Ga word · noun

Sabolai

Sabolai is Ga for “onion”.

Sabolai in a sentence

Wɔdu sabolai, wɔbua tsei ayibii anaa, ni wɔkpɛ nii wɔha wɔkutsoŋbii lɛ.

“We sewed clothes for our neighbors, grew onions, and picked berries.”

Ani eyɛ shweshweeshwe kɛha okwaafonyo hee tamɔ mi akɛ ebaadu sabolai loo tomato? Ni kɛji akɛ mihao yɛ nibii ni baafite yɛ ŋmaakpamɔ sɛɛ hu?

“Is it safer for a beginner farmer like me to grow onions or tomatoes if I am worried about post-harvest losses?”

Ani tsei ni shãa mɔ waa, tamɔ sabolai, ni mikɛduɔ yɛ miŋmɔ titri lɛ masɛi lɛ baanyɛ aye abua ni atsĩ tsɛŋemɔ helai anaa yɛ miŋmɔ lɛ mli?

“Does planting strong-smelling crops like onions next to my main crops help keep farm pests away?”

Example sentences from the wider archive — not individually verified like the dictionary entry.

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