masculinity, virility, potency

• Doo yi chɛ ka o dɔbilim yina, ŋun’ sum’ o niŋgbuŋ zaa If a man has an emission of semen, he should wash his whole body.
• ka lan be doo mini paɣa taba bɔbu saha dɔbilim (doo yokom ni paɣa pan’ kpam) it (HIV infection) is also in the body-fluids of sexual intercourse (the man's semen and the woman's vaginal mucus).

penis, semen

• (n) ti ka yi sani ka wuhiri dɔbilim la. ... yi di chɛ ka n ti be yi sani ka yi muɣisi ma ni n wuhi dɔbilim, dama m mi ni n ni tooi wuhi n dɔbilim ni nyɛ shɛm (I) am full of courage toward you when away!) ... now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence.

courage