Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

puhuga

tamarind Tamarindus indica Linn. The fruits are cured, dried and made into balls for sale, used as a purgative and for cleaning brass utensils.

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What does “puhuga” mean in Dagbanli?

tamarind Tamarindus indica Linn. The fruits are cured, dried and made into balls for sale, used as a purgative and for cleaning brass utensils.

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

Meanings

1

tamarind Tamarindus indica Linn. The fruits are cured, dried and made into balls for sale, used as a purgative and for cleaning brass utensils.

di nyɛla tia shɛli bɛ ni ŋmari niŋdi dibisi ka di wɔla dira

Forms

puhuga

Q1084

puhisi

Q146786

Puha

Q1084

Puhigu

Q24905

Sentences using “puhuga”

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

Dibu duu m-bɔŋɔ paɣiba ata nyɛla ban be dini niriba ayi yela liiga piɛla ka yino ye shitɔɣu liiga yino maa nyɛla ŋun gbubi tahibila ka bindira be di puuni bindira balibu balibu nyɛla din be duu maa ni kamani puhigu paya.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "puhuga" — Dibu duu m-bɔŋɔ paɣiba ata nyɛla ban be dini niriba ayi yela liiga piɛla ka yino ye shitɔɣu liiga yino maa nyɛla ŋun gbu

Ashibiti puuni n bala ka "doctor" nim maa zaya ka shab tab tab bi puha zaya ka bin' za shɛli polo maa ka "machine" shɛli be di bi luɣili ka "machine" maa"colour" nyɛ zaɣ'piɛlli ka machine maa mi yaɣili shɛli nya "blue one"

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "puhuga" — Ashibiti puuni n bala ka "doctor" nim maa zaya ka shab tab tab bi puha zaya ka bin' za shɛli polo maa ka "machine" shɛli

Yɛlitɔɣa kalinsi n-su puhigu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

ka bɔ puhigu n-lee bɔŋɔ?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Ka bɛ tuhi ba soli Alizanda maa puuni ni puhigu mini suhudoo.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

ka bɔ puhigu n-lee bɔŋɔ?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice