day

• A chaŋ goli dahin' yini. You went on the first day of the month (an unlucky day for travel).

moment, period

opportunity, chance (to ...) usually in plural

• o min’ o nyaandoliba ti kɔŋ dahima diri bindirigu he and his disciples had no chance to eat.
• zaŋmiya yi ni mali dahima shɛli n-tummi di ni simdi ni yi tum shɛm make 'good use of every opportunity you have' to do what you should do.
• bɛ ni daa ku dahima yuli ka lahabaya ŋɔ sabi viɛnyɛliŋga they have spent a lot of time to ensure that this information may be well written.
• tinim’ ni zaŋ ti dahima zaa n-niŋla Naawuni suhibu we will devote our whole time to praying.
• N lan ka dahima ni n yɛli Gidiɔn ... yɛla. I have no more time to speak about Gideon ... .
• Noli bi mi ni o lana ka dahama n-tɔri niriba. The mouth does not know that its owner does not have strength to beat people.

spare time, leisure. usually in plural

• bɛ ni zaŋ dahima shɛli n laɣisi lahabaya ka ŋmahi anfooni they took time to collect the data and take photographs/draw pictures.

means, riches, privilege

• Dama yi zaa nuu be Naawuni ni ti ma dahima shɛl’ la ni 'For you have all shared with me in this privilege that God has given me'.