English meaning of the Dagbani word du
du
Verb- filter, strain
 - squeeze out, drop, drip something (drop as in medicine into eyes or nose, enema)
 - to go up, climb, be exalted, alight on
 - to set in (dry/hot season), affect/overcome somebody, appear (appear in a place after a long absence, appear in the market (of fresh yam, maize))
 - to mount, inseminate (male animal does)
 - to cross a river, lake
 - to be, get bad