dagbani
stringlengths 2
153
| english
stringlengths 2
140
|
|---|---|
alwalla | ablution |
alziifu | pocket |
amaa | but |
amaada | the Sahara desert |
amaana | trusteeship; the holding or keeping or administering something for another |
amaana | corruption |
amaŋka | stretcher; type of carriage |
ami | Amen. |
amiila | sword suspender made with wool yarn |
amiinsi | a secret agreement, covenant, contract |
amiinsi | charity; good will |
amiliya | bride |
amiliya | marriage |
amilia | bridesmaid |
amilianima | attendants at a wedding |
ampe | ampe |
amsa | answer |
anabi | prophet |
anabtali | prophecy |
anahi | four |
anashaara | European |
anchiti | handkerchief |
anfaani | benefit, dividend |
aniini | one tenth of a penny |
aniwula | a salutation as an evening greeting |
ansarsi | mockery; ridicule |
antire | a salutation as a midday greeting |
anu | five |
anuura | worth; value |
anuura | usefulness |
anyangbana | maize |
anyibi | unfaithfulness |
anyibi | untrustworthiness |
N'a soha, amazara. | Thank you for yesterday's favour (or hospitality). |
Amii a sa ni labna bieɣu bee a ku labna? | Do you know, will you return tomorrow, or will you not return? |
Amii n sa ni labna bee n ku labna? | Who knows whether I will return or not? |
M min' o mali amiinsi. | He and I have a secret agreement. |
O mali amiinsi ni nirba. | He is a charitable person (a man of good will). |
Lo amiliya. | To marry. |
Niŋ amaana, mali amaana. | To entrust; to break confidence, or to defraud. |
anyoɣti | yam cultivar |
anzansi | courage; persistence |
anzinfa | silver |
aŋgarma | a big horse |
ango | bridegroom |
ango zo | best man |
aŋkadi | occult powers by which other powers may be bound |
aŋko | omen |
asaara | loss; misfortune |
asadachi | dowry |
asafi | comical conduct |
asafi | comical person |
asahi | joke; jest |
asahilana | joker, jester |
asama | cheapness of price |
asama | ease, i.e. without difficulty |
asanza | one with an exemplary character; a distinguished person; a brave person |
asiba | morning |
asibasi | early morning |
asibiri | Saturday |
asooma | A plant with bulbous roots used in dying skins yellow, hence yellow colour |
ashaala | in reality, or not knowing |
ashee | equivalent to the English 'really,' 'in reality,' 'actually' |
ashiloni | secretly |
Ata | name of an elder male twin |
ata | three |
ataa | really; of a truth (in explaining facts) |
atalata | Tuesday |
atam | farm produce |
atam | rich soil |
atani | Monday |
achiika | meaning 'that is true.' |
atuZieɣu | shrub, the roots of which are used for medicine |
awai | nine |
awuraba | educated woman |
Di daa mali asama. | It's price is cheap. |
Wor'bali mali asama n-gari buŋbali. | Horse riding is easier than donkey riding. |
Asibirr! chel ka a wum di yelmaŋli. | Silence! Wait until you hear the truth. |
N yeliya ni o zi ni ashaala o pun mi ni. | I said that he did not know there, in reality, he already knew the place. |
Ashe'e! O kpiya? | Really! Has he died? |
Ataadee, o daa ka n yiŋ' na, yuŋ. | Of a truth, he came to my house at night. |
O kohi i puu atam n-da nahu. | He sold his farm produce and bought a cow. |
Palo maa mali atam. | The field has rich soil. |
ayayoo | an expression used to arouse shame |
Nyarimaŋa zuya, ayayoo! | The self conceited one has stolen, oooooh! |
ayei | an expression of displeasure, regret or disappointment |
ayi | six |
ayihali | small seeds, imported from Nigeria, used for medicinal purposes |
ayiinsi | dishonesty |
ayiinsi | unreliability |
O niŋ ma ayiinsi. | He was dishonest with me. |
ayopoin | seven |
azaaba | trouble |
azaaba | woe |
azali | fate |
azali | beginning |
O d-azali doro. | His fated sickness. |
Tum azali, nayiɣa nye o. | He was a thief from the beginning. |
azichi | treasure; riches |
azichilana | wealthy person |