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
87 core words in Dagbani
Sources
- Tony Naden, Dagbani Dictionary (SIL/GILLBT), Webonary
- loans komputer/chokileeti attested in Dagbani Wikipedia text
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Niger-Congo (Gur, Mabia)
| Meaning | Dagbani | Mampruli | Mooré | Lunda | Lozi | Xaasongaxango | Susu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | kom /kom/ | kuom /kuom/ | koom /koːm/ | meji /medʒi/ | mezi /mezi/ | ji /dʒi/ | yi /ji/ |
| Fire | buɣim /buɣim/ | bugum /buɡum/ | bugum /buɡum/ | kesi /kesi/ | mulilo /mulilo/ | ta /ta/ | te /te/ |
| Sun | wuntaŋa /wuntaŋa/ | wuntiri /wuntiri/ | wĩndga /wĩndɡa/ | itaŋwa /itaŋwa/ | lizazi /lizazi/ | tili /tili/ | soge /soɡe/ |
| Moon | goli /ɡoli/ | gɔoŋ /ɡɔːŋ/ | kiuugu /kiuːɡu/ | kakweji /kakwedʒi/ | kweli /kweli/ | kalo /kalo/ | kike /kike/ |
| Star | saŋmariga /saŋmariɡa/ | ŋmariga /ŋmariɡa/ | ãdga /ãdɡa/ | katumbwa /katumbwa/ | naleli /naleli/ | lolo /lolo/ | tunbi /tunbi/ |
| Night | yuŋ /juŋ/ | yuŋŋu /juŋːu/ | yʋngo /jʊŋɡo/ | wufuku /wufuku/ | busihu /busihu/ | su /su/ | kɔɛ /kɔɛ/ |
| Rain | saa /saː/ | sa /sa/ | saaga /ˈsaːɡa/ | nvula /nvula/ | pula /ˈpula/ | — | tunɛ /tunɛ/ |
| Wind | pɔhim /pɔhim/ | pɛsiŋŋu /pɛsiŋːu/ | sobgo /sobɡo/ | mpepela /mpepela/ | moya /moja/ | — | foye /foje/ |
| Earth | tiŋa /tiŋa/ | tiŋŋa /tiŋŋa/ | tẽnga /tẽŋɡa/ | iseki /iseki/ | mubu /mubu/ | — | bɔxi /bɔxi/ |
| Stone | kuɣili /kuɣili/ | kugri /kuɡri/ | kugri /kuɡri/ | ilola /ilola/ | licwe /liˈtʃwe/ | — | gɛmɛ /ɡɛmɛ/ |
| Mountain | zoli /zoli/ | zoori /zoːri/ | tãnga /tãŋɡa/ | mpidi /mpidi/ | lilundu /lilundu/ | — | geya /ɡeja/ |
| Sea | teeku /teːku/ | teeku /teːku/ | mogre /moɡre/ | kaluŋalwiji /kaluŋalwidʒi/ | liwate /liwate/ | — | baa /baː/ |
| Mother | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | mama /mama/ | ma /ma/ | ba /ba/ | nga /ŋɡa/ |
| Father | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | tata /tata/ | ndate /ndate/ | fa /fa/ | baba /baba/ |
| Daughter | bipuɣiŋga /bipuɣiŋɡa/ | bipuŋŋa /bipuŋa/ | bi-pugla /bipuɡla/ | mwana wamumbanda /mwana wamumbanda/ | mwana wa musizana /mwana wa musizana/ | — | di ginɛ /di ɡinɛ/ |
| I | mani /mani/ | mani /mani/ | mam /mam/ | ami /ami/ | na /na/ | ne /ne/ | n /n/ |
| You | nyini /ɲini/ | fu /fʊ/ | fo /fo/ | eyi /eji/ | wena /wena/ | i /i/ | i /i/ |
| We | tinima /tinima/ | tidima /tidima/ | tõnd /tõnd/ | etu /etu/ | luna /luna/ | an /án/ | won / muxu /wɔn / muxu/ |
| Name | yuli /juli/ | yuli /juli/ | yʋʋre /jʊːre/ | ijina /idʒina/ | libizo /libizo/ | toxo /toxo/ | xili /xili/ |
| Person | ninsala /ninsala/ | nira /nira/ | neda /neda/ | muntu /muntu/ | mutu /mutu/ | — | mixi /mixi/ |
| Head | zuɣu /zuɣu/ | zugu /zuɡu/ | zugu /zuɡu/ | mutu /mutu/ | toho /toho/ | — | xunyi /xuɲi/ |
| Eye | nini /nini/ | nini /nini/ | nifu /nifu/ | disu /disu/ | liito /liːto/ | ɲa /ɲa/ | ya /ja/ |
| Ear | tibili /tibili/ | tubri /tubri/ | tʋbre /tʊbre/ | itu /itu/ | zebe /zebe/ | tulu /tulu/ | tuli /tuli/ |
| Nose | nyee /ɲeː/ | nyoori /ɲoːri/ | yõore /jõːre/ | izulu /izulu/ | ngo /ŋo/ | nun /nũ/ | ɲɔɛ /ɲɔɛ/ |
| Mouth | noli /noli/ | noori /noːri/ | noore /noːre/ | kanwa /kanwa/ | mulomo /mulomo/ | da /da/ | dɛ /dɛ/ |
| Tooth | nyini /ɲini/ | nyini /ɲini/ | yẽnde /jẽnde/ | iji /idʒi/ | liino /liːno/ | ɲin /ɲĩ/ | ɲinyi /ɲiɲi/ |
| Tongue | zilinli /zilinli/ | zilinni /zilinːi/ | zelemde /zelemde/ | idimi /idimi/ | lulimi /lulimi/ | nɛn /nɛn/ | nɛnɛ /nɛnɛ/ |
| Hand | nuu /nuː/ | nuusi /nuːsi/ | nugu /nuɡu/ | chikasa /tʃikasa/ | lizoho /lizoho/ | bulu /bulu/ | belexɛ /belexɛ/ |
| Foot | napɔŋ /napɔŋ/ | napɔŋŋu /napɔŋːu/ | naoore /naoːre/ | mwendu /mwendu/ | lihutu /liˈhutu/ | sin /sin/ | sanyi /saɲi/ |
| Heart | suhu /suhu/ | suuri /suːri/ | sũuri /sũːri/ | muchima /mutʃima/ | pilu /pilu/ | dusu /dusu/ | bɔɲɛ /bɔɲɛ/ |
| Bone | kɔbili /kɔbili/ | kɔbri /kɔbri/ | kõbre /kõbre/ | ifwaha /ifwaha/ | sapo /sapo/ | xulu /xulu/ | xɔri /xɔri/ |
| Blood | ʒim /ʒim/ | zim /zim/ | zɩɩm /zɪːm/ | mashi /maʃi/ | mali /mali/ | jelu /dʒelu/ | wuli /wuli/ |
| Poop | bindi /bindi/ | — | bĩungu /bĩuŋɡu/ | — | ñanda /ɲanda/ | — | gbi /ɡbi/ |
| Love | yu /ju/ | paaba /paːba/ | nonglem /noŋɡlem/ | kukeŋa /kukeŋa/ | lilato /lilato/ | kanu /kanu/ | xanunteya /xanunteja/ |
| Tree | tia /tia/ | tia /tia/ | tɩɩga /tɪːɡa/ | mutondu /mutondu/ | kota /kota/ | yiri /jiɾi/ | wuri /wuɾi/ |
| Dog | baa /baː/ | baaga /baːɡa/ | baaga /baːɡa/ | kawa /kawa/ | nja /ndʒa/ | wulu /wulu/ | barɛ /baɾɛ/ |
| Cat | jɛŋkuno /dʒɛŋkuno/ | nyusi /ɲusi/ | yũuga /jũːɡa/ | — /—/ | kaze /kaze/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | nyɛɛsu /ɲɛːsu/ |
| Fish | zahim /zahim/ | zinga /ziŋa/ | zĩm /zĩm/ | inshi /inʃi/ | tapi /tapi/ | ɲege /ɲeɡe/ | yɛxɛ /jɛxɛ/ |
| Bird | nooŋa /noːŋa/ | niiŋŋa /niːŋːa/ | liuula /liuːla/ | kada /kada/ | nyunywani /ɲuɲwani/ | — | xɔni /xɔni/ |
| Butterfly | kahimpiɛɣu /kahimpiɛɣu/ | pipibga /pipibɡa/ | pilimpiuku /pilimpiuku/ | ipupwila /ipupwila/ | sipulumuki /sipulumuki/ | — | — |
| Egg | galli /ɡalli/ | jalli /dʒalli/ | gelle /ɡelːe/ | iteta /iteta/ | lii /liː/ | — | xɛlɛ /xɛlɛ/ |
| Bear | bɛɛ /bɛː/ | — | wurs /wurs/ | bera /bera/ | bele /bele/ | — | — |
| Horse | wahu /wahu/ | yoofu /joːfu/ | wed-moaaga /wedmoaːɡa/ | kawalu /kawalu/ | pizi /pizi/ | — | soo /soː/ |
| House | yili /jili/ | yiri /jiri/ | roogo /roːɡo/ | itala /itala/ | ndu /ndu/ | so /so/ | banxi /banxi/ |
| Milk | bihim /bihim/ | bisim /bisim/ | bĩisim /bĩːsim/ | mayeli /majeli/ | mabisi /mabisi/ | nɔnɔ /nɔnɔ/ | xiɲɛ /xiɲɛ/ |
| Honey | shiri /ʃiri/ | sikpaam /sikpaːm/ | sɩɩdo /sɪːdo/ | wuchi /wutʃi/ | linosi /linosi/ | — | kumi /kumi/ |
| Salt | yalim /jalim/ | yaarim /jaːrim/ | yamsem /jamsem/ | muŋwa /muŋwa/ | lizwai /lizwai/ | kɔgɔ /kɔɡɔ/ | fɔxɛ /fɔxɛ/ |
| Wine | wain /wain/ | daam /daam/ | divẽ /divẽ/ | vinyu /viɲu/ | waine /waine/ | — | wɛni /wɛni/ |
| Rice | shinkaafa /ʃinkaːfa/ | sinkaafa /sinkaːfa/ | mui /mui/ | losu /losu/ | laisi /laisi/ | — | — |
| Chocolate | chokileeti /tʃokileːti/ | — | sokola /sokola/ | chocolate | — | — | — |
| Iron | kurugu /kuruɡu/ | kurigu /kuriɡu/ | kutu /kutu/ | chikuŋu /tʃikuŋu/ | sipi /sipi/ | nege /neɡe/ | wure /wuɾe/ |
| Wheel | kalinli /kalinli/ | — | karga /karɡa/ | kafumbu /kafumbu/ | liwili /liwili/ | — | — |
| Silk | sinichi /sinitʃi/ | — | — | — | siliki /siliki/ | — | — |
| Book | buku /buku/ | bukku /bukːu/ | sebre /sebre/ | mukanda /mukanda/ | buka /buka/ | — | buki /buki/ |
| Eat | di /di/ | di /di/ | dɩ /dɪ/ | kudya /kudja/ | kuca /kutʃa/ | domu /domu/ | don /don/ |
| Drink | nyu /ɲu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | yũ /jũ/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | min /min/ | min /min/ |
| Sleep | gbihi /ɡbihi/ | gbisi /ɡbisi/ | gũsi /ɡũsi/ | kukama /kukama/ | kulobala /kulobala/ | — | xi /xi/ |
| One | yini /jini/ | yini /jini/ | yembre /jembre/ | wumu /wumu/ | nyinwi /ɲiŋʷi/ | kilin /kilin/ | keren /keɾen/ |
| Two | ayi /aji/ | ayi /aji/ | yiibu /jiːbu/ | ayedi /ajedi/ | peli /peli/ | fula /fula/ | firin /firin/ |
| Three | ata /ata/ | ata /ata/ | tãabo /tãːbo/ | satu /satu/ | talu /talu/ | saba /saba/ | sakhan /saxan/ |
| Four | anahi /anahi/ | anaasi /anaːsi/ | naase /naːse/ | wana /wana/ | ne /ne/ | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ |
| Five | anu /anu/ | anu /anu/ | nu /nu/ | tanu /tanu/ | ketalizoho /ketalizoho/ | luulu /luːlu/ | suuli /suːli/ |
| Hundred | kɔbiga /kɔbiɡa/ | kɔbga /kɔbɡa/ | koabga /koabɡa/ | nkulakaji /nkulakadʒi/ | mwanda /mwanda/ | keme /keme/ | kɛmɛ /kɛmɛ/ |
| Hello | dasiba /dasiba/ | n na ti bʋɔ /n na ti bʊɔ/ | ne y yibeoogo /ne i jibeoːɡo/ | — /—/ | lumela /lumela/ | i ni sogoma /i ni soɡoma/ | inu uxara /inu uxaɾa/ |
| Thank you | mpaɣya /mpaɣja/ | barika /barika/ | barka /barka/ | nasakilili /nasakilili/ | nitumezi /nitumezi/ | i ni baara /i ni baːɾa/ | inu wali /inu wali/ |
| Good | viɛla /viɛla/ | vɛla /vɛla/ | sõma /sõma/ | chachiwahi /tʃatʃiwahi/ | nde /nde/ | nyi /ɲi/ | fanyi /faɲi/ |
| New | palli /palli/ | paalli /paːli/ | paalga /paːlɡa/ | chachiha /tʃatʃiha/ | nca /ntʃa/ | — | nɛɛnɛ /nɛːnɛ/ |
| Red | ʒee /ʒeː/ | moo /moː/ | miuugu /miuːɡu/ | chinana /tʃinana/ | fubelu /fubelu/ | wuleŋ /wuleŋ/ | gbeeli /ɡbeːli/ |
| White | piɛlli /piɛlli/ | peelli /peːli/ | pɛɛlga /pɛːlɡa/ | chitooka /tʃitoːka/ | sweu /sweu/ | — | fiixɛ /fiːxɛ/ |
| Black | sabinli /sabinli/ | sabilli /sabilli/ | sablga /sablɡa/ | — | nsu /nsu/ | — | fɔɔrɛ /fɔːɾɛ/ |
| Blue | sabilifaa /sabilifaː/ | bulu /bulu/ | bʋla /bʊla/ | wuzeeli /wuzeːli/ | tala /tala/ | — | — |
| Computer | komputer /komputer/ | — | ordinatɛɛre /ordinatɛːre/ | kopyuta /kopjuta/ | kompyuta /kompjuta/ | — | — |
| Sushi | sushi /suʃi/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | tii /tiː/ | ti /ti/ | tee /teː/ | tii /tiː/ | tii /tiː/ | — | — |
| Sugar | sichiri /sitʃiri/ | — | sʋkre /sʊkre/ | shuga /ʃuɡa/ | shuga /ʃuɡa/ | — | suka /suka/ |
| Orange | leemu /leːmu/ | leemu /leːmu/ | orãase /oɾãːse/ | — | olenji /olendʒi/ | — | — |
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