Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

meri

to crush

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What does “meri” mean in Dagbanli?

to crush

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

Meanings

1

to crush

meri

Forms

meri

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Sentences using “meri”

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

Niriba ata m mɛri yili bɛ ʒila parantɛ nima ka so jinjiɛma bɛ so ye liiga piɛlli ka so so jinjiɛm sabinli ka piri sokisi sabla bɛ durila dari.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "meri" — Niriba ata m mɛri yili bɛ ʒila parantɛ nima ka so jinjiɛma bɛ so ye liiga piɛlli ka so so jinjiɛm sabinli ka piri sokisi

dabba n bɛ polo ni n mɛra kuriti n nyɛ bin zaŋa shɛŋa n piɛ piɛ n mɛri ŋo tankpa ʒiɛɣu mii nyɛla din gba zaa biɛni kubɛ tia gba nyɛla din ƶɛya pahi ka loori shɛli bi ni boli katapila la gba nyɛ din biɛni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "meri" — dabba n bɛ polo ni n mɛra kuriti n nyɛ bin zaŋa shɛŋa n piɛ piɛ n mɛri ŋo tankpa ʒiɛɣu mii nyɛla din gba zaa biɛni kubɛ

Polo m-beni ka bɛ mɛri yil’pala polo ŋɔ zuɣu ka nachimba anahi ʒi polo ŋɔ zuɣu bɛ niriba ata nyɛla silimiinsi ka ninvuɣ’yino nyɛ gbansabinli

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "meri" — Polo m-beni ka bɛ mɛri yil’pala polo ŋɔ zuɣu ka nachimba anahi ʒi polo ŋɔ zuɣu bɛ niriba ata nyɛla silimiinsi ka ninvuɣ’

Giraavul piiti ni n boŋo nimaani ka bi toori giraavul nima n mali mɛri binyɛra ka mɛri yiya loori shɛŋa bi ni booni ɛskavɛta la nyɛla din bɛ di puuni ka tipa tirak gba nyɛ din bɛ giraavul fiit maa puuni tipa maa ʒirila tankpaɣu

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "meri" — Giraavul piiti ni n boŋo nimaani ka bi toori giraavul nima n mali mɛri binyɛra ka mɛri yiya loori shɛŋa bi ni booni ɛska

bɛ mɛri la nashara yili wɔɣila jiraaminsa wɔɣila ka tam di zuɣu n-lihiri bɛni zam yili maa ni yɛn be shɛm pa gbaŋ shɛli zuɣu maa bɛ lihiri li mi ni bɛ zaŋli m-mɛ yili maa viɛnyaliga ka ye bɛ tuma ni nema n-ʒeya.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "meri" — bɛ mɛri la nashara yili wɔɣila jiraaminsa wɔɣila ka tam di zuɣu n-lihiri bɛni zam yili maa ni yɛn be shɛm pa gbaŋ shɛli

Bɛ mɛrila yili bee bɛ mɛrimi niriba anahi m-bala bulooku ka bɛ mali mɛri li bulooku ʒɛhi yaɣiri bulooku la m-bala ka ye bɛ tuma nɛma ni simiti yino kpaari simiti ka ŋun be tooni ŋɔ na tamdi bulooku

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "meri" — Bɛ mɛrila yili bee bɛ mɛrimi niriba anahi m-bala bulooku ka bɛ mali mɛri li bulooku ʒɛhi yaɣiri bulooku la m-bala ka ye