Dagbanli
Dagbani
Niger-Congo (Gur, Mabia)
Dagbani (Dagbanli) is the language of the Dagomba people of northern Ghana. It is a Mabia (Western Oti-Volta) language closely related to Mampruli and Nanun, and is the language of the historical Kingdom of Dagbon.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Dagbani
Water
kom
/kɔm/
Fire
buɣim
/buɣim/
Sun
wuntaŋa
/wuntaŋa/
Moon
goli
/ɡoli/
Mother
ma
/ma/
Father
ba
/ba/
Eat
di
/di/
Drink
nyu
/ɲu/
Love
yu
/ju/
Heart
suhu
/suhu/
Tree
tia
/tia/
House
yili
/jili/
Dog
baa
/baː/
Cat
jɛŋkuno
/dʒɛŋkuno/
Hand
nuu
/nuː/
Eye
nini
/nini/
Hello
dasiba
/dasiba/
Thank you
mpaɣya
/mpaɣja/
One
yini
/jini/
Good
viɛla
/viɛla/
Words compared
Compared with related Niger-Congo (Gur, Mabia) languages
| Meaning | Dagbani | Mampruli | Mooré | Donno So | Meta' | Machame | Yaeyama |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | kom /kɔm/ | kuom /kuom/ | koom /koːm/ | di /di/ | mə /mə/ | mringa /mɾiŋɡa/ | 水 /mid͡zɨ/ |
| Fire | buɣim /buɣim/ | booma /boːma/ | bʋgʋm /bʊɡʊm/ | yɔ /jɔ/ | mɔŋ /mɔŋ/ | mòò /moːʔ/ | 火 /piː/ |
| Sun | wuntaŋa /wuntaŋa/ | wuntiri /wuntiri/ | wəntinga /wəntiŋɡa/ | naa /naː/ | nyam /ɲam/ | ìsùwà /isuwa/ | てぃだ /tida/ |
| Moon | goli /ɡoli/ | gɔoŋ /ɡɔːŋ/ | kiuugu /kiuːɡu/ | ele /ele/ | nuŋ /nuŋ/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | 月 /t͡sɨkɨ/ |
| Mother | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | na /na/ | ma /ma/ | mama /mama/ | あんま /amma/ |
| Father | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ta /ta/ | baba /baba/ | うや /uja/ |
| Eat | di /di/ | di /di/ | dɩ /dɪ/ | kɔɔ /kɔː/ | mé /me/ | ìlya /iʎa/ | 食でぃ /kadi/ |
| Drink | nyu /ɲu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | yʋ /jʊ/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | nyo /ɲo/ | ìnyo /iɲo/ | 飲でぃ /nudi/ |
| Love | yu /ju/ | paaba /paːba/ | nong /noŋɡ/ | suuli /suːli/ | kɔŋ /kɔŋ/ | ìkwenda /ikwenda/ | 愛 /ai/ |
| Heart | suhu /suhu/ | suuri /suːri/ | sũur /sũːr/ | kɛɛla /kɛːla/ | mu /mu/ | mòyò /mojo/ | 肝 /kimu/ |
| Tree | tia /tia/ | tia /tia/ | tɩɩg /tɪːɡ/ | ti /ti/ | ti /ti/ | mtí /mti/ | 木 /kiː/ |
| House | yili /jili/ | yiri /jiri/ | roogo /roːɡo/ | gina /ɡina/ | nda /nda/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | 家 /jaː/ |
| Dog | baa /baː/ | baaga /baːɡa/ | baaga /baːɡa/ | gɛɛ /ɡɛː/ | mbu /mbu/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | 犬 /iɴ/ |
| Cat | jɛŋkuno /dʒɛŋkuno/ | nyusi /ɲusi/ | yʋʋga /jʊːɡa/ | monyi /moɲi/ | guŋ /ɡuŋ/ | paka /paka/ | 猫 /majaː/ |
| Hand | nuu /nuː/ | nuusi /nuːsi/ | nug /nuɡ/ | nu /nu/ | boa /boa/ | kùoòko /kuoːko/ | 手 /tiː/ |
| Eye | nini /nini/ | nini /nini/ | nin /nin/ | gi /ɡi/ | dzi /dzi/ | rítiò /ɾitio/ | 目 /miː/ |
| Hello | dasiba /dasiba/ | n na ti bʋɔ /n na ti bʊɔ/ | ne y yibeoogo /ne i jibeoːɡo/ | agandɛla /aɡandɛla/ | mɔlɔŋ /mɔlɔŋ/ | máshàlòmà /maʃaloma/ | くよーなーら /kujoːnaːɾa/ |
| Thank you | mpaɣya /mpaɣja/ | barika /barika/ | barka /barka/ | biguƞ /biɡũ/ | nfɔn /nfɔn/ | ahsànte /ahsante/ | みーふぁいゆー /miːɸaijuː/ |
| One | yini /jini/ | yini /jini/ | a yɛmbɛr /a jɛmbɛr/ | tum /tum/ | mɔ /mɔ/ | ìmwí /imwi/ | 一つ /puːt͡sɨ/ |
| Good | viɛla /viɛla/ | vɛla /vɛla/ | sõma /sõma/ | suuli /suːli/ | mwa /mwa/ | ìchá /itʃa/ | まし /maɕi/ |
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