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Most Common Dagaare Words
Dagaare
Essential Dagaare vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| nɛɛb | person | NEH-b |
| yɪr | house | yir |
| koom | water | kom |
| dɪɛm | food | diem |
| bɛɛ | work | beh |
| zɔ | road / path | zo |
| yɛl | word / name | yel |
| bie | child | bie |
| sob | father | sob |
| ma | mother | ma |
| tẽŋ | land / earth | teng |
| tɪɪr | tree | tiir |
| gɔŋ | chief | gong |
| dɛɛ | friend | deh |
| nɔɔ | cow | no |
| to | fire | to |
| wɪɛ | sun / day | wie |
| zã | night | za |
| sɩka | money | SI-ka |
| yɪrɩ | family | YI-ri |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| de | to go | de |
| wa | to come | wa |
| dɪɛ | to eat | die |
| nu | to drink | noo |
| tɩɩ | to sleep | tii |
| nyɛ | to see | nye |
| yel | to say / speak | yel |
| bɪɛ | to know | bie |
| bɛɛ | to work | beh |
| daa | to buy | da |
| kɪɛ | to learn | kie |
| wʊʊ | to hear | woo |
| hɪɛ | to want / need | hie |
| gɛɛ | to run | geh |
| zɩɩ | to sit | zii |
| sɔɔ | to stand | so |
| sɩɛ | to help | sie |
| kɔ | to give | ko |
| bɔɔ | to find | bo |
| bʊ | to do / make | boo |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| bɪɛro | big | BIE-ro |
| bilbie | small | BIL-bie |
| nʋɔre | good | NOO-re |
| biɛre | bad | BIE-re |
| yɪrɩ | new | YI-ri |
| kpɔŋ | old | kpong |
| bɔɔre | white | BOH-re |
| sabere | black | SA-be-re |
| gbɛrɛ | red | GBEH-reh |
| sɩɩre | cold | SII-re |
| toro | hot | TO-ro |
| kpɛɛre | hard | KPEH-re |
| biire | soft | BII-re |
| pɔɔre | many | POH-re |
| bilbie | few | BIL-bie |
| dɔɔre | long / tall | DOH-re |
| pɔɔ | short | po |
| zɩɩre | sweet | ZII-re |
| kpɛɛre | strong | KPEH-re |
| nʋɔre nʋɔre | beautiful | NOO-re NOO-re |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| sono | now / today | SO-no |
| bɔŋ | tomorrow | bong |
| yɛrɛ | yesterday | YEH-reh |
| ko | here | ko |
| ha | there | ha |
| laa | already | la |
| sɔŋ | truly | song |
| pɔɔ | very | po |
| bilbie | a little | BIL-bie |
| kpɛɛ | quickly | kpeh |
| piiri | slowly | PII-ri |
| na | and / with | na |
| bɛɛ tɩ | always | beh ti |
| baŋ | because | bang |
| tɩ | if / that | ti |
| bɛ | but | beh |
| wɔ | also / too | woh |
| nɛɛ | only | neh |
| yɛŋ | together | yeng |
| kpɛɛ kpɛɛ | immediately | kpeh-KPEH |