Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

nyii

to bite(off)

L724817

What does “nyii” mean in Dagbanli?

to bite(off)

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

Meanings

1

to bite(off)

so yi dim binisheli

Forms

nyii

Q24905

Sentences using “nyii”

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

Doo o mini o paɣa ni o bihi ka bi zaŋ teebuli n zali bi sunsuuni ka zaŋ pileet nim tamtam dizuɣu pileet nim maa ka bindira bɛ di puuni ka bi zaŋ fook ɛn naaif n zaŋ niŋ di puuni ka bia yino maa zaŋ bindirigu maa shɛli n zaŋ tiri o ba maa ka o ba maa yaagi o noli ni o nyii ka pileet nim maa zaɣ karili maa fook ɛn naaif biɛla dinni n ti pahi pileet bibihi n ŋo ka di gba tam bi sunsuuni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "nyii" — Doo o mini o paɣa ni o bihi ka bi zaŋ teebuli n zali bi sunsuuni ka zaŋ pileet nim tamtam dizuɣu pileet nim maa ka bindi

Doo n boŋo bi biɛla duu ni bindira dibu shee n nyɛli ka bia maa pii nimdi niŋ o baaba nolini ni o nyii bia maa bipuɣunbili n nyɛ o o mali zabiri pam bi ni bɛ luɣu shɛli maa viɛli pam ka doo maa kpa ninkpara ka kurim ni o nyii nimdi maa ka bia shab ʒi n baɣaba bia maa mali tiri o baaba bin nyurili biɛni ka kom gba ʒɛya ka boroboro biɛni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "nyii" — Doo n boŋo bi biɛla duu ni bindira dibu shee n nyɛli ka bia maa pii nimdi niŋ o baaba nolini ni o nyii bia maa bipuɣunbi

Dimma shee n boŋo ka doo ŋo ni o bia ŋo dira bia ŋo zaŋla nimdi kpa o ba ŋo noli ka o ba ŋo yaai o noli ka nyili nyina ni o nyii ba ŋo kpala ninkpara ka bia ŋo yɛ liiga din nyɛ boɣa ŋmahi ka di nyɛ zaɣ piɛlli ni zaɣ nuɣso ka bi teebuli ʒɛ bi tooni ka bindira tamya

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "nyii" — Dimma shee n boŋo ka doo ŋo ni o bia ŋo dira bia ŋo zaŋla nimdi kpa o ba ŋo noli ka o ba ŋo yaai o noli ka nyili nyina n

Anfooni ŋɔ nyɛla bia mini o ba ni ʒiya ŋmɛri pɔhim saha shɛli bɛ ni diri asiba bindirigu bee nangban' suuli din nyɛ ti ka bia maa zaŋ paanu niŋ o ba nolini ka o nyii ka paanu be parante bila ni n-za ba maa tooni ni bia maa tooni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "nyii" — Anfooni ŋɔ nyɛla bia mini o ba ni ʒiya ŋmɛri pɔhim saha shɛli bɛ ni diri asiba bindirigu bee nangban' suuli din nyɛ ti k