cattle-anatomy

en-gúsèt Nom sg: en-gúsèt. Acc pl: in-gusetí. Nom pl: in-gúsetí. n. Uterus, womb (of human or animal). See: ɛnk-ɔ́shɔ̀kɛ̀ ‘Stomach’.

ɔl-kɨ́nà Nom sg: ɔl-kɨ́nâ. Acc pl: ɨl-kɨ́. Nom pl: ɨl-kɨ̂. n. Breast (of a woman); teat (of an animal). Kɛ́yɨ́mʉ̀ ɔlkɨ́nà lɛ́ nkɨ́tɛ́ŋ óíjìè kʉ́lɛ̀. The teat(s) of a cow that has just calved releases milk. (Pk). Káamê ɔrkɨ́nâ lɛ́tatené olêŋ. My right breast is very painful. entíto bótór o ɛnkɨtɨ́ títo nanakɨ́tà ɔlkɨ́nà an older girl and a young girl still suckling her mother's breast. Ɛnakɨ́tà ɛnkɛráɨ́ ɔlkɨ́nà lɛ́ ŋɔ́tɔ́nyɛ́. The child is sucking her/his mother's breast. Ɨlkɨ́ oshí oŋúàn óotíi ɛnyɛ́wá ɛ́ nkɨ́tɛ́ŋ náà aárɛ̀ oótìì ɛnɛ́ nkíné. The udder of a cow always has four teats and a goat has two. (Pk). Ɛɛ́tà inkíshù árɛ̀ ɨlkɨ́ ísíêt. The teats of two cows are eight. (Pk). Etym: Proto-Ongamo-Maa *-kɪna, from Proto-Eastern Nilotic *-kɪn- 'breast(s) of woman' (Vossen 1989:196), from Proto-Core *kɯn 'breast or chest, milk (v.)' (Bender 1996:85) or Proto-Nilo Saharan root *akó, *kó (Ehret 2001:477).

ɛn-kɨ́nà 1 • A special form of address to a loved one, e.g. a relative. Usage: affectionate.

2 • A small breast.

a-ɨbɔ́r kɨ́nà To no longer lactate (as when the calf is fully grown and the cow is no longer able to give a lot of milk). See: ɛ-nyáwá ‘Udder, breasts’.

en-kírnyanyî Nom sg: en-kírnyanyî. Acc pl: in-kírnyàny. Nom pl: in-kirnyány. n. 1 • Tendon; inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment. Káayâ enkírnyanyî My tendon is aching.

2 • Muscle. Káagôl enkírnyanyî âî. My muscle is strong. Kégólí inkirnyány áinéi. My muscles are strong. See: a-ikirnyanyá ‘To pull against a force’; e-mórlóó ‘Tendon’.

ɛ-mɔ́nyɨ́tá Nom sg: ɛ-mɔnyɨtá. Acc pl: ɨ-mɔ́nyɨ́t. Nom pl: ɨ-mɔnyɨ́t. n. Intestine (large or small); entrails. Kɛ́ɨ́sapʉ́kɨ́n ɨmonyɨ́t ɛ́nyɛ̀. Its intestines are large. LING: The singular form would refer to one piece of intestine, e.g. as opened, cleaned, and prepared for cooking.

ɛ-nyáwá Nom sg: ɛ-nyawá. Acc pl: ɨ-nyáwaitìè. Nom pl: ɨ-nyawaitíé. n. Milk-producing organ; udder; woman's breasts. Ɨlkɨ́ oshî oóŋùàn óotií ɛnyɛ́wá ɛ́ nkɨ́tɛ́ŋ náàà aárè óotií ɛnɛ́ nkíné. The udder of a cow always has four teats and a goat has two. Káamê ɛnyɛwá. My breast(s) is painful. ɨnyɛ́wáítìè ɔɔ́ nkíshú Udders of the cows. LING: The plural form is not normally used for humans. See: ɔl-kɨ́nà ‘Breast, teat’.

ɔl-ɔɨlɛ́lɛɛ̂ Nom sg: ɔl-ɔ́ɨ́lɛ́lɛɛ̂. Acc pl: ɨl-ɔɨlɛ́lɛ̀k. Nom pl: ɨl-ɔ́ɨ́lɛ̀lɛ̀k. [West] Acc sg: ɔl-ɔɨlɛ́lɛ̀ɛ̀. Variant: ɔl-ɔ́ɨ́lɛ́lɛɛ before full stop; ɔl-ɔ́ɨ́lɛ́lɛɛ́ non-phrase final (W). [North] Acc sg: l-ailéleê. n. The lower part of an animal leg, between hoof or foot and first joint; first part of animal that normally emerges during birth; foreleg. Usage: four-legged animal. Mɛ́ɛ̀ sídáí ɔlɔ́ɨ́lɛ́lɛɛ́ lɛ́ nkɨ́tɛ́ŋ. [ɱɛ́ɛ̀ sídáí ɔ̀lɔ́ɪ́lɛ́lɛ̀ɛ́ lɛ́ŋkɪ̀tɛ̀ŋ] The foreleg of the cow is not good. (W). See: ol-oisónkoróì ‘Hoof’; l-wuatán lɛ́ nkɛjʉ́ [North] ‘Lower part of the leg’; l-ailéleê [North] ‘Foreleg’.

ol-oisónkorói Nom sg: ol-óísónkorói. Acc pl: il-oisónkoró. Nom pl: il-óísónkoró. n. Hoof. oloisónkoróí lɛ́ mbarta the hoof of a horse. oloisónkorói lɛ́ nkɨtɛŋ hoof of a cow.

enk-oisónkorói Small hoof. Usage: (contemptuous). See: ol-oisótoô ‘Fingernail’.

ol-oisótoô Nom sg: ol-óísótoô. Acc pl: ɨl-oisótòk. Nom pl: ɨl-óísòtòk. [North] Acc sg: l-aisótòk. [North] Acc sg: ais'ótòô. n. 1 • Hard material which grows at the ends of digits (fingers, toes), or for an animal on the end of the leg; claw, nail, hoof. Étúdúŋó ŋɔtɔnyɛ́ ɛnkɛráí iloisótòk. The mother has trimmed the child's fingernails. Órè pɔɔkɨ́ kimojínò nɛ́ɛ̀tà oloisótoô. Every finger/toe has a nail. (Pk).

enk-oisótoô Small fingernail. Usage: (contemptuous). See: ol-oisónkoróì ‘Hoof’.

ɛnk-ɔnyɔ́rɨ̀ n. One of the stomachs of a goat or sheep. Tápálà ɛnkɔnyɔ́rɨ̀ mɨ́nyá amʉ̂ ɛnɔɔ́ ntasátì. Leave alone the stomach (of the goat/sheep), don't eat it, because it is for women. See: ɛm-pʉ́nʉ́ká ‘One of the stomachs of a cow’; ɛnk-ayá ‘Stomach, intestines’.

ɛnk-ɔ́shɔ̀kɛ̀ Nom sg: ɛnk-ɔ́shɔ́kɛ̀. Acc pl: ɨnk-ɨ́ɨ́shùàà. [Purko] Acc pl: ɨnk-ɔ́shùàk. [Purko] Nom pl: ɨnk-ɔ́ɨ́shúàà. Variant: ink-óíshùà. [North] Acc sg: kɔ́cɛ̀kɛ̀. n. 1 • Stomach, belly. Kɛ́yá ɛnkɛ́ráí ɛnkɔ́shɔ̀kɛ̀. The child has a stomach-ache (lit: The stomach takes the child.).

2 • intestines.ACC. Usage: plural.

a • Intestines.

b • The mass of organs which are removed from the belly of a slaughtered animal (intestines, stomach, etc.).

c • Space left when the intestines and other belly-contents are removed from a slaughtered animal.

3 • Slope of a hill or mountain; protruding side parts of a hill or mountain. ɛnkɔ́shɔ̀kɛ̀ sápùk a big hill (stomach, etc.).

4 • The space inside a container such as a cup, pot. ɛnkɔ́shɔ̀kɛ̀ ɛ́ motí The inside space or cavity of a pot.

5 • The inside bottom of a container; floor. Kákè sapúkí isóìtò otií ɛnkɔ́shɔ̀kɛ̀ ɔ́ lkɛjʉ́. But the rocks that were on the floor of the river were so big. (lit: But the rocks that were on the stomach of the leg were big.) (Pk).

6 • Underside. ɛnkɔ́shɔ́kɛ̀ ɛ́ ngárrì The underside of a car; chasis. This is metaphorically based on the "animal" model, as the underside of a car is analogous to the underside/stomack of a four-legged animal. See: atûâ ɛ́ ngárrì ‘The inside of a car (where the seats are)’.

ɛnk-ɔ́shɔ̀kɛ̀ ɛ́ n-kɛ́ráɨ́ Uterus. Usage: colloquial?. A woman is colloquially said to have two stomachs: one for food, and one for a child.

ɛnk-ɔ́shɔ̀kɛ̀ ɔ́ láláɨ́ Inside surface of the front teeth; grinding surface of premolars and molars.

o-rióŋ ó láláɨ́ 1 • Externally-facing surface of the front or back teeth.

2 • Part of the face close to the soft cheek or lip tissues.

a-atá ɛnk-ɔ́shɔ̀kɛ̀ To be a glutton.

a-ló ɛnk-ɔ́shɔ̀kɛ̀ To have diarrhoea. LING: In the following expressions of human personality traits, 'stomach' is in the Nominative.

a-ɨbɔ́r ɔ́shɔ́kɛ̀ To be kind.

a-rɔ́k ɔ́shɔ́kɛ̀ To be unkind, mean.

a-naná ɔ́shɔ́kɛ̀ To be compassionate, loving, kind.

a-gól ɔ́shɔ́kɛ̀ To be courageous.

ɛnabɔ́shɔ́kɛ̀ Heart. Syn: ɔl-áróí ‘Stomach’. See: ɛm-pɔ́lɔ̀s ‘Belly’; ɛnk-ayá ‘Stomach, intestines’; ɛm-búlátí ‘Stomach, intestines’; ɨ-mányɨ́t ‘Intestines’. Usage: ɛnk-ɔ́shɔ́kɛ̀ is the most commonly-used word for stomach..

ɔl-pɔ́lpɔ̀l Nom sg: ɔl-pɔ́lpɔ̂l. Acc pl: il-pólpolí. Nom pl: il-pólpolí. n. Penis (typically for animals, but can also be used for humans though rarely).

ɔl-pʉ́nʉ́ká Nom sg: ɔl-pʉnʉká. Acc pl: ɨl-pʉ́nʉ́k. Nom pl: ɨl-pʉnʉ́k. n.f. One of the stomachs of a cow. It contains a green smelly substance. It is put whole into the soup. On the last day of the soup it is opened, the green substance is roasted, and then eaten. See: a-ɨpʉnʉká ‘To be full’; ɛnk-ɔnyɔ́rɨ̀ ‘One of the stomachs of a cow’.

rrʉ́g [North] [North] Acc pl: rrʉgá. n. Hump.

ɛ-rrʉ́k Nom sg: ɛ-rrʉ̂k. Acc pl: ɨ-rrʉká. Nom pl: ɨ-rrʉ́kà. n. Hump. See: [North] rrʉ́g ‘Hump’.