Dagbanli Dictionary Pages

Noun

Zaabia

A person (usually a girl) who shakes a gourd musical instrument as an accompaniment to the native violin

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What does “Zaabia” mean in Dagbani?

A person (usually a girl) who shakes a gourd musical instrument as an accompaniment to the native violin

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

Forms

Zaabia

Q110786

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Zaabihi

Q146786

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Meanings

1

A person (usually a girl) who shakes a gourd musical instrument as an accompaniment to the native violin

Ninvuɣi so ŋun chaɣisiri goonje ŋmani