mbùr̄

'boule'; standard Chadian food, like huge dumpling shaped with a gourd and served with sauce

Expressions:

  • mbùr̄ wúl̄

    heavy 'boule' made from groundnuts

    Exemple:

    M-ó̰o̰ mbùr̄ wúl̄ tàgɨ́-bè àdɨ̄ kàm-ḿ tōo-m̄ ngá̰y.

    I ate 'boule' made from groundnuts yesterday and my stomach hurts a lot.

  • mbùr̄ yérgɨ̀

    mass of manioc dough left for a week, used in making strong alcoholic drink (^^)

    Exemple:

    à mbɨ̄sā-n̄ mbùr̄ yérgɨ̀ kɨ̀ kītē tā̰á̰ lā à ndā-n̄ hòr-ó yé.

    One squeezes out the mass of manioc with the millet water first and then one puts it on the fire (in a pot).

  • mbùr̄-kɔ̀w

    'placenta boule', special 'boule' for woman after night spent with her husband

    Exemple:

    Ngōn kɨ́ dūú à ò̰o̰ mbùr̄-kɔ̀w àĺ.

    A small child doesn't eat 'placenta boule'.

Exemples d'usage:

  • à ɗāa-n̄ mbùr̄ kɨ̀ yá̰a̰-kōo hō ngàrì hō kɨ́-mbéré hō.

    'Boule' is made with millet, manioc, or corn.

  • ún àsétɨ̀ ādɨ̄ m̄-lā mbùr̄ tɨ́.

    Get a plate so I can put the boule on it.