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kavini

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Exclamation

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Not in a million years! Used by some Dagombas to emphasize the nobility of their character, culture and traditions.

  • Kavini! Mani bilchina ka m paÉ£a dihiri ma? (Not in a million years! Why will my wife feed me, a noble man?)
  • Hmm! Kavini naaiya (Hmm! Nobility has become scarce)

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The Dagomba act of living in a way that shows uprightness and doesn't bring disgrace to Dagbon.

  • Kavini kalinsi maa che mi ka zaamana Dagbamba biÉ›higu niÅ‹ wurimansain (The lack of upright behaviour has shattered modern Dagomba lives)

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Exclamation

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Go away! Be off! said in disgust, denigrating the person addressed