Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

saŋ

a plain swamp without trees

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What does “saŋ” mean in Dagbanli?

a plain swamp without trees

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

Meanings

1

a plain swamp without trees

luɣ'shɛli din ka tihi

Forms

saŋ

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Sentences using “saŋ”

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

Niriba n tami duu zuɣu saa duu maa luɣuli zuɣu yili n zaya ka yilli maa kpahi tahi ʒɛɛ si luɣili zuɣu tihi n san saya niriba maa shɛba zila tiŋa ka ahɛba mi zɛ zuɣusaa.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "saŋ" — Niriba n tami duu zuɣu saa duu maa luɣuli zuɣu yili n zaya ka yilli maa kpahi tahi ʒɛɛ si luɣili zuɣu tihi n san saya ni

Niriba n bɛ tampima ni ka Kom bɛ di puuni di yɛanga tihi n san saya ŋɔ ka di yɛ zaɣi hakaha niriba ata mbɛ tooni na ŋɔ ka yino yiɛ liiga ka di mali zaɣi nuɣiso ka so jinjɛm zɛɛ.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "saŋ" — Niriba n bɛ tampima ni ka Kom bɛ di puuni di yɛanga tihi n san saya ŋɔ ka di yɛ zaɣi hakaha niriba ata mbɛ tooni na ŋɔ k

Silimiinsi n bala maa bɛ mɔɔnila mɔlɔ bini doni zaa paɣibni ka gbubi la ɔ nɔlini ka paɣabimi gba zaa yari bi nɔyani ka liiga karakara , ka shabi pili zipilisi ni zipili pɛla ka shabi mi gbubi san bɔad.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "saŋ" — Silimiinsi n bala maa bɛ mɔɔnila mɔlɔ bini doni zaa paɣibni ka gbubi la ɔ nɔlini ka paɣabimi gba zaa yari bi nɔyani ka l

Kom n doya ŋɔ. ka san paa ʒaya ka bi zaŋ mɔri n pili. kom ŋɔ duliha zoli nyɛla din beni ka mɔri be zoli ŋɔ zuɣu ka yiya ʒa di maa nina. kuɣisi nyɛla din ʒaya n nyɛ kuɣu ʒɛhi ka kpukpalitihi saya,

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "saŋ" — Kom n doya ŋɔ. ka san paa ʒaya ka bi zaŋ mɔri n pili. kom ŋɔ duliha zoli nyɛla din beni ka mɔri be zoli ŋɔ zuɣu ka yiya

Paɣaba mini daba m ʒi kuɣu zuɣu yili san ban ni yili maa pɛɛntila zaɣi piɛli ka n nyɛ paɣaba ayi niʒaya n wari waa paɣaba maa zaa yela nyiŋ go koya bɛn nyiŋgoyani ka shɛli piri bɛ gbayani ni bapiri ni ka doo ʒaya mŋaariba picha kamara

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "saŋ" — Paɣaba mini daba m ʒi kuɣu zuɣu yili san ban ni yili maa pɛɛntila zaɣi piɛli ka n nyɛ paɣaba ayi niʒaya n wari waa paɣab

Loranima kuli ʒeya maa loranima maa viɛli pam ka jiramiinsanima ben beni ka sagbana beni ka tiŋgbani maa ni ka tihi san saya tihi maa galisiya pam ka kur'waɣinli beni tiŋgbani maa ni viɛli pam ka lora maa zaɣ'bɔbili n-kuli nyɛli.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "saŋ" — Loranima kuli ʒeya maa loranima maa viɛli pam ka jiramiinsanima ben beni ka sagbana beni ka tiŋgbani maa ni ka tihi san