Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

looya

lawyer

L733639

What does “looya” mean in Dagbanli?

lawyer

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

Meanings

1

lawyer

niri ŋun diri sariya

Forms

looya

Q110786

looyanima

Q146786

Sentences using “looya”

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

kootu duu puuni ka ti lihiri ŋɔ ka jaaji ʒi zuɣusaa ka o nu' dirigu zuɣu n-nya paɣaba ni pe ka dabba ayi ʒi bɛ sunsuuni ka looya ŋun nyɛ paɣa ʒi be bɛ puuni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "looya" — kootu duu puuni ka ti lihiri ŋɔ ka jaaji ʒi zuɣusaa ka o nu' dirigu zuɣu n-nya paɣaba ni pe ka dabba ayi ʒi bɛ sunsuuni

kootu duu m-bɔŋɔ looya paɣa zaya diri ninvuɣ' shɛba fiila lala niriba maa ʒi ʒimi ka polin' doo ye kootu n-za looya paɣa maa nyaaga jaaji gba ʒiya o nu' dirigu zuɣu ka fulaaki beni looya shɛba gba ʒi kuɣisi zuɣu ka takara nima kuli yam bɛ tooni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "looya" — kootu duu m-bɔŋɔ looya paɣa zaya diri ninvuɣ' shɛba fiila lala niriba maa ʒi ʒimi ka polin' doo ye kootu n-za looya paɣa

O nyɛla asanza nira Dagbaŋ. Looya Ibrahima daa tumla looya tuma Ankara biɛla.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

O nyɛla bilichini ŋun nyɛ looya ka lahi nyɛ siyaasa nira.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

O nyɛla asanza nira Dagbaŋ. Looya Ibrahima daa tumla looya tuma Ankara biɛla.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

O nyɛla bilichini ŋun nyɛ looya ka lahi nyɛ siyaasa nira.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice