Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

ŋmaabu

cutting

L647923

What does “ŋmaabu” mean in Dagbanli?

cutting

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

Meanings

1

cutting

ŋmaabu nyɛla bi ni yi zaŋ sua n pirigi bin shɛli maa

Forms

ŋmaabu

Q24905

Sentences using “ŋmaabu”

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

Niribi n laɣim lɔto ŋmaabu shee n mŋaari lɔto ka do' ʒaya ka dihiri ni ɔ yihi liɣiri. ka pirinsi nim ayi gba pili zipiligu gba ʒɛya nibɛ gba mŋaa lɔto ka doso kpa ninkpara ka mali pen n tiri pirinsi nim maa yiŋga shi tɔɣu be bɛ nyaaŋa.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ŋmaabu" — Niribi n laɣim lɔto ŋmaabu shee n mŋaari lɔto ka do' ʒaya ka dihiri ni ɔ yihi liɣiri. ka pirinsi nim ayi gba pili zipili

Yɛla maa jia ŋmaabu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Yɛla maa jia ŋmaabu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Yɛla maa jia ŋmaabu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Yɛla maa jia ŋmaabu.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice