Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

yɔɣira

to put rafters on a house

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What does “yɔɣira” mean in Dagbanli?

to put rafters on a house

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

Meanings

1

to put rafters on a house

n-chani ka yɔɣi yɔɣi maŋa

2

to swagger

n-chani golisira

Forms

yɔɣira

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Sentences using “yɔɣira”

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

Niriba ka bɛ yina n-ti niŋdi dɛmɔsitirishin nigeria tingbani ni ka shɛba tam polinsi loori zuɣusaa ka gbubi tiŋa maa filaakinima n-yɔɣira ka shɛba gba zaa yɔɣira

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "yɔɣira" — Niriba ka bɛ yina n-ti niŋdi dɛmɔsitirishin nigeria tingbani ni ka shɛba tam polinsi loori zuɣusaa ka gbubi tiŋa maa fil

Varanda n-zaya ŋɔ ka niriba ʒi din ni ka bɛ tooni ka kpukpalitihi saya bɛ luɣili ni ka kom doya ka fulaawaasi be di puuni zaɣ' vakahili ka taha maa zuɣusaa di yɔɣira maa nyɛla zaɣ' sabila ka zaŋ piɛri n-zaŋ pɔbipɔbi bɛ laatinima

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "yɔɣira" — Varanda n-zaya ŋɔ ka niriba ʒi din ni ka bɛ tooni ka kpukpalitihi saya bɛ luɣili ni ka kom doya ka fulaawaasi be di puun