Dagbanli Dictionary Pages

Verb

tobu

War between people

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What does “tobu” mean in Dagbani?

War between people

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

Forms

tobu

Q1994301 • Q501405

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Meanings

1

War between people

tobu nyela salinima ni ŋmeri taba

2

want to grind something with mortal and pistol

So yi mali sakolo tobu

3

When two things knock another

Di yi niŋ ka binshɛɣu to di kpee

4

Catapulting

Taya tobu

5

When eagle picks up chicken

tobu nyela torili yiti to nobihi

6

When Dagbambas ready for bugum festival celebrations

tobu nyela Dagbamba yi mali shili ni bɛ to buɣim