Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

timsa

to be heavy

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What does “timsa” mean in Dagbanli?

to be heavy

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

Meanings

1

to be heavy

timsa

2

to be important

timsa

Forms

timsa

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Sentences using “timsa”

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

Paɣa n ʒɛ tooni ka wuɣu o nudirigu boɣu zuɣusaa ka zaŋ tani nuɣso n ga o nyingoli ni paɣa so ƶɛmi miro ka gbubi takari gbaŋ din timsa ka baŋsi bɛ o nuuni do so gba mii ʒɛla paɣa maa luɣuli zuɣu ka gbubi spiika bi nyaanga whait bood biɛni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "timsa" — Paɣa n ʒɛ tooni ka wuɣu o nudirigu boɣu zuɣusaa ka zaŋ tani nuɣso n ga o nyingoli ni paɣa so ƶɛmi miro ka gbubi takari g

Bihi bihi maa nyɛla bihi ayobu laasabu bihi maa yɛla neen timsa ka zaŋ chinchina n gobi bi yino gbubi zuli bi warila waa bi naba polo bi piri soɣa shini nima

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "timsa" — Bihi bihi maa nyɛla bihi ayobu laasabu bihi maa yɛla neen timsa ka zaŋ chinchina n gobi bi yino gbubi zuli bi warila waa

Ti nyala loori ka di ʒi ʒi' timsa ka niŋ sarati ka shɛba kana nti za di gbini. Niriba ata za di tooni ka ninvuɣ' yino ba moto za yaɣili ka so gba lahi ba moto za yaɣili. Katiŋa ha gba loori shɛli lahi zaya maa. Loori ʒee.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "timsa" — Ti nyala loori ka di ʒi ʒi' timsa ka niŋ sarati ka shɛba kana nti za di gbini. Niriba ata za di tooni ka ninvuɣ' yino ba

Bɛ lahi sɔŋdi ya ʒiri yi neen' timsa chani so' waɣila.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Bɛ lahi sɔŋdi ya ʒiri yi neen' timsa chani so' waɣila.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Bɛ lahi sɔŋdi ya ʒiri yi neen' timsa chani so' waɣila.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice