dà-bóy

end of, finish of, last of

Grammatical note:

'kɨ́ dà-bóy' 'the last'

Expressions:

  • dà-bóy ɓēe

    limit of village

    Exemple:

    Kāgɨ̄ mángò ń ī-ɗà ōo nṵ́ṵ nò ɗà dà-bóy ɓēe tɨ́.

    That mango tree you're looking at over there stands at the limit of the village.

  • dà-bóy tɨ́

    in the end, after everything else

    Exemple:

    dà-bóy tɨ́ dùbɨ̄-n̄ bùĺ.

    At the end they planted cotton.

  • dà-bóy ndīi

    last rain of the season

    Exemple:

    ɓèe-ndīngā-ɓāl à ɓà kɨ̀ dà-bóy ndīi.

    The "covet the dry-season" mushroom grows with the last rain of the season.

  • dà-bóy-ndɔ̄ɔ̄

    the last day

    Exemple:

    Dà-bóy-ndɔ̄ɔ̄ lò-ḿ ì ɓó-làā.

    Today is my last day.

  • dà-bóy dúnyà

    the end of the world

    Exemple:

    Ndɔ̄ɔ̄-gɨ̄ ń à tɔ́ӯ-n̄ kɨ́rā kɨ́rā nò ì-n̄ dà-bóy dúnyà.

    The days pass one by one leading to the end of the world.

Exemples d'usage:

  • dà-bóy súu lā m̄-ndì m̄-dá yé.

    I'm telling the end of the story.

  • dà-bóy ngán-kó̰o̰-ḿ-gɨ̄

    the last born in my family

  • Ná̰ā̰ òō dà-bóy dà-nàng?

    Who has seen the end of the earth?