ngísā

flea, fleas

Expressions:

  • ngísā sà [dèē] (=ngísā ìl mósɨ́ [dèē])

    fleas bite [s.o.]

  • ngísā-kīnjá

    chicken fleas

  • sō ngísā

    attract fleas

    Exemple:

    Sɨ̀wàjī à sō ngísā ngá̰y.

    Used clothes attract a lot of fleas.

  • ngísā sō rō [dèē] tɨ́

    [s.o.] to have fleas

Exemples d'usage:

  • Ngísā sà-m̄.

    Fleas are biting me.

  • Sùngóo bḭ̄yā̰-gɨ̄ lò-ḿ ì-n̄ ngá̰y nà̰ m-ā m̄-tɔ̄l-dɨ́ kɨ́rā kɨ̀ kìyā jōó. ngísā.

    {Riddle} I have a lot of goats, but I kill one with two knives. Fleas. {because fleas are commonly placed on one thumbnail and killed with the other.}