kīnjá

chicken

Expressions:

  • kīnjá kɨ́ dàsá ń kōo dá

    at the first crow of a cock

    Exemple:

    kīnjá kɨ́ dàsá ń kōo dá ngé-kàw̄-wày-gɨ̄ ɔ̀y-n̄ nìngà-gɨ̄ lò-dɨ́ nà tɔ̀ӯ-n̄.

    At the first crow of dawn the warriors took their spears and left.

  • kīnjá-mānjā

    type of chicken {feathers similar to guinea hen}

    Exemple:

    Kīnjá-mānjā-gɨ̄ à tɔ̄ɔ̄-n̄ ngán-gɨ̄ ngá̰y.

    'Mande' chickens hatch a lot of chicks.

  • kīnjá-nēl-gɨ̄

    type of small chicken

    Exemple:

    Kīnjá nēl-gɨ̄ ì kīnjá kɨ́ à bòo ngá̰y àĺ.

    ____ is a type of chicken that won't grow very big.

  • kīnjá-gūkɨ̄m (=gūkɨ̄m)

    type of large chicken

Exemples d'usage:

  • Márí dá ngōn kɨ́ màndɨ̀ à sà kīnjá àĺ.

    In the old days young women didn't eat chicken.

  • Kɨ̀tɔ̄ kūl kīnjá lā kɨ́-bɔ̀ɔ́ à̰ӯ-ň màn̄ kàm gà-jóo tɨ́ yé.

    {Proverb} Thanks to the chicken the yard lizard has water to drink in the pieces of broken pottery. {The water is put there for chickens, but the lizards also drink it.}