a Dagomba person, native of Dagbong

• A yi di wahala mɔŋ Dagbana taali m-bala amaa a yi di bindirigu m-mɔŋ o din pa taali. If you are suffering and do not include a Dagomba, he will blame you for it; but if you are eating and leave him out, he will not blame you. [Prov. 222]
• Taaŋa ŋɔ mali anfaani pam n-ti Dagbamba, Dagbam' paɣaba nyari buni pam di ni. The shea tree is very useful to the Dagomba, and Dagomba women make a lot of money out of it. [DB-Trees.060]
• Dagbamba (Gbansabila) yoli yɛligu ka Silimiiŋa (Anashaara ) deei zaa zani. The Dagomba (Africans) were late in getting to know things, so the Europeans got all the good positions. [Prov. 810]
• DAGBAMBA, ŊMAMPIRISI, NANUMBA NI MOHI PILIGU The Beginning of the Dagomba, Mamprusi, Nanumba and Mossi. [DB.001 (title)]
• Tɔhigu zuliya n-nyɛ Ŋmampurisi, Shitobu zuliya n-nyɛ Dagbamba, ka Ŋmantambo zuliya mi nyɛ Nanumba. Tohigu's descendants are the Mamprusi, Shitobu's descendants are the Dagomba, and as for Ngmantambo's descendants, they are the Nanumba. [DB-Chiefships.031]