Dagbanli Dictionary

Grammatical particle

waamaa

let alone, not even

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What does “waamaa” mean in Dagbanli?

let alone, not even

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

Meanings

1

let alone, not even

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Forms

waamaa

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Sentences using “waamaa”

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

noonsi bi birita waamaa n-chɛra bɛ mi ka kambɔna.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Papasara n bɔŋɔ paɣisara maa nyɛla ban di bɛmaŋ naɣichinsi viɛnyɛlinga bɛ nyɛla ban yɛ chaan nim bɛ nyin goyani ka piri bansi bɛ nuhuni paɣasara ŋɔ nyɛla ban so chinchina Paɣasara ŋɔ nyɛla ban wari waa waamaa nyula bɛ kaya ni taada waa

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "waamaa" — Papasara n bɔŋɔ paɣisara maa nyɛla ban di bɛmaŋ naɣichinsi viɛnyɛlinga bɛ nyɛla ban yɛ chaan nim bɛ nyin goyani ka piri

di di ʒe n-kpe dunia ni bee teeku ni waamaa n-ʒe tihi.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

di di ʒe n-kpe dunia ni bee teeku ni waamaa n-ʒe tihi.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

noonsi bi birita waamaa n-chɛra bɛ mi ka kambɔna.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice