Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

nandana

a poor person

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What does “nandana” mean in Dagbanli?

a poor person

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

Meanings

1

a poor person

ninvuɣu so ŋun ka taali

Forms

nandana

Q110786

nandaamba

Q146786

Sentences using “nandana”

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

Salo ŋo zooya pam bɛ mi zala matuuka yiɣirigu din nye zaɣ'titali gbuni linjimanim' be bɛ sani bɛ shɛb' nyɛla nandaamba bɛ nɛma maa ka zaŋ buɣusi bɛ gbubila bɛ gɔrim nɛmanima shɛb' zaŋ binyɛhiri pɔbi bɛ nɔya.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "nandana" — Salo ŋo zooya pam bɛ mi zala matuuka yiɣirigu din nye zaɣ'titali gbuni linjimanim' be bɛ sani bɛ shɛb' nyɛla nandaamba b

nandaamba n-ʒi kuɣu zuɣu ka yino zaŋ o naba pa o paɣa zuɣu ka paɣa maa ye daliya ʒee ka doo maa ye daliya sabinlli ka bɛ kulɔɔchi tili bɛ kuɣu maaEdit

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "nandana" — nandaamba n-ʒi kuɣu zuɣu ka yino zaŋ o naba pa o paɣa zuɣu ka paɣa maa ye daliya ʒee ka doo maa ye daliya sabinlli ka bɛ

Tɔ kpe ŋɔ mi nyɛla naandaamba ni ʒi guhichinim zuɣu ni bi maachi ka shɛbi do bɛ tooni bin pa nandana dobba ayi paɣa yino ŋun bala la maa yela politikali nɛma ka gbubi gaana fulaakinima ka bi zaa ye daliya yinsi.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "nandana" — Tɔ kpe ŋɔ mi nyɛla naandaamba ni ʒi guhichinim zuɣu ni bi maachi ka shɛbi do bɛ tooni bin pa nandana dobba ayi paɣa yino

Tim dɔɣim o talahi din ʒi a zuɣu, ni nandana mini sochanda.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Nandana ka yura.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Tim dɔɣim o talahi din ʒi a zuɣu, ni nandana mini sochanda.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice