Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

wabuga

Elephant

L721982

What does “wabuga” mean in Dagbanli?

Elephant

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

Meanings

1

Elephant

O nyɛla bin kobugu n-bɛ yuɣani

Forms

Wabugu

Q110786

Wabiri

Q146786

Sentences using “wabuga”

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

yɔɣu ni m-bɔŋɔ yɔɣu maa mi sunsuuni kom n-doya kom maa mi pala ko' shɛli din galisi kom biɛla n-nyɛ li ka mɔɣini binkɔb' kpɛma n yɛrila yo' niɣi mini wabiri ni gbuɣima zaaha ka bɛ zaaha laɣindi nimaani n-nyuri kom lɔra ʒe nimaani ka shɛba be lɔra maa puuni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "wabuga" — yɔɣu ni m-bɔŋɔ yɔɣu maa mi sunsuuni kom n-doya kom maa mi pala ko' shɛli din galisi kom biɛla n-nyɛ li ka mɔɣini binkɔb'

Moɣ'ni m-bala ka niriba be loori puuni ka loori maa nyɛ zaɣ'piɛlli ka wabiri mii nyɛ ban galisi mɔɣu maa ni pam ka mɔɣu maa puuni tihi nyɛla din galisi pam tihi maa puuni shɛŋa nyɛla ti'kuma

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "wabuga" — Moɣ'ni m-bala ka niriba be loori puuni ka loori maa nyɛ zaɣ'piɛlli ka wabiri mii nyɛ ban galisi mɔɣu maa ni pam ka mɔɣu

Niriba ata n-ʒiya lihiri wabiri kom puuni ka wabiri maa shɛba ʒi duli.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "wabuga" — Niriba ata n-ʒiya lihiri wabiri kom puuni ka wabiri maa shɛba ʒi duli.

Wabiri n-siɣi za kom ni nyura shɛba bela duli niriba ata ʒila dokuɣu zuɣu ka m-pili waluɣu piɛla ka so pili kapu ka bɛ yuuni ba tihi lɔŋni ka kom maa doya ka wabiri maa nyuri maa.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "wabuga" — Wabiri n-siɣi za kom ni nyura shɛba bela duli niriba ata ʒila dokuɣu zuɣu ka m-pili waluɣu piɛla ka so pili kapu ka bɛ y

Kom ka n lihiri ŋɔ ni tihi ni mɔri kuli viɛli ʒeya ka wabiri be di puuni ka loori ʒeya zaɣ'piɛlli ka niriba be di puuni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "wabuga" — Kom ka n lihiri ŋɔ ni tihi ni mɔri kuli viɛli ʒeya ka wabiri be di puuni ka loori ʒeya zaɣ'piɛlli ka niriba be di puuni.

lahiʒibisi shee m-bɔŋɔ wabiri bela di ni ka ninsalinima lihiri ba ninsalinima maa yɛla liiga vakahili ka pili zipil' piɛla ka tihi beni ka yiya beni wabiri maa bela kom puuni ka fulaawanima beni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "wabuga" — lahiʒibisi shee m-bɔŋɔ wabiri bela di ni ka ninsalinima lihiri ba ninsalinima maa yɛla liiga vakahili ka pili zipil' piɛ