Language/Dagbani/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

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🤗 Dagbani Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Dagbani learners! 😃

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

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.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Greetings

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?"	Agbire?
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	Aniwula 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

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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. ✨