sùngóo
riddle
Grammatical note:
no plural
Expressions:
ùr sùngóo
pose a riddle
Exemple:ī-ɗèē ùr-m̄ sùngóo.
Come and ask me a riddle.
sùngóo ....
guess .... {first word of a riddle}
Exemple:sùngóo bḭ̄yā̰-gɨ̄ lò-ḿ ì-n̄ ɓúu nà̰ kɨ̀lā dɔ̀ɔ̄-dɨ́ ì kɨ́rā. Ndìsā.
Guess, I have 100 goats but one rope to tie them. A broom.
dà ngà sùngóo
answer a riddle correctly
Exemple:ùr-m̄ sùngóo ngá̰y nà̰ m̄-dá m̄-ngá túu-bè.
He asked me a lot of riddles but I answered them all correctly.
Exemples d'usage:
sùngóo ì ngá̰y tàa Mbáӯ tɨ́.
There are many riddles in Mbay.