Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

zama

aquatic animal

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What does “zama” mean in Dagbanli?

aquatic animal

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

Meanings

1

aquatic animal

zama nyɛla kom ni binnɛŋ

2

Population of people

zama nyɛla salo yi galisi

Forms

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Sentences using “zama”

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

Zama maa daayu-o-a anabi.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Zama n bɔŋɔ bi ʒirila binyahari ka so chinchina bi nyɔri ni shab so chinchin vakaɣa ka shab so zaɣ dozim bi yɛ binyahari bi nyingoya ni binyahari maa ni binyɛra n bɛ dinni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zama" — Zama n bɔŋɔ bi ʒirila binyahari ka so chinchina bi nyɔri ni shab so chinchin vakaɣa ka shab so zaɣ dozim bi yɛ binyahari

Zama n-kuli laɣim zaya pam ka so ye gana gɔɣili ka mali lasita ka zaŋ o nuu dihi ka di ŋmanila o niŋdila baŋsim ka niriba laɣim ʒeya ka shɛba gbubi kamaranima ŋmaari o ka shɛba mi naanyi zaya ka di ŋmanila di niŋ ba la lahiʒiba ni bɛ ni nya nyari shɛli maa

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zama" — Zama n-kuli laɣim zaya pam ka so ye gana gɔɣili ka mali lasita ka zaŋ o nuu dihi ka di ŋmanila o niŋdila baŋsim ka nirib

So so n yiɛ kootu ka pini kolikoli ka zɛ foto nim gbuni n lihiri foto nim maa ban bɛ foto nim maa ni yiɛla liiga piɛlla ka shɛba yiɛ liiga sabila zama gbaliŋ mbɛ dinni foto nim maa yili yili ya di shɛŋa tam la dari zuɣu.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zama" — So so n yiɛ kootu ka pini kolikoli ka zɛ foto nim gbuni n lihiri foto nim maa ban bɛ foto nim maa ni yiɛla liiga piɛlla

Gamo n-luna kpɛŋŋɔ ka gamo maa nyɛla loori n-lu ka zama ku guura ka buɣim taai. Paɣa ŋum tooni ŋɔ pilila zipil' buluu.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zama" — Gamo n-luna kpɛŋŋɔ ka gamo maa nyɛla loori n-lu ka zama ku guura ka buɣim taai. Paɣa ŋum tooni ŋɔ pilila zipil' buluu.

Loori n zaya ŋɔ loori maa zuɣu zama nyela ban tam di zuɣu soojanim gba biɛ di puuni bɛ kuli nyela bin gbubi tuutanima zamaatu maa nyela ban kpuhi bi nuhi zuɣu saa shɛb yela liiga piɛlli ka so jinjam sabinli ka soojanim maa ye sooje nɛma shɛb yela liiga piɛlli ni jinjam piɛlli.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zama" — Loori n zaya ŋɔ loori maa zuɣu zama nyela ban tam di zuɣu soojanim gba biɛ di puuni bɛ kuli nyela bin gbubi tuutanima za