Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

sonya

a witch

L652320

What does “sonya” mean in Dagbanli?

a witch

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

Meanings

1

a witch

paɣa ŋun kuri niriba

Forms

sonya

Q1084 • Q110786

sonima

Q146786

Sentences using “sonya”

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

gbanpiɛla n bɛ palli zuɣu bi shab yɛla liiga nuɣsi din di shim pam lora biɛla palli maa zuɣu palli maa soŋya viɛli pam lain piɛla piɛla boomi pa dizuɣu

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "sonya" — gbanpiɛla n bɛ palli zuɣu bi shab yɛla liiga nuɣsi din di shim pam lora biɛla palli maa zuɣu palli maa soŋya viɛli pam l

salo nyɛla ban galisi n ʒi duu din nyɛ du karili puuni gbanpiɛla mini gbansabila n nyɛba bihi gba biɛla nimaani di tingbani soŋya viɛli pam ka bi sa pool din nyɛ pool kara

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "sonya" — salo nyɛla ban galisi n ʒi duu din nyɛ du karili puuni gbanpiɛla mini gbansabila n nyɛba bihi gba biɛla nimaani di tingb