Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

Tuŋ

calabash plant

L730565

What does “Tuŋ” mean in Dagbanli?

calabash plant

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

Meanings

1

calabash plant

ŋmani tuŋ

2

newly hatched chicken

nobili liɛɣu

Forms

Tuŋ

Q110786

Tundi

Q146786

Sentences using “Tuŋ”

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

Tun tuum bi be bi ofiisi tumda bi zaa niŋla "nose mask" niriba ayi Ʒim ka niriba ayi zaya ka bi niŋ bana ka di be nimaani "blue one" n nyɛli bi room maa "white" n nyeli.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "Tuŋ" — Tun tuum bi be bi ofiisi tumda bi zaa niŋla "nose mask" niriba ayi Ʒim ka niriba ayi zaya ka bi niŋ bana ka di be nimaan

Ti ni tooi zaŋ ti nuhi ni ti naba n tun tuun shɛli anfooni n bala paɣasara ayobu maa nyɛla ban wori waa ka lala waa ŋɔ maa di dii bi yɔli ti tudu ŋɔ na n yɛrila ti dagbaŋ yaɣali amaa din yɔli yaɣa shɛli nyɛla kanbɔŋ tiŋ maa bi zaŋ yɛri piri bi naba ni ni bi nyingoya n wuhuri nachiinsi

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "Tuŋ" — Ti ni tooi zaŋ ti nuhi ni ti naba n tun tuun shɛli anfooni n bala paɣasara ayobu maa nyɛla ban wori waa ka lala waa ŋɔ m

Tun tumdibɛ n zɛya niri ba anahi ka niribaa ayi pili zupiliti bɛ zuɣuni zaɣi nuɣuso ka niriba ayi bɛ pili kuru waɣinli ʒɛ bɛ nyaanŋa ka kuru dozim. ka bɛ tam kuri shɛŋa zuɣu kurigu maa gba nyɛla kuru do zim ka shɛli nyɛ zaɣ'sabinli ka bɛ bi nyaanŋa nikom

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "Tuŋ" — Tun tumdibɛ n zɛya niri ba anahi ka niribaa ayi pili zupiliti bɛ zuɣuni zaɣi nuɣuso ka niriba ayi bɛ pili kuru waɣinli ʒ