1
Hold, grip
N kpɛhi nuuni bee gbibi
Verb
n-gbaai
Hold, grip
What does “n-gbaai” mean in Dagbanli?
Hold, grip
Also spelled Dagbani — both spellings refer to the same Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northern Ghana.
Meanings
2
Catch or capture
Binkobgu gbaaibu
3
Grip with the teeth
Zaŋ nyina gbabi
4
To begin to do something
N pili binshɛɣu niŋbu
5
To decide
6
To clip things together
Zaŋ bin yahiri gbaataba
7
To hit a target
Niri yi tɔ n gbaai bini
Forms
Gbaai
Q192613
Gbaabu
Q7240943
N-gbahi
Q24905
Sentences using “n-gbaai”
Real-world usage from Mozilla Common Voice and the University of Ghana HCI Lab corpus.
Ti daa min gbaai yi tatabo.
Bɛ daa gbaai saawara ni bɛ ni ku bidibibila maa.
Buɣisi ti ma ka m bi niŋ, di zuɣu bɛ ku gbaai ma.
Biɛɣu neeya ka o lahi gbaai soli.
Di bahigu, n yabipaɣa nya o suhu ni gbaai namda shɛli.
zambalan' tɔŋ bari ka di gbaai o bia.