Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

ʒiɛm

Victory dance

L717333

What does “ʒiɛm” mean in Dagbanli?

Victory dance

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

Meanings

1

Victory dance

N wa ʒiɛm

2

Look down on someone

Lihi ʒiɛm

Forms

ʒiɛm

Q1084 • Q24905

Ʒiɛmbu

Q146786

Ʒiɛmda

Q1994301

Sentences using “ʒiɛm”

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

bɛ daa ʒiɛm tiŋgbɔn viɛlli maa.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Bɔ saha ka niriba ŋɔ lee yɛn chɛ ma ʒiɛmbu?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Tinduyanim’ zaa lihimi ʒiɛm Jɛrusalɛm min’ a niriba.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

bɛ daa ʒiɛm tiŋgbɔn viɛlli maa.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

Bɔ saha ka niriba ŋɔ lee yɛn chɛ ma ʒiɛmbu?

Source: Mozilla Common Voice

bɛ daa ʒiɛm tiŋgbɔn viɛlli maa.

Source: Mozilla Common Voice