Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

ŋmantaɣilima

ŋmana ayi yi taɣili taba, ŋmani shɛli yɛn nyɛla zaɣabila ka shɛli nyɛ zaɣakarili ka bɛ zaŋ ŋmani bili maa taɣili zaɣatitali maa ni ka di laɣim boli ŋmantaɣilima

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What does “ŋmantaɣilima” mean in Dagbanli?

ŋmana ayi yi taɣili taba, ŋmani shɛli yɛn nyɛla zaɣabila ka shɛli nyɛ zaɣakarili ka bɛ zaŋ ŋmani bili maa taɣili zaɣatitali maa ni ka di laɣim boli ŋmantaɣilima

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

Meanings

1

ŋmana ayi yi taɣili taba, ŋmani shɛli yɛn nyɛla zaɣabila ka shɛli nyɛ zaɣakarili ka bɛ zaŋ ŋmani bili maa taɣili zaɣatitali maa ni ka di laɣim boli ŋmantaɣilima

2

a set of two calabashes (usually in pairs ), one is always slightly bigger than the other. The smaller one is put inside the bigger one

Forms

ŋmantaɣilima

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