wàsɨ̄

pumpkin [Cucurbita pepa]

Expressions:

  • wàsɨ̄-ndán̄g

    type of spotted squash, similar in shape to ^^

    Exemple:

    wàsɨ̄ ndán̄g màjɨ̀ kɔ̀sɨ̀ kùwā ngá̰y; màjɨ̀ ndīr kɨ̀ dā̰a̰ ngá̰y hō. Dḭ̀ḭ-á à ɗāa-n̄ kàtɨ̄-mbáӯ tɨ́.

    Spotted squash is very good for making the bean dish called ^^; it's very good cooked with meat as well. Its vine is used in making indigenous salt.

  • wàsɨ̄-kápɨ́

    type of very large pumpkin

  • wàsɨ̄-bāyā-gɨ̄

    type of pumpkin with very little strings inside

  • wàsɨ̄-kɨ́-ngṵ̄ý

    type of small pumpkin; higher yield than other types

Exemples d'usage:

  • Sùngóo jō pál̄ nà̰ ɓīi búu tɨ́. Wàsɨ̄.

    {Riddle} It weaves a mat but sleeps in the sand. Pumpkin. {The pumpkin vine covers everything but the pumpkin itself lies in the dirt.}