Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

pirigi

To take off clothes or undress

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What does “pirigi” mean in Dagbanli?

To take off clothes or undress

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

Meanings

1

To take off clothes or undress

Niɛma yeebu bee pirigibu

2

Food sharing

Bindirigu pirigibu

3

To divide into many

N woligi bini bushɛm zuɣu

4

When food has fungus or mould

Bindirigu yi saɣim

5

When a woman is pregnant

Paɣa yi ti zali puli, bi pirigiri o

Forms

Pirigi

Q192613

Pirigibu

Q7240943

Pirigima

Q1665268

Pirigira

Q146786

Sentences using “pirigi”

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

Niriba n-ʒiya ka teebuli za bɛ sunsuuni ka yino pirigi ʒi salo ŋɔ sunsuuni bɛ zaŋla bɛ nuhi laɣim taba paɣiba ni dabba n-ʒiya teebuli maa zala bɛ sunsuuni ka kom be luluri ni n-tamya.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "pirigi" — Niriba n-ʒiya ka teebuli za bɛ sunsuuni ka yino pirigi ʒi salo ŋɔ sunsuuni bɛ zaŋla bɛ nuhi laɣim taba paɣiba ni dabba n

Moɣili n doya ka shiip nim pa di zuɣu shiip nim maa gari bin pihita ka tihi sa n gilli zaɣ piɛla piɛla zaɣ ʒiɛhi ʒiɛhi zaɣ sabila ka ninsal nim bɛ shɛŋa ni ka bi va niɛma mii niŋ shɛli ni ka bi zaa tee doli kom maa zuɣusaa n kanna ni bi ti kpɛ yili ni ka yiya maa mii gba zaa pirigi ʒiya bi na bi

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "pirigi" — Moɣili n doya ka shiip nim pa di zuɣu shiip nim maa gari bin pihita ka tihi sa n gilli zaɣ piɛla piɛla zaɣ ʒiɛhi ʒiɛhi z

niriba n laɣ' ba lakumnima n chɛntankpaɣ' puuni paɣ' ba mini daba gbani piɛla ni paɣ' ba be shɛba pirigila be namda nima ka shɛba mi be pirigi be namda nima ka be shɛba pasaritɛ ka bɛ shɛba Ku pili zupili kara kara shɛba chɛnila tiŋa ka wuriba suli ka su mi zaŋ bantabigi vulo o zuɣ' ka ŋmɛriba ƒuto

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "pirigi" — niriba n laɣ' ba lakumnima n chɛntankpaɣ' puuni paɣ' ba mini daba gbani piɛla ni paɣ' ba be shɛba pirigila be namda nima

Sitima nim n ʒɛ yaɣa ayi ka kom pirigi di sunsuuni gari sitima piɛla ni zaɣ sabila ka yaɣali maa sitima piɛlli ʒɛya ka dubili tam di zuɣusaa ka tihi nyɛ din gari di nyaansi maa n gili

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "pirigi" — Sitima nim n ʒɛ yaɣa ayi ka kom pirigi di sunsuuni gari sitima piɛla ni zaɣ sabila ka yaɣali maa sitima piɛlli ʒɛya ka d

Bɛ yɛrigila sɔna ka musulinim puhiri jingli shɛba mi zaŋla sajɛda nim sɔŋ ka bɛ pirigi bɛ namda nim sɔŋ bɛ tooni shɛba bɛla tiŋli ka shɛba mii bɛ zuɣusaa maa ni puhiria do so bɛ nimani o yɛla liiga piɛlli ka zaŋla zipili piɛlli m pili o zuɣuni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "pirigi" — Bɛ yɛrigila sɔna ka musulinim puhiri jingli shɛba mi zaŋla sajɛda nim sɔŋ ka bɛ pirigi bɛ namda nim sɔŋ bɛ tooni shɛba b

Matuuka yiɣirigu tɛɛsa m bo ŋɔ matuuka yiɣirigu nyela ŋun kana ti zani ka nye zaɣpiɛlli ka niribi pali tɛɛsa maa paɣaba ni dabba bɛ yɛla nɛɛnpiɛla shɛbi zaŋla zaɣpiɛla bobi bi zuɣuri polinsi nyela ban be din ni paɣa maa sola jinjam sabila shɛbi kuli pirigi namdanima sɔŋ din ni ka ku niŋ robanim sɔŋsɔŋni maa ni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "pirigi" — Matuuka yiɣirigu tɛɛsa m bo ŋɔ matuuka yiɣirigu nyela ŋun kana ti zani ka nye zaɣpiɛlli ka niribi pali tɛɛsa maa paɣaba