Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

waɣirili

Powerful person

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What does “waɣirili” mean in Dagbanli?

Powerful person

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

Meanings

1

Powerful person

Nir' ŋun mali yiko.

Forms

Waɣirili

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Waɣira

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Sentences using “waɣirili”

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

Nachinna waɣira nyɛla ban nyɛ ninvuɣu shɛba ban gbubi kpahi ka shɛba gbubi mɔɣuni binkɔbgu ŋun yuli boli kparibua la tihi ni mɔri nyɛla din sa n gili luɣuli kama zaa ha bi ni bɛ ŋɔ maa bi shɛba zaŋ satan piɛlla n zaŋ vuli vuli bi zuɣiri bi zaa ha yino kam ningbun kɔm nyɛla zaɣa sabila.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "waɣirili" — Nachinna waɣira nyɛla ban nyɛ ninvuɣu shɛba ban gbubi kpahi ka shɛba gbubi mɔɣuni binkɔbgu ŋun yuli boli kparibua la tih