pàn

red flanked duiker [Cephalophus rufilatus]

Grammatical note:

small antelope; males have short spikelike horns

Expressions:

    Exemples d'usage:

    • pàn ì ngōn dā̰a̰ kɨ́ rō-á kɨ̀rē nà̰ à à̰ӯ ngɔ̄dɨ̄ ngá̰y. ā ī-tūwā-á nà̰ à sō ngár̄-á à à dùm̄-í.

      The red flanked duiker is a small animal with a red pelt which runs very fast. If you are chasing it and it gets into the thorn bushes, it will get away from you.

    • Dèē à là pàn kɨ̄ kùu-ú àĺ.

      (Proverb} One doesn't send an antelope on a commission to the forest.

    • Pàn lā ɗà sà mṵ̀ṵ kàm ndɔ̀ɔ̄ tɨ́ yé.

      The duiker is eating grass in your field.