Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

tobu

War between people

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What does “tobu” mean in Dagbanli?

War between people

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

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

Forms

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Q1994301 • Q501405

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Q501405

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Sentences using “tobu”

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

O daa sɔŋ Dagbamba n-tuhi Jaamaninima Adiboo tɔbu la ni

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Faako din nyɛ tɔbu mini alɔbo ni dimpooi.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

O tizo Shitobu daa ti lo tobu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Naawuni ni sahi o takɔbi ka guri o tɔbu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Kpakpuli tɔbu dali, ŋun kpa o yɛli nyɛla o yɛli.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Naa Zanjina bɔrila ban tuhiri tobu ni nyuli.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice