Dietary & Allergies

1. Nyilã

   Beef

   Usage

   Point at it to ask whether the dish contains it

   Grammar Note

   nyilã is beef: nyi “cattle” plus lã “meat”.

2. Koklolã

   Chicken

   Usage

   Point at it to ask whether the dish contains it

   Grammar Note

   koklolã is koklo “chicken” plus lã “meat”.

3. Tɔmelã

   Fish

   Usage

   Point at it to ask whether the dish contains it

   Grammar Note

   tɔmelã is “fish”, containing lã “meat”.

4. Koklozi

   Egg

   Usage

   Point at it to ask whether the dish contains it

   Grammar Note

   koklozi is “chicken egg”.

5. Notsi

   Milk

   Usage

   Point at it to ask whether the dish contains it

   Grammar Note

   notsi is “milk”. It looks built from no “drink / breast” and tsi “liquid”.

6. Aha

   Alcohol

   Usage

   Use it to ask whether a drink contains alcohol, for example for religious reasons

   Grammar Note

   aha is “liquor” or “palm wine”. A dictionary also gives “any drink”, so add context when you mean alcohol.

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