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<div class="pg_page_title">🤗 '''Dagbani''' Greetings for Everyday Life</div>
 
 
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Hello, Dagbani Learners! 😃


<div style="font-size:280%;">🤗 '''Dagbani''' Greetings for Everyday Life</div>
➡ Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Dagbani'''?
 
Hi Dagbani learners! 😃
 


Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Dagbani'''?
Dagbani (or Dagbane, Dagbanli and Dagbanle) is spoken in Ghana and Northern Togo.


Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.  
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.  


If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Dagbani, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
If you’re planning a trip to Ghana or Northern Togo, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
 


Let’s get started! 🤗
Let’s get started! 🤗
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==Greetings==
==Greetings==
* Keep in mind that pronunciation may vary across different dialects and regions.
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!'''English'''
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|morning greeting, "how did you sleep?"
|morning greeting, "how did you sleep?"
|Agbire?
|Agbihira?
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|evening greeting
|evening greeting
|Aniwula naa
|Aninwula naa
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==Videos==
===Learn Dagbanli - Greetings===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIU_EAikOWo</youtube>
===Boys are greeting other students in Dagbani===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1CnsmC0esw</youtube>
==Dialogue==
Here's an example dialogue using some of the words we just learned:
* Yɛnɣa
Hello
* Ni ti bɔɔla?
How are you?
* Mɛ suba
I'm fine
* Mɛ lɛɣiɣu
Good evening
* Naawuni
Good night


==Sources==
==Sources==
Polyglot Club thanks '''Jennifer Runner''' for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Dagbani lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨


*More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagbani_language
* https://www.omniglot.com/writing/dagbani.htm


==Free Language/Dagbani Lessons==
==Free Dagbani Lessons==
*'''[[Language/Dagbani/Grammar|Grammar Lessons]]'''
*'''[[Language/Dagbani/Grammar|Grammar Lessons]]'''


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[[Category:Jennifers]]
[[Category:Jennifers]]
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Dagbani/Vocabulary/Verbs|Verbs]]
* [[Language/Dagbani/Vocabulary/Numbers|Numbers]]
* [[Language/Dagbani/Vocabulary/Family|Family]]
* [[Language/Dagbani/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]]
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Latest revision as of 22:36, 2 April 2023

🤗 Dagbani Greetings for Everyday Life
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Hello, Dagbani Learners! 😃

➡ Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Dagbani?

Dagbani (or Dagbane, Dagbanli and Dagbanle) is spoken in Ghana and Northern Togo.

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to Ghana or Northern Togo, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Greetings[edit | edit source]

  • Keep in mind that pronunciation may vary across different dialects and regions.
English Dagbani
general greeting A maraaba
general greeting Maraaba
morning greeting Dasiba
morning greeting Dasiba naa
morning greeting, "the morning is cool" Ti maasim
morning greeting, "how did you sleep?" Agbihira?
reply to Agbire Gombeni
morning greeting, "did you sleep well?" Agbihiya?
reply to Agbihiya Ii, gombeni
afternoon greeting Antire
afternoon greeting Antire naa
evening greeting Aninwula
evening greeting Aniwula
evening greeting Aninwula naa
evening greeting Zanɔrɛ
greeting spoken to a person who is working Naatuma
how are you? Aningbuna be wula?
reply to Aningbuna be wula M mali alaafee
reply to Dasiba, Antire, Aninwula, Naatuma, and Aningbuna be wula spoken by a man Naa
reply to Dasiba, Antire, Aninwula, Naatuma, and Aningbuna be wula spoken by a woman Nnaa
how are you? spoken to one person A gbihira?
how are you? spoken to a group Yi gbihira?
reply to A gbihira A gom bieni
reply to A gbihira Gom bieni
how are you? Kawula?
reply to Kawula Sha alafeea
reply to Kawula Alafeea
how are you? spoken to a person who is working A tuma be wula?
reply to A tuma be wula Dicheni ven yela

Videos[edit | edit source]

Learn Dagbanli - Greetings[edit | edit source]

Boys are greeting other students in Dagbani[edit | edit source]

Dialogue[edit | edit source]

Here's an example dialogue using some of the words we just learned:

  • Yɛnɣa

Hello

  • Ni ti bɔɔla?

How are you?

  • Mɛ suba

I'm fine

  • Mɛ lɛɣiɣu

Good evening

  • Naawuni

Good night

Sources[edit | edit source]

Free Dagbani Lessons[edit | edit source]

Language Exchange[edit | edit source]

Forum[edit | edit source]

Tools[edit | edit source]

Marketplace[edit | edit source]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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