Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

saai

niri yi niŋ danaasani ni o tuma

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What does “saai” mean in Dagbanli?

niri yi niŋ danaasani ni o tuma

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

Meanings

1

niri yi niŋ danaasani ni o tuma

2

to repent of either good or evil

Forms

saai

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Sentences using “saai”

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

Doo mini n-ɡbubi bihi n-ʒi ɡaro zuɣu bihi maa nyɛla bihi ata yino na nyɛla ŋun pɔra ka biba ayi ŋɔ nyɛ ban saai na biɛla ka yino be doo maa sani ka biba ayi nyɛ ban be paɣa ŋɔ sani

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "saai" — Doo mini n-ɡbubi bihi n-ʒi ɡaro zuɣu bihi maa nyɛla bihi ata yino na nyɛla ŋun pɔra ka biba ayi ŋɔ nyɛ ban saai na biɛla

Bɛ chi ni saai ʒiɛya ka ku niŋ bindirigu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

A yi saai amaŋa kɔbo bɛ dari a la laɣifu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Bɛ chi ni saai ʒiɛya ka ku niŋ bindirigu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

A yi saai amaŋa kɔbo bɛ dari a la laɣifu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Bɛ chi ni saai ʒiɛya ka ku niŋ bindirigu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice