Dagbanli Dictionary Pages

Noun

wolfaa

thorn tree with light wood used by carpenters for door-frames and to carve walking-sticks. The trees can form a tangled thicket on abandoned farms Acacia gourmaensis A. Chev. Acacia hockii De Willd. Also nyaŋi, záŋgúrúm

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What does “wolfaa” mean in Dagbani?

thorn tree with light wood used by carpenters for door-frames and to carve walking-sticks. The trees can form a tangled thicket on abandoned farms Acacia gourmaensis A. Chev. Acacia hockii De Willd. Also nyaŋi, záŋgúrúm

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

Forms

wolfahi

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Meanings

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thorn tree with light wood used by carpenters for door-frames and to carve walking-sticks. The trees can form a tangled thicket on abandoned farms Acacia gourmaensis A. Chev. Acacia hockii De Willd. Also nyaŋi, záŋgúrúm