Dagbanli Dictionary

Common noun

zoŋ

First hut built at the entrance to a house

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What does “zoŋ” mean in Dagbanli?

First hut built at the entrance to a house

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

Meanings

1

First hut built at the entrance to a house

Di nyɛla duu shɛli beni meri zaani yili dindali yibu shee

2

Bat

Bin niɛn n nyɛ li

Forms

zoŋ

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Zoŋ

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Sentences using “zoŋ”

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

Kariŋ zɔŋni n bɔŋɔ, bihi ni karimba nyɛla ban be kariŋ zɔŋ maa puuni karim bihi nyɛla ban ʒi patanim zuɣu ka karimba mi zi blame boad gbuni, karimba gbaaila dɔɣi ka karimbihi wuɣi ɔnuu, karimba tirila karimbihi ni labisi bɔhisi maa,

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zoŋ" — Kariŋ zɔŋni n bɔŋɔ, bihi ni karimba nyɛla ban be kariŋ zɔŋ maa puuni karim bihi nyɛla ban ʒi patanim zuɣu ka karimba mi

Karim zoŋni m-boŋo karim bihi nyɛla ban ze karim zoŋ maani karim bihi maa tooini bukunima nyela din doya kabi serigi pen niŋa karim ma maa bela karim bihi maa sani karim ba miri ŋun ze du86ndoli ni saŋo ntab blak board.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zoŋ" — Karim zoŋni m-boŋo karim bihi nyɛla ban ze karim zoŋ maani karim bihi maa tooini bukunima nyela din doya kabi serigi pen

duri n zan zaya ŋɔ duri maa di nyela du bobiga ka shɛŋa chamsi nim nyɛ zaɣ'ʒehi ka shab chamsi nim nyɛ zaɣ'"blue," ka kom doya ka zoŋ ton do kom maa tooni ka kom maa mi galisi pam.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zoŋ" — duri n zan zaya ŋɔ duri maa di nyela du bobiga ka shɛŋa chamsi nim nyɛ zaɣ'ʒehi ka shab chamsi nim nyɛ zaɣ'"blue," ka ko

Niriba n laɣisi ziya karim zɔŋ ni niriba ayi zila kuɣu zuɣu ka gbubi gbandi ŋɔ ka shɛba bili zaya zuɣu saa ka nyaɣi bihi n ziya guli ba ka bi wuhiri ba yino nyɛla ŋuni ye liiga piɛlli ka yi o ko ka paɣa shɛba bini bili zaya ŋɔ zaa nyaɣi bihi ka bɔbi bɔbisi.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zoŋ" — Niriba n laɣisi ziya karim zɔŋ ni niriba ayi zila kuɣu zuɣu ka gbubi gbandi ŋɔ ka shɛba bili zaya zuɣu saa ka nyaɣi bihi

Bi yɛla bi kaya ni taɣada niɛma ka pili di zipiliti ka gbubi mɔɣuni binkɔbiri so ba wahu ka bi gbubi taapooli dolo ka bi bɛ nayili zɔŋ ni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zoŋ" — Bi yɛla bi kaya ni taɣada niɛma ka pili di zipiliti ka gbubi mɔɣuni binkɔbiri so ba wahu ka bi gbubi taapooli dolo ka bi

Shikurubihi beni bɛ zaa yela neen'piɛla buku pa teebuli zuɣu shikurubihi maa shɛba gbubi giraafiki kaboodi nyɛla din be karim zɔŋ maa puuni.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zoŋ" — Shikurubihi beni bɛ zaa yela neen'piɛla buku pa teebuli zuɣu shikurubihi maa shɛba gbubi giraafiki kaboodi nyɛla din be