Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

sambu

Using your hand to break something in to smaller pieces

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What does “sambu” mean in Dagbanli?

Using your hand to break something in to smaller pieces

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

Meanings

1

Using your hand to break something in to smaller pieces

A yi zaŋ a nua n ŋmiriti binshɛɣu

2

Mushing

Sambu

Forms

sam

Q24905

Samasama

Q1084

Sentences using “sambu”

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 "sambu" — 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

salo n bɛ boɣali ni gbiri tankpaɣu salo maa nyɛla ban galisi paapu nim nyɛla din ku zo n gili bi ni gbiri tankpaɣu maa shɛli maa kom gba nyɛla din ku do tankpaɣu maa puuni n niŋ li samasama ka afa so ku tam zuɣa zuɣu ka yɛ neen piɛla ka nyaɣa baaji

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "sambu" — salo n bɛ boɣali ni gbiri tankpaɣu salo maa nyɛla ban galisi paapu nim nyɛla din ku zo n gili bi ni gbiri tankpaɣu maa s

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 "sambu" — Niribi pam n bɔŋɔ bibela kom ni bidemdimi paɣib ni dabba ni bihi suhupiɛli kabimala n nyɛ kom maa ndoyala. nyam tihi. ny

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 "sambu" — 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

Shebi warila wahi niribi nyɛla ban be sam bani maani n zooi ka tihi ben beni kabɛ mŋeri gungona kaso wara ka yirigi bɛn mŋaa maa, bɛn mŋaa maa nyala din yirigi ven yala ka gbubi zuli.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "sambu" — Shebi warila wahi niribi nyɛla ban be sam bani maani n zooi ka tihi ben beni kabɛ mŋeri gungona kaso wara ka yirigi bɛn

N chani la Sambu dakulo ayi din kanna.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice