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A zumi.
You did steal.
O nyaŋ a.
He defeated you.
A baa yi zɔra, a bi mal' o kariti wɔbiri.
Even if your dog runs fast, you don't chase elephants with it.
chɛ ka a situra viɛli sahakam
Make sure your clothes are always clean.
A! a paaina!
Wow! You have arrived!
A, di gbahi ba.
Oh, don't arrest them!
Lala ku niŋ, hali abada
That will never happen.
Naawuni daa niŋ alibarika niŋ Nuhu
God blessed Noah.
'M bia, Naawuni niŋm' alibarika niŋ a ni!'
God bless you, son!
Ti teei ti ni daa yi ŋubiri zahim shɛli yoli Ijipti la
We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost.
Bɛ zaŋla kurugu alikalimi sabi Judanim' daalahichi
They write the sin of Judah's people with an iron pen.
n zaŋ alikalimi mini tadabo n-sab' li
I take pen and ink and write it.
Afa bi bɔhira alikalimi kɔŋko yɛla.
The Muslim scholar doesn't only ask about the pen.
Ŋariŋga vari maa gba nti pahi di ti pɔɣiri duɣiri tadabo. Tadabo nyɛ la afanim ni mali alikalimi n-suɣiri binshɛli sabiri la.
Vitex leaves also, are added to the bark to make ink. This ink is what mallams use to dip a pen in and write.
Alibarika tutuɣu ni leei tia.
It is the blessed shrub that will grow up and become a tree.
Alibarika n-nyɛ daa nyaɣisim.
Bargaining brings happiness to the market.
Yawɛ yɛlila noli niŋ ninvuɣ' biɛri yinsi, amaa o niŋdi alibarika niŋdi wuntizɔriba biɛhigu shee.
The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
n zaŋla alibarika mini noli dibu zali ya zuŋɔ dabisili ŋɔ
I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse.
Aliguufulana baa gbaarila gumachuɣu
A dishonest person's dog catches a chameleon.
O niŋdi aligufu.
He is a fraudster.
ayɔbu
Six.
Liya daa ti lan niŋ pua n-dɔɣi bidibiga ŋun pah' ayɔbu ti Yaakubu.
Leah again fell pregnant and bore a sixth child to Jacob.
ayɔpɔin
Seven.
(bɛ) zaŋ o yɔ n-niŋ duu dabsa ayopɔin.
The patient should be shut in a room for seven days.
ayuɣuba
A transient worker.
azafari
Muslim prayer-time between noon and 3 o'clock p.m.
azali
Fate, inevitable future, destiny.
azaaba
Trouble, woe.
azichi
Treasure, riches.
azua
Food.
aʒi
Pilgrimage to Mecca.
aʒia1
A female who goes on pilgrimage to Mecca.
aʒia
Belongings.
aa
Ah! - exclamation of disgust or censure.
aadalisi
Equity, justice.
aai
No.
aakai
Disapproval.
ba
Ride.
ba
To shackle, fetter someone.
ba
Father.
ba
Legitimize.
ba
Them [third person pronoun, animate, singular, neutral, object].
baba
Title of the second chief butcher.
babiɛlifu
Entirely nil, absolutely nothing.
babila
Puppy.
babito
A half-brother, half-sister born of the same father.
badirikoro
A glutton.
bagalua
Tree [sp.] Acacia arabica: used in tanning hides.
baɣa
A soothsayer, diviner.
M baya.
to mount, get on (cycle, horse)
Bɛ ba o bandi.
They shackled him.
bamiya zani kaman dɔbba la n-tuhi ba
Stand firm like men, and face them!
ba
Father.
doo ŋmaligir' o ba min' o ma sani
A man turns from his father and his mother.
M ba, nyam' a binyɛrigu naŋgbambili n nuu ni.
Sir, here is the hem of your shirt in my hand!
'M bia, Naawuni niŋm' alibarika niŋ a ni!'
God bless you, son!
bachi
Alphabet.
Bachibihi ka Naawuni daa zaŋ sab' o fukumsi zaligu la pa kuɣiparilana zuɣu
It was letters that God used to write His Law on slabs of stone.
baɣa
A soothsayer, diviner.
Yi ni so miri ka o ti .. buɣiri baɣa bee n-nyɛ bɔha bee bukpaha
No one of you must consult any kind of diviner.
abe
palm nuts
abe tia
oil palm
abinfuura
balloon
abirima
state of collapse brought on by fear
aboboi
plantain
abuya
friend
adaka
box
adakabila
ballot box
adashi
pledged amount
A zumi.
You did steal.
Nyaŋ a.
He defeated you.
A! a paaina!
You have arrived.
Aa! bozuɣu ka a niŋ lala?
Why have you done this?
Lala ku niŋ, hali abada.
That will never happen.
Man su adashi goli ŋo ni.
I received the pledge amount this month.
adiini
religion
adiko
bag or cloth in which travellers carry their kit
adiku
bag, luggage
adua
prayer
adua
pigeon-pea
adua
Cajanus cajan
afa
Muslim priest
afa
moths which swarm on animals' eyes, at dawn and dusk
afa
pig (epithet)
afi
comb
afu
a disease of the eyelid
afua
recovering from sickness
afua
health
afua
easy, not difficult
afua
reasonable or moderate in price
afulo
exclamation to ward off witchcraft
afulo
exclamation rejecting accusation
O niŋ adua.
He offered a prayer (as a Muslim priest).
Suhi adua.
He offered a prayer (as an individual supplicating).
O doro maa niŋ afua.
He is recovering from illness.
O nya afua.
He has health, or, he has recovered.
Tuma maa mali afua.
The work is easy, or, the work is not difficult.
Guli daa mali afua.
The price of kola nuts is reasonable.
Di daa niŋ afua.
It is a moderate price.
Afulo! n daŋ a.
The curse be on you. (lit. I am before you; I am free from your curses.)

Dataset Card for English to Dagbani

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This dataset is extracted by llama3, claude and GPT from the 'Dagbani Dictionary by Tony Naden (G.I.L.L.B.T.)'

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  • Curated by: Nuruddin
  • Language(s) (NLP): [English, Dagbani]

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  • 'Dagbani Dictionary' compiled by Tony Naden (G.I.L.L.B.T.)

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  • Expand African Languages

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  • Dagbani Dictionary

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