gātɨ̄

sale, business

Grammatical note:

'gātɨ̄ gòtóo' 'there is no business'

Expressions:

  • m̄-ɗāa gātɨ̄-í.

    I desire the honor of talking with you (to a woman you wish to court).

    Exemple:

    m̄-ɗāa gātɨ̄-í, dèē-kɨ́-dḛ̀ḛ́, ī-nèl̄-m̄ ngá̰y.

    I would like to court you, woman, you please me a lot.

  • yòo gātɨ̄

    a fetish to help sales

  • ngà gātɨ̄ ngá̰y

    do a lot of business

    Exemple:

    Ngè-ɗāa-gātɨ̄ à lā gúsɨ̀ kàm kújɨ́ mòjɨ̀ tɨ́ lā-ň gír yá̰a̰-gātɨ̄-gɨ̄ tɨ́ lò-ǹ ànḛ̄ à ngà gātɨ̄ ngá̰y.

    If a merchant puts money in a flycatcher's nest and places it under his merchandise then he'll do a lot of business.

  • yá̰a̰-gātɨ̄ (=yá̰a̰-gātɨ̄-gɨ̄)

    merchandise

Exemples d'usage:

  • Dāng kɨ́ kònī-nḛ̀ḛ̄ dá tɔ̀ӯ dɔ̀-m̄ àdɨ̄ m̄-ɗāa gātɨ̄ lā m̄-tō-ň ngán-ḿ-gɨ̄ yé.

    The poverty of this year has been too much for me, I'm having to do business to support my children.