Dagbanli Dictionary

Adjective

zobu

Fearing of God

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What does “zobu” mean in Dagbanli?

Fearing of God

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

Meanings

1

Fearing of God

Naawuni zobu

2

To run away

Ka a zo ka che luɣ'shɛlishɛli

3

Flow of something

Kom maa zobu mali yaa

Forms

zobu

Q192613

zobu

Q34698

Sentences using “zobu”

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

ninsal nim n zori kuni tingbani shɛli maa bi zobu maa ni shab kuli ʒirila niɛma luɣuli kam paɣaba maa gurigurila niɛma niŋ taha ni ka zaŋ soŋdi panpa ka lo soŋdi maa pa ka shab kpabi bihi bihi biɛni ka paɣa ninkura biɛni

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zobu" — ninsal nim n zori kuni tingbani shɛli maa bi zobu maa ni shab kuli ʒirila niɛma luɣuli kam paɣaba maa gurigurila niɛma n