Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

Ŋma

To cut a tree

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What does “Ŋma” mean in Dagbanli?

To cut a tree

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

Meanings

1

To cut a tree

Tia ŋmabu

2

To burst

Bini yi tahi ŋma

3

To tell lies

Ʒiri ŋmabu

4

To break (of glass crockery)

Diɣi bee kalo ŋmabu

Forms

ŋma

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ŋmabu

Q7240943

ŋmama

Q1665268

Sentences using “Ŋma”

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

So pa zualindira n-ti paai ninvuɣu so ŋun ŋma ʒiri.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Naa daa yɛli Alidu ni o ŋma ʒiri.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Yɛlimi ya yɛlimaŋli hali bɛ yi yan ŋma a zuɣu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Yi ni ti ŋma solɔri.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Jɛlinsi nyɛla din nitooi ŋma daŋ.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Kawula ka a chani nyam nyam ka gala ŋma n-niŋ a puli maa.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice