Dagbanli Dictionary Pages

Verb

n-gbaai

Hold, grip

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What does “n-gbaai” mean in Dagbani?

Hold, grip

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

Forms

Gbaai

Q192613

Gbaabu

Q7240943

N-gbahi

Q24905

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Meanings

1

Hold, grip

N kpɛhi nuuni bee gbibi

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