Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

mopilli

Roofing a room with zanamat

L721931

What does “mopilli” mean in Dagbanli?

Roofing a room with zanamat

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

Meanings

1

Roofing a room with zanamat

Mopilli zang pili duu

Forms

Mopilli

Q1084

Mopila

Q146786

Sentences using “mopilli”

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

Bihi anahi ni nachimba ka ti ku lihiri anfooni ŋɔ puuni ka di nyɛla yili din nyɛ mɔpila yili n-ʒi bɛ tooni ka di nyaaŋga ka yili din lahi nyɛ taha yili za m-baɣi ba.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mopilli" — Bihi anahi ni nachimba ka ti ku lihiri anfooni ŋɔ puuni ka di nyɛla yili din nyɛ mɔpila yili n-ʒi bɛ tooni ka di nyaaŋga

Bihi n chana bihi maa ʒiri la kpaale bi zuɣiri ni bihi maa nyaanga yili n ʒɛya yili maa luɣuli zuɣu cheche n tabi ya bi tooni kawana n sa n saya yili maa shɛli pili la mɔpila.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mopilli" — Bihi n chana bihi maa ʒiri la kpaale bi zuɣiri ni bihi maa nyaanga yili n ʒɛya yili maa luɣuli zuɣu cheche n tabi ya bi

Yili n ʒɛya ka pili mopili mori ka cheche tabi li ka mopila maa na tili li ka bia ʒɛ di gbini ka bi'puɣinbila ʒiri baaji chena ka kawana na nyɛ kawan'maha n zoora ka di baɣa bɛ tooni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mopilli" — Yili n ʒɛya ka pili mopili mori ka cheche tabi li ka mopila maa na tili li ka bia ʒɛ di gbini ka bi'puɣinbila ʒiri baaji

yili n-zaya ŋɔ yili maa peenti la yili dozim duu nyɛla din ʒeya ka bɛ pili mɔpila cheche nyɛla din tili ka bia ʒe di gbuni dari nyɛla din doya ka bɛ lɔ mɔɣu tili bɛ nyɛla ban biri kawana ni maa ni bihi nyɛla bɛ chana bi' so ʒiri la alabusaa zaɣ' titali ka so mi ʒiri lɔba zaɣ' sabinli ka ye liiga piɛlli bia maa sɔla mukuru ka di niŋ zaɣ' kpula kpula bih' ayi gba nyɛla bɛ zaya pahi bɛ zuɣu.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mopilli" — yili n-zaya ŋɔ yili maa peenti la yili dozim duu nyɛla din ʒeya ka bɛ pili mɔpila cheche nyɛla din tili ka bia ʒe di gbu

Mopilli n ʒɛya m mali kpebu shee ka lee ka dunoli ka niriba ata jilli niriba ayi nyɛla ninkura ka bia yino biɛni nan jilli maa ka nyɛ ninkura maa bɛ gobila chinchin yaaye ka niriba anahi mee ʒi tiŋa ka paɣa so ŋun ʒi tiŋ maa lahi gbibi bia o naba zuɣu.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mopilli" — Mopilli n ʒɛya m mali kpebu shee ka lee ka dunoli ka niriba ata jilli niriba ayi nyɛla ninkura ka bia yino biɛni nan jil

paɣa n-zaya ka gbubi ŋmani ka bindira be di puuni silimiiŋga za o nyaaŋga ka do' so gba lahi zaya bɛ zaa larimi furuuti juusi n-tamya ŋɔ la mɔpilli gbuni ka bɛ beni la

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mopilli" — paɣa n-zaya ka gbubi ŋmani ka bindira be di puuni silimiiŋga za o nyaaŋga ka do' so gba lahi zaya bɛ zaa larimi furuuti