Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

zina

fornication, adultery

L729712

What does “zina” mean in Dagbanli?

fornication, adultery

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

Meanings

1

fornication, adultery

niribi ban bi bo tab'yi laɣim

Forms

zina

Q110786 • Q146786

niŋ zina

Q24905

Sentences using “zina”

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

Salin boɣali ni salo ʒi katawiya gbunni gaɣa zina ʒɛ bi nyaanga n ti pahi gaɣa ʒiɛhi ko biɛɣu doya n ti pahi kom papu nima tihi ʒɛya n ti pahi tanpima

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zina" — Salin boɣali ni salo ʒi katawiya gbunni gaɣa zina ʒɛ bi nyaanga n ti pahi gaɣa ʒiɛhi ko biɛɣu doya n ti pahi kom papu ni

Salin boɣali ni niraba ata sirigi ʒina bi ʒila katawiya nim puuni ka gaɣa dozima ʒɛ bi nyaanga so bɛ katiŋ na ka yɛ goɣa ʒiɛ o gbubila loba baaji o nuuni so gba miri tankpa toorigu lora dibaayi la ka yɛ goɣa piɛlli tihi ʒɛ bi nyaanga

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zina" — Salin boɣali ni niraba ata sirigi ʒina bi ʒila katawiya nim puuni ka gaɣa dozima ʒɛ bi nyaanga so bɛ katiŋ na ka yɛ goɣa

N-nye dabba ni paɣaba ka bɛ ʒina bɛ so kurila tingbani ni ka shɛb' ʒe zuɣusaa ka bɛ wari waa ka bɛ so chinchinti ka zaŋ binyɛra lo chinchinti maa chinchina maa zaɣ'piɛla piɛla n-nye ba ka shɛb' ye liiyenima zaɣ'dozim laasabu ka so chinchina dabba maa mini paɣaba maa zaa bɛ zaa sola chinchina.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zina" — N-nye dabba ni paɣaba ka bɛ ʒina bɛ so kurila tingbani ni ka shɛb' ʒe zuɣusaa ka bɛ wari waa ka bɛ so chinchinti ka zaŋ

Miriya ka yi niŋ zina.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

ninvuɣukubo ni zina niŋbu balibu kam ni tayiɣisigu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

ŋunkam mi kpuɣ’ paɣiyihiŋ maa gba niŋ zina.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice