa warba ŋɔ zaa yela bɛni zaŋ gana fulaak n she ka ban ʒia n lihiriba ŋɔ gban sabila be bɛ ni ka gban piɛla mi be bɛ ni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "wa" — Ninvuɣu bɔbigi n ʒi polo ni n lihiri wa wariba wa warba ŋɔ zaa yela bɛni zaŋ gana fulaak n she ka ban ʒia n lihiriba ŋɔ

Wa wariba yino warimi ka yino mŋariy ka yiinda nyʋn wari maa kala bɛn ƶi o ƶuɣu ni ka mŋanbuɣubil pɛlli o ƶanŋla mukuru so ka ƶanŋ shɛŋa n gabi o naba ka ƶanŋ shɛga gabi o nuhuni .

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "wa" — Wa wariba yino warimi ka yino mŋariy ka yiinda nyʋn wari maa kala bɛn ƶi o ƶuɣu ni ka mŋanbuɣubil pɛlli o ƶanŋla mukuru

Nachimba mini paɣisara laɣim wari kali waa ka di nachiinsi viɛnyɛla. Nachimbila wa waa nti ʒini tiŋa ka paɣisaribila ba o zaya ka wari kali waa. O sitira nyɛ zaɣ' dozim ka zuɣusaa maa zaɣ' piɛlli ni zaɣ' sabilinli gabi di puuni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "wa" — Nachimba mini paɣisara laɣim wari kali waa ka di nachiinsi viɛnyɛla. Nachimbila wa waa nti ʒini tiŋa ka paɣisaribila ba

Wa wariba ʒiya wari waa ka lunsi mi ʒiya ŋmɛri lunsi niŋdi ba wa wariba maa bi piri namda ka leei ye yaayi wari waa ka tingbani maa kuli nyɛ tankpa'ʒee.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "wa" — Wa wariba ʒiya wari waa ka lunsi mi ʒiya ŋmɛri lunsi niŋdi ba wa wariba maa bi piri namda ka leei ye yaayi wari waa ka t

Wa waribɛ nyɛla ban kpɛŋɔ bɛ ku nyɛ la ban bɛ maŋ dibuni ka kuli zaŋ bin yɛra ka kuli so nema ka di nyɛ din liɣisi liɣisi ka zan Anfooni n kpa bɛ noya n kuli bɛla yila ŋɔyili buni ka kuli bɛla waa wabuni ka bɔbi bɔbisi

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "wa" — Wa waribɛ nyɛla ban kpɛŋɔ bɛ ku nyɛ la ban bɛ maŋ dibuni ka kuli zaŋ bin yɛra ka kuli so nema ka di nyɛ din liɣisi liɣis

Bee ka o wum a wa’azu, ka wa’azu maa niŋ o anfaani?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice