Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

sama

lawsuit

L739415

What does “sama” mean in Dagbanli?

lawsuit

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

Meanings

1

lawsuit

duhi kootu

2

A suit on a person for committing an offence

Tibi darigibo shɛli di ni mali tiri nira o yi tu gala

3

Debts

laɣari paŋbu

Forms

sam

Q110786

sama

Q146786

Sentences using “sama”

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

Ya n ʒɛ ya ŋɔ ya bɔbigu n nyɛli ya maa mi nyɛla yɛ pɛla ka kpahi chamsi. ʒɛhi, ka shɛli, pɛɛnti pɛnti blue ka tihi ʒɛn ʒɛ di sam ba na ni ka lɔɔri nim baɣi baɣi palli kpansi.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "sama" — Ya n ʒɛ ya ŋɔ ya bɔbigu n nyɛli ya maa mi nyɛla yɛ pɛla ka kpahi chamsi. ʒɛhi, ka shɛli, pɛɛnti pɛnti blue ka tihi ʒɛn ʒ

Vuhim shee ka kom biɛni n ti pahi sama hati nima nyɛ kuɣusi ayi sama hati maa ka kom maa gba zaa ha kuli biɛni ni kpikpal'tihi n ti pahi zoya din kuli miri lala kom ŋɔ Koduɣili ŋɔ shee filaawaasi nima gba nyɛla din be nimani.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "sama" — Vuhim shee ka kom biɛni n ti pahi sama hati nima nyɛ kuɣusi ayi sama hati maa ka kom maa gba zaa ha kuli biɛni ni kpikpa

Teeku tooni n bɔŋo ka sama haati nim zan zaya tihi zami tihi maa mi nyɛla kubɛ tihi ka zɔli bɛ di katiŋ maa ha ka zɔli maa waɣa pam ka yiya tam kɔm zuɣu ka mɔri gba bɛ ni maa ni ni maa ni viɛlli pam di tankpaɣu maa nyɛla zaɣa piɛlli.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "sama" — Teeku tooni n bɔŋo ka sama haati nim zan zaya tihi zami tihi maa mi nyɛla kubɛ tihi ka zɔli bɛ di katiŋ maa ha ka zɔli m

Niribi pam n bɔŋɔ bibela kom ni bidemdimi paɣib ni dabba ni bihi suhupiɛli kabimala n nyɛ kom maa ndoyala. nyam tihi. nyami duri yiya, yiya n zan zaya maa kashab be kom maa ni kashab be sam bana ni kashab demda kashab Kpab taba. shab n dabi dab kom maa ni maa ka shab zan zaya.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "sama" — Niribi pam n bɔŋɔ bibela kom ni bidemdimi paɣib ni dabba ni bihi suhupiɛli kabimala n nyɛ kom maa ndoyala. nyam tihi. ny

salo n za duu puuni sama ŋɔ pirigili nyɛla ban ye sitir' piɛla ka yino ye liiga din kom nyɛ zaɣ' bankom ka so jinjam sabinlli so bela tooni n-tiriti bini n wuhiri ba anfooni zuɣu

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "sama" — salo n za duu puuni sama ŋɔ pirigili nyɛla ban ye sitir' piɛla ka yino ye liiga din kom nyɛ zaɣ' bankom ka so jinjam sab

niriba n-zaya bɛ ʒimi ka kamantoosi tam bɛ tooni ka shɛba gbubi suhi chɛrita ka so ʒia ka su nusuriti ka kamantoosi be o tooni di bela bimpiɛlli ni ka sam m-beni ka o ye liiga piɛlli ka zaŋ binʒee zaŋ yili o nyingoli

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "sama" — niriba n-zaya bɛ ʒimi ka kamantoosi tam bɛ tooni ka shɛba gbubi suhi chɛrita ka so ʒia ka su nusuriti ka kamantoosi be o

More usage examples

  • Kootu ni tooi sam ninsala
  • Sama dolo pam