Bagaaba Bal Kyeerɛ Ane Ba Doma

Dagaaba Bal Kyeerɛ Mine Ne Ba Doma

Dagaaba Doma

Doma e la Dagaaba lammogroŋ kanyɛfɛroŋ poɔ,teŋɛzu bonvore kaŋa naŋ daŋ faa bal kaŋa saakommine nyɔvɔɛ bee a maale ba,ka ba paa nyɔge a bonvore na tage bege ka o waa ŋa ba seɛ bee ba kaŋa . Kyiiruŋ la ka neɛ ko bee ɔɔ o doma. Doma zaa waa la kyiiruŋ kyɛ kyiiruŋ zaa ba wa Doma.

Dagaaba Balbal Mine ane ba Doma

Danteɛleɛ- paanaa

Manlɔɔrɛɛ- kɔntɔma

Gbeɛdomɛɛ- zib

Donaaleɛ- zib/bɔmbɔroŋ

Kowarɛɛ- zib

Kusielee- zib

Paawelɛɛ- zib

Banyenɛɛ- seɛne/zampoŋ

Emoɔlee- ŋmanzeɛ

Bimbiilee- gyuuni

Naayiree(kansaabɛɛ)- ɛbaa

Gbanɛɛ- walpieluu

Zagɛɛ- baabaa

Bɛkoɔnɛɛ- bulee zommo

Namanɛɛ- goŋgombaa

Dikpeɛlɛɛ/tielee- ŋmaaŋa

Ituolee- lɔŋ

Kyɛlarɛɛ- kperɛ.

(1 ) i. DIKPIƐLƐ

(aseŋ; Dikpɛ in Lawra) Monkey (ŋmaaŋa)

● bɛ so bom ɛ di gaŋ a soba!!

ii. BASIƐLƐ( Bagre Maaloŋ saŋa)

Monkey(originates from ancestor Basɛ)

●do tiɛ liɛb sig tulme !!

iii. TIƐDEME Monkey

●Zagri yir kpɛ muᴐ!!; ku di bããlu!!

iv.TIƐLƐ

●nya mii sa gbɛrkaba!!

v. NAAYIILE( di ŋaamkyolom) Crocodile(Ɛbaa),Lizard(bandaa),Wuᴐ, Uu

●zᴐ wɛr taŋ!!;Tampuor gaŋ lᴐg (sheath/poison?)!!

vi. MDILAMPUᴐOLƐ ??

Dannoo: Dikpɛma ;Basɛma

vii. ZAGGƐ

Koɔreba (FARMERS)

•Beyoŋ ni u wurpula

2 i. NABƐGLƐ iɛu(donkey-like animal), Lali dzoŋdzaŋ

• Beyoŋ zag vuo !! Minɛminɛ kyᴐŋ kone!!

ii.ZENDAALƐ nᴐ nakyaga (fowl with 5 toes)

• Bɛ zᴐm wurpila ku kyen teng !!

iii. NAKYIƐLƐ Appellations: Zendaama ; Nakyagama

•Zɛndaa kyi kubɛr(na arr)ŋmamɛ

iv. DANTIƐLƐ(Dɛgabɛ)

Zɔɔ Zɔɔreba(WARRIORS)

3 i.BƐRWUᴐLƐ( tiɛ)

● Walpele nᴐŋ gaanu!!

ii.GBAANƐ Walpele(Deer)

• Wala ilɛ gang daa!!

iii. GANƐ

•Zɛbri gole(they do not engage in hand combat)

Dannoo :Bɛrwᴐma; Walpielma

4 i. KUSIELE (tiɛ) Lion(gbene)

•Kusiele gbene!!

ii. KPIƐLLƐ (playmate to rain god)

Python(zun) Zaza kyile /kure

•sabir beyen yᴐ waari!!

iii. KUSƐBLƐ Tiɛ poᴐ saab ; tiɛ bᴐg kõᴐ

•sabir beyen lo maali zie!!

iv. PURYIILE molu-springs when running(Mulu-donkey-like)

•zazakyile lo paali bᴐg

v).KUWƐRƐ Zipig(heavier than antelope)

• Kuwɛrɛ nᴐŋ naa !

5. VURBAALƐ

•KYIKYƐU Bayɛlu(Ancestor) hence Bayɛlu ma

i.BEKUᴐNƐ (Dakyari/Daɓolɛ) Pregnant he-goat;fruit of a dead tree

• Vurbaa!!; kyakyapila nyɛ saŋ kuᴐ!!

ii. KANTIƐLƐ Burŋwãã(secretary bird), any empty container

• Tᴐmɛ gbongbor!!,
• Kpɛ la Tom!!

iii. KPOLAARƐ cattle egret(kyakyapila),duᴐlu,fish in a well,

• za ŋmɛr laar !!

• pɔge na maŋ gaŋ kyɛ leɛ o niŋe ko o serɛ. (Woman lying down face-to-face with a man)

• Saabo naŋ teɛ bogi poɔŋ(TZ located in a hole of a tree trunk)

• dannoo (Appellations: Bayɛluma

• Teenɛɛ HERBAL MEDICINES

6 i KPANYANGNƐ Red dove (ŋmam ziɛ)

• Bimbiile Kpanyaŋ!!,
• Dunyɛ nuᴐr gaŋ suᴐ!!

ii. BIMBIILE Vulture(sigdun)

• Ku gbil ku di zaan!!;zaan/zagri zᴐ mᴐ tii!!

iii. TAADIILE Fowl with no furthers on the neck(nᴐnyukpalɛ)

• wur nᴐ pila ku yaŋ piɛmɛ !!

Appellations:Zukpomar;Silama; Mᴐtiima Siduŋma TRADERS /Migrants (YƐRI)

7 ii. HAYORO Playmates = Mɛtuᴐlɛ

ii. BƐNYIINƐ Red dove

ARTISANS

8 i. BAAKAALƐ Kyiɛ= squirrel,Dazugr daa,

• Sᴐvuu!!;
• baakaalɛ ni u saal bᴐg!!,

iv. KYƐBƐRBƐ Dazugr

• *Bɛkyɛrɛ!! Appellations: Dazugrma
• BOATMEN /Swimmers

9 i.MƐTUᴐLƐ ib zugr ŋwãã, Man garka ɛ garka (ANACONDA)

• * yir beyen mɛ tᴐ mann !! Any creature living in water
• * taŋzu gbeli(bells) ziir !! Appellations:Mɛtᴐma
• maŋ kur piɛl/pula!!(white rock in water)