Dagbanli

Dagbani

Niger-Congo (Gur, Mabia)

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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 DagbaniMampruliMooréDonno SoMeta'MachameYaeyama
Water kom /kɔm/ kuom /kuom/ koom /koːm/ di /di/ /mə/ mringa /mɾiŋɡa/ /mid͡zɨ/
Fire buɣim /buɣim/ booma /boːma/ bʋgʋm /bʊɡʊm/ /jɔ/ mɔŋ /mɔŋ/ mòò /moːʔ/ /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/ /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/ /dɪ/ kɔɔ /kɔː/ /me/ ìlya /iʎa/ 食でぃ /kadi/
Drink nyu /ɲu/ nyu /ɲu/ /jʊ/ /nɔ/ nyo /ɲo/ ìnyo /iɲo/ 飲でぃ /nudi/
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