Dagbanli Dictionary

Noun

ŋɔɣu

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What does “ŋɔɣu” mean in Dagbanli?

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

Meanings

1

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Binniɛŋ ŋun mini baa ŋmani taba. ŋɔɣu nyɛla mɔɣuni binnɛŋ balishɛli

2

a town or village under the Kumbungu district in Ghana

tiŋ' n nyɛli m be Kumbuŋ yaɣili

3

a type of tree like the bamboo tree

di nyɛla ti' balishɛli

Forms

ŋɔɣu

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ŋɔri

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Sentences using “ŋɔɣu”

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

kpe nyɛla polinsi ban nyɛ paɣiba la n-niŋ mia voora voobu maa shee shɛba lu dɔndo tiŋa ka bɛ nɔri ba ni afanima gba nyɛla ban za yaɣili n-ye liiga buluu shɛba liiga tankpaɣu kala ka bɛ pili zipiliti polinsi bibaayi nyɛla ban za yaɣili ka ye polinnema pilin zipil' ʒɛhi ka so bɛ yaɣili na ye liiga buluu ka pili zipil' sabilinli ka bɛ ti taapoolinima ka niriba laɣim ʒia

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ŋɔɣu" — kpe nyɛla polinsi ban nyɛ paɣiba la n-niŋ mia voora voobu maa shee shɛba lu dɔndo tiŋa ka bɛ nɔri ba ni afanima gba nyɛl

ninvuɣ' shɛba ban zaya korimi ka pɛrinsi maa kan ti ʒɛya ka wuhiriba bɛn ya kpa ahɛlipolo be yala b pɛrinsi nɛma ka ŋɔri o nyɛɛ ka zaŋ nyɛporigu pobi o nyɛɛ ka ban ʒɛya maa gba zaŋ nyɛɛ porisi pobi be nyɛɛ kana ti ʒɛya ka wuhiba bɛn yan kpa shɛli polo

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ŋɔɣu" — ninvuɣ' shɛba ban zaya korimi ka pɛrinsi maa kan ti ʒɛya ka wuhiriba bɛn ya kpa ahɛlipolo be yala b pɛrinsi nɛma ka ŋɔri

Salinima ŋɔ nyɛla ban nyaɣi kolisi ka sheba ʒiri ka dandimi ka sheba tuɣiri ka nyaɣira ka bɛ sheba mali namda nima bɛ nabani ka sheba ka namda bɛ naba ni dabba mini paɣaba zaa mbala maa ka bɛ yi kom n durina kunkuni kunkuni maa nyɛla din mali tankpaɣu ka bɛ nori di puuni tankpaɣu maa bi soŋ ka sheba na be kom maa ni ha.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ŋɔɣu" — Salinima ŋɔ nyɛla ban nyaɣi kolisi ka sheba ʒiri ka dandimi ka sheba tuɣiri ka nyaɣira ka bɛ sheba mali namda nima bɛ na

bia m-bɔŋɔ n-wuhiri baŋsim ŋuni zaŋ shɛli ye ka ŋmɛri li ka shɛŋa doya ka o nori li ka di zaa be waa maa puuni o taba pe n-gili o lihiri o ka niŋ suh'piɛlli

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ŋɔɣu" — bia m-bɔŋɔ n-wuhiri baŋsim ŋuni zaŋ shɛli ye ka ŋmɛri li ka shɛŋa doya ka o nori li ka di zaa be waa maa puuni o taba pe

Tam'mɛriba ka bɛ niŋ kodoriko ka kom be di lɔŋ ni ka bɛ niŋ dari ka ŋɔri Tandi ka yili be di luɣili ni ka zuɣusaa maa niŋ giriin ka bɛ ye liiga whayiti ka ŋun bala maa so jinjam ʒee ŋun bala maa bilaaki.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "ŋɔɣu" — Tam'mɛriba ka bɛ niŋ kodoriko ka kom be di lɔŋ ni ka bɛ niŋ dari ka ŋɔri Tandi ka yili be di luɣili ni ka zuɣusaa maa ni

hali ŋɔɣu yi du n-tam di zuɣu, o ni daai li luhi!

Source: Mozilla Common Voice