Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

paani

senior wife of a chief or king

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What does “paani” mean in Dagbanli?

senior wife of a chief or king

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

Meanings

1

senior wife of a chief or king

na paɣ'tuuli

Forms

paani

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paaninima

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Sentences using “paani”

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

nachimba n-siɣi be bɔɣili puuni bɛ shɛba gbubila pingaasinima bɛ shɛba mi soobulinima shɛba gba n-gbubi paaninima ka shɛba ʒi paaninima m-be di puuni ŋɔ bɛ gbirila bɔɣili maa puuni ko' daɣiri m-bembe bɔɣili maani maa paapu shɛli gba n-teei do bɔɣili maani hali n-ti yi do' so n-ye neem piɛlli za zuɣusaa ŋɔ

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "paani" — nachimba n-siɣi be bɔɣili puuni bɛ shɛba gbubila pingaasinima bɛ shɛba mi soobulinima shɛba gba n-gbubi paaninima ka shɛ

Paɣaba, bɛ galisiya pam . ka bɛ dresi bi dreesin maa kon koba kon koba n kuli nyɛli. ka ye nyiŋgo kolisi. ka zaŋ bɛ yara n bɔb i bɔbi bɛ zuɣuri. bɛ bi bɔb bɔbsi ka ʒɛ san paani. bɛ galisiya pam

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "paani" — Paɣaba, bɛ galisiya pam . ka bɛ dresi bi dreesin maa kon koba kon koba n kuli nyɛli. ka ye nyiŋgo kolisi. ka zaŋ bɛ yara