Dagbanli Dictionary Pages

Noun

nyoo

copaiba balsam tree Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. and Dalz. Women used this as a chewstick. Known as good firewood. The roots are boiled and drunk as a palliative for a hernia.

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What does “nyoo” mean in Dagbani?

copaiba balsam tree Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. and Dalz. Women used this as a chewstick. Known as good firewood. The roots are boiled and drunk as a palliative for a hernia.

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

Forms

nyoo

Q110786

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nyohi

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Meanings

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copaiba balsam tree Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. and Dalz. Women used this as a chewstick. Known as good firewood. The roots are boiled and drunk as a palliative for a hernia.

di nyɛla tia