Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

mɔni

To struggle

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What does “mɔni” mean in Dagbanli?

To struggle

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

Meanings

1

To struggle

N niŋ girigi bee n kpaɣri bɔ binsheli

Forms

mɔnda

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mɔniya

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Sentences using “mɔni”

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

Daani m boŋɔ ka so ʒi kuɣu zuɣu n kuli niŋ ninmohi mondi saɣim saɣim maa nyɛla din tam buɣim ni daanga ni ka o kuli niŋ ninmohi monda ka bihi ayi ʒɛya n lihili o ka teebuli zaya ka adaka tam teebuli maa zuɣu ka nobila gariti di sinsaɣama ni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mɔni" — Daani m boŋɔ ka so ʒi kuɣu zuɣu n kuli niŋ ninmohi mondi saɣim saɣim maa nyɛla din tam buɣim ni daanga ni ka o kuli niŋ

paɣ' ʒɛya moni saɣim paɣ' maa ʒɛla kuɣi zugu ka paɣ' so gba za o nyɛŋa bihi ayi gba za o nyɛŋa bihi maa puuni so yɛla o daliya ka o daliya maa kala nyɛ zaɣ' vakahili

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mɔni" — paɣ' ʒɛya moni saɣim paɣ' maa ʒɛla kuɣi zugu ka paɣ' so gba za o nyɛŋa bihi ayi gba za o nyɛŋa bihi maa puuni so yɛla o

Mobal moni niŋbu ka so kana ŋun kana maa o yɛla kante daliya n ʒia ka redi redi ka di gabi ka yelo yelo ka di gabi mobal moni maa lana ka o gbibi laɣari o nuuni ka ga woochi ka fooni nima anahi ka di pa teebuli zuɣu.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mɔni" — Mobal moni niŋbu ka so kana ŋun kana maa o yɛla kante daliya n ʒia ka redi redi ka di gabi ka yelo yelo ka di gabi mobal

paɣ' ba n nyɛ ban bɛ moni bɛ nyɛŋa tihi n lu nyɛ din sangiliba luɣili kam paɣ' ba ŋɔ nyɛɛ be puuni yino wuɣ' la onuu zuɣ saa ka yino za o nyɛŋa ka la ka nyɛli nyɛna

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mɔni" — paɣ' ba n nyɛ ban bɛ moni bɛ nyɛŋa tihi n lu nyɛ din sangiliba luɣili kam paɣ' ba ŋɔ nyɛɛ be puuni yino wuɣ' la onuu zuɣ

Paɣabaayi ni bihi ayi nyela ban ʒiya paɣaba ŋɔ yino nyela ŋun duɣira ka o gbubi saɣivuɣuli n monda bihi ayi ŋɔ puuni yino nyela ŋun zaŋ liiga vokaɣili m pa o bɔɣu ka zaŋ o nuhi niŋ o binsurigu puuni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mɔni" — Paɣabaayi ni bihi ayi nyela ban ʒiya paɣaba ŋɔ yino nyela ŋun duɣira ka o gbubi saɣivuɣuli n monda bihi ayi ŋɔ puuni yin

ninvuɣ' bɔbigu n-doli palli n-chana paɣaba ni nachimba bia gba be bɛ ni bia ŋɔ pili la zupiligu do' so beni ka vuri o baaji ka nyaɣi baaji sabinli paɣ' so be tooni ka ye liiga sabinli ka sɔ jinjam sabinli ka piri namda moni sabila mɔri be bɛ sani ŋɔ.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "mɔni" — ninvuɣ' bɔbigu n-doli palli n-chana paɣaba ni nachimba bia gba be bɛ ni bia ŋɔ pili la zupiligu do' so beni ka vuri o ba

More usage examples

  • Linjimanima maa di yɛn gbaagi o maa ka o kuli mɔni hali ka bi tooi tiligi