Dietary & Allergies

1. N tɛ sogo dun

   I don't eat meat

   Usage

   Say that you do not eat meat

   Grammar Note

   "sogo" is meat in the dictionary; "N tɛ X dun" means I do not eat X. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

2. N ye Silamɛ ye, n tɛ lɛsogo dun

   I'm Muslim and don't eat pork

   Usage

   Decline pork for religious reasons

   Grammar Note

   "Silamɛ" is Muslim and "lɛsogo" is pork in the dictionary (lɛ is pig, sogo is meat). Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

3. N tɛ se ka nɔnɔ min

   I cannot drink milk

   Usage

   Say that you cannot take milk

   Grammar Note

   "nɔnɔ" is milk in the dictionary; "se ka" is can and "min" is to drink. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

4. Mun bɛ nin dumuni kɔnɔ?

   What's in this food?

   Usage

   Ask what is in a dish

   Grammar Note

   "X kɔnɔ" means inside X; "mun" is what. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

5. Tulu walima dagannan bɛ a kɔnɔ wa?

   Is there oil or hot pepper inside?

   Usage

   Check whether a dish contains oil or hot pepper

   Grammar Note

   "tulu" is oil or fat and "dagannan" is hot pepper; "walima" is or (An ka taa). Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar.

6. Lɛsogo

   Pork

   Usage

   Name a food, for example to explain what you cannot eat

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses "lɛ̀sogo" as pork (lɛ is pig).

7. Shɛ

   Chicken

   Usage

   Name a food, for example to explain what you cannot eat

   Grammar Note

   "shɛ" is chicken in the dictionary; the form "shɛsogo" occurs in a dictionary example for the meat.

8. Jɛgɛ

   Fish

   Usage

   Name a food, for example to explain what you cannot eat

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses "jɛ́gɛ" as fish in general; fish meat is "jɛgɛsogo".

9. Shɛfan

   Egg

   Usage

   Name a food, for example to explain what you cannot eat

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses "shɛ̀fan" as a hen egg; "fan" alone is egg too. "kili" also means testicle, so it is not used.

10. Nɔnɔ

    Milk / Dairy

    Usage

    Name a food, for example to explain what you cannot eat

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses "nɔ́nɔ" as animal milk; a general word for dairy was not found.

11. Tiga

    Peanut

    Usage

    Name a food, for example to explain what you cannot eat

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses "tìga" as peanut; "arasidi" is a synonym.

12. Alikɔli

    Alcohol

    Usage

    Name a food, for example to explain what you cannot eat

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary has "alikɔli", borrowed from French alcool.

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