Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

yalim

salt

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What does “yalim” mean in Dagbanli?

salt

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

Meanings

1

salt

ʒiɛri niɛn shɛli din niŋdili malisim

2

We add it to food during cooking

Di niŋdi la bindirigu puuni ti yi ti duɣira

Forms

Yalim

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Yalim

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Sentences using “yalim”

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

Paɣa n ʒiya kɔhari nɛma ka bihi pe n gili o nyaaŋa o nɛma maa puuni nanzuu bɛni ka alibarisa bɛni ka yalim bɛni ka shɛbi gba mi ʒenʒe nɛma be o nyaaŋa bɛ kuli ʒemi zaya ka lara.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "yalim" — Paɣa n ʒiya kɔhari nɛma ka bihi pe n gili o nyaaŋa o nɛma maa puuni nanzuu bɛni ka alibarisa bɛni ka yalim bɛni ka shɛbi

dabba n-chani ŋɔ bɛ nyɛla ban chani poli shɛli din yalim mi puuni ka kuli sɔŋ di tiŋgbani yiya nyɛla din n-ʒe bɛ tooni ka tihi be di nyaaga pooli waɣinli kuli nyɛla din sa bɛ tooni ka laatinima yeli li bɛ shɛba nyɛla ban nyaɣi baaji nima ka bɛ shɛba mi vari bɛ baaji nima n-chani duu shɛli din nyɔ bɛ tooni maa.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "yalim" — dabba n-chani ŋɔ bɛ nyɛla ban chani poli shɛli din yalim mi puuni ka kuli sɔŋ di tiŋgbani yiya nyɛla din n-ʒe bɛ tooni k

Sɔla tum tumdiba sɔla paniɛls di nyɛla niɣilim buɣim bini din tahapɔna ku nyɛ din yalim yalima tahapɔna maa nyɛla tahapɔŋ sabila ka zaɣa piɛla gabsi gabsi di puuni salo ban kalinli galisi ban ʒɛ di gbuni bi shɛba pili la hɛlmɛɛnti din nyɛ zaɣa nuɣusu nima ka duu waɣinli ʒɛ bi nyaanga.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "yalim" — Sɔla tum tumdiba sɔla paniɛls di nyɛla niɣilim buɣim bini din tahapɔna ku nyɛ din yalim yalima tahapɔna maa nyɛla tahapɔ