tizoo

What does “tizoo” mean in Dagbani?

parasite, mistletoe Perhaps generic for these plants. Proverb: tìzòó ku zin tiŋa mistletoe never sits on the ground i.e we are all naturally gregarious Tapinanthus heteromorphus (A. Rich.) Danser

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