kɨ́-bètɨ́
grasshopper
Expressions:
tèē tɨ́ kɨ́-bètɨ́ tèē-ň kūu tɨ́
be lucky to get away alive. [lit: I got out like a grasshopper getting out of a gourd]
Exemple:ásɨ̀gàr-gɨ̄ àw̄-n̄ kɨ̀ ǹ-hɔ̀-m̄-n̄ lā tèē tɨ́ kɨ́-bètɨ́ tèē-ň kūu tɨ́ yé.
The soldiers were going to seize me, I was lucky to get away alive.
Exemples d'usage:
kɨ́-bètɨ́-gɨ̄ húl̄-n̄ ɓēe-é hùtɨ̀tɨ̀.
The large grasshoppers invaded the village in mass.
kɨ́-bètɨ́-gɨ̄ à sà-n̄ yá̰a̰-kōo.
The large grasshoppers eat millet.