Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

zam

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What does “zam” mean in Dagbanli?

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

Meanings

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N tehi gbaai

Forms

Tehi

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Zambu

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Sentences using “zam”

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

salo n.kuli laɣim bɛ lori puuni tihi m ʒɛ be nyɛŋa di kom ŋɔ nyɛ zaɣ' vakahili la yili gba ʒɛ mirili tɛhi ŋɔ pali ŋɔ zuɣ' salo gba nyɛla bɛn chɛni tiŋgbani ka lori ŋɔ bɛ kuli zaŋ la bɛ anƒɔni nima mɛhim lori ŋɔ

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zam" — salo n.kuli laɣim bɛ lori puuni tihi m ʒɛ be nyɛŋa di kom ŋɔ nyɛ zaɣ' vakahili la yili gba ʒɛ mirili tɛhi ŋɔ pali ŋɔ zuɣ

bɛ mɛri la nashara yili wɔɣila jiraaminsa wɔɣila ka tam di zuɣu n-lihiri bɛni zam yili maa ni yɛn be shɛm pa gbaŋ shɛli zuɣu maa bɛ lihiri li mi ni bɛ zaŋli m-mɛ yili maa viɛnyaliga ka ye bɛ tuma ni nema n-ʒeya.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zam" — bɛ mɛri la nashara yili wɔɣila jiraaminsa wɔɣila ka tam di zuɣu n-lihiri bɛni zam yili maa ni yɛn be shɛm pa gbaŋ shɛli

Paɣiba n zaya yino n za bi tooni ka la o nɔbila chinchini bɔbiga ka yɛ chinchini liiga ka yɛ yingokɔriga yino gba zam baɣi o ka gba bɔbi chinchini bɔbiga ka yɛ chinchini liiga ka niŋ yingokɔrigu

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zam" — Paɣiba n zaya yino n za bi tooni ka la o nɔbila chinchini bɔbiga ka yɛ chinchini liiga ka yɛ yingokɔriga yino gba zam ba

Sarati n niŋ sarati man niŋ maa ka buɣum tuma yili nima zaŋ bɛ Loori na n ti za bahi ni bɛ kpihi buɣum bɛ nyɛla niriba ayi ka salo gba zam bahi loori ŋun niŋ gamu maa Loori maa nyɛla Loori sabinli.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zam" — Sarati n niŋ sarati man niŋ maa ka buɣum tuma yili nima zaŋ bɛ Loori na n ti za bahi ni bɛ kpihi buɣum bɛ nyɛla niriba a

pali zuɣ' ka gamo niŋ niribaayi n nyɛ ban ʒɛya la pɛli zibili yinisi ka yɛ goɣ' yɛ yinisi lori ʒiɛ nyɛ di ʒɛ be nyɛŋa ka zam bɛligu kuli dɛi lugilikam tihi ni mori lan bɛ luɣili kam ka lori maa kuli nyɛ din sagim zaa

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zam" — pali zuɣ' ka gamo niŋ niribaayi n nyɛ ban ʒɛya la pɛli zibili yinisi ka yɛ goɣ' yɛ yinisi lori ʒiɛ nyɛ di ʒɛ be nyɛŋa ka

Niriba n laɣim tam kom gbini kom maa nyɛla ko'biaɣu ka nyaɣi gaɣa gaɣa maa nyɛla yelo wan ka bɛ yino gbibi kapu ka zaŋ bini vili o zuɣu bɛ zaa so bi piri namda nima tehi zala bɛ luɣuli ka bɛ zaa chena bɛ sola chinchini niɛma.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zam" — Niriba n laɣim tam kom gbini kom maa nyɛla ko'biaɣu ka nyaɣi gaɣa gaɣa maa nyɛla yelo wan ka bɛ yino gbibi kapu ka zaŋ b