Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

tizoo

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

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What does “tizoo” mean in Dagbanli?

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

Meanings

1

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

Forms

tizoo

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