Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

nyamma

easily acquired wealth

L735860

What does “nyamma” mean in Dagbanli?

easily acquired wealth

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

Meanings

1

easily acquired wealth

Forms

nyamma

Q1084

Sentences using “nyamma”

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

sochandiba m-bɔŋɔ maa paɣiba mini dabba zaasa n-nyaɣi ka tuɣi n-zɔra ka di pala shɛli n-nyɛli kadama miisim bi viɛla n-ti ba bɛ kpɛhili shee ka bɛ zɔri ni bɛ chaŋ ti paagi luɣ' shɛli polo biɛhigu ni yɛn viɛla n-ti ba ka bɛ tooi mali suhudoo ka nyamma tooi nyari dira

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "nyamma" — sochandiba m-bɔŋɔ maa paɣiba mini dabba zaasa n-nyaɣi ka tuɣi n-zɔra ka di pala shɛli n-nyɛli kadama miisim bi viɛla n-t

Kohamma ni damma ni tingbani ariziki toontibo m bala ka bɛ kuli laɣim ʒini jina duuni ni bɛ gbaagi din yen niŋ shem ka tingbani maa bomma ni di nyamma yeligi.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "nyamma" — Kohamma ni damma ni tingbani ariziki toontibo m bala ka bɛ kuli laɣim ʒini jina duuni ni bɛ gbaagi din yen niŋ shem ka t