Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

ŋariŋa

black berry, black plum tree fruits of this tree Vitex doniana Sweet and Vitex grandifolia The fruits are eaten and also boiled to make a sweet drink. The young leaves can be cooked in soup. Muslims make ink from the leaves. The bark is boiled and added to acid water from ash and rubbed on a sore head. A cure can be expected in three days.

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What does “ŋariŋa” mean in Dagbanli?

black berry, black plum tree fruits of this tree Vitex doniana Sweet and Vitex grandifolia The fruits are eaten and also boiled to make a sweet drink. The young leaves can be cooked in soup. Muslims make ink from the leaves. The bark is boiled and added to acid water from ash and rubbed on a sore head. A cure can be expected in three days.

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

Meanings

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black berry, black plum tree fruits of this tree Vitex doniana Sweet and Vitex grandifolia The fruits are eaten and also boiled to make a sweet drink. The young leaves can be cooked in soup. Muslims make ink from the leaves. The bark is boiled and added to acid water from ash and rubbed on a sore head. A cure can be expected in three days.

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Forms

ŋariŋa

Q134556

ŋariŋa

Q110786

ŋarinsi

Q146786

Sentences using “ŋariŋa”

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

Paɣaba n ʒɛya kamani paɣaba pia laasabu ka dabba ayibee ata ka bi gabi bi ni ka gbambihi ʒɛnʒɛya ka zaham shab ti ni bɔli narinsi la ka bi bɛ dinni ka paɣa yino gbubi lala gbambihi maa di ŋmanila kohabu shee ka bi bɛ maa kuligi nɔli

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ŋariŋa" — Paɣaba n ʒɛya kamani paɣaba pia laasabu ka dabba ayibee ata ka bi gabi bi ni ka gbambihi ʒɛnʒɛya ka zaham shab ti ni bɔl