Dietary & Allergies

1. Mi ñaamataa teewu.

   I don't eat meat

   Usage

   To say that you avoid meat

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary ñaamugol = "manger", teewu = "viande". Same sentence as in the food category; the negative -ataa matches waawataa etc. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar (not yet checked by a native speaker).

2. Mi waawataa yarude ɓiraaɗan.

   I cannot drink milk

   Usage

   When you cannot take milk; fermented milk is kosan, a different word

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary ɓiraaɗan = "lait ; lait frais". Same pattern as the food card "Mi waawataa ñaamude ñamakuure." Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar (not yet checked by a native speaker).

3. Mi waawataa ñaamude teewu nagge.

   I cannot eat beef

   Usage

   When you must avoid beef

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary compound under teewu: "teewu nagge" = "viande de bœuf". Same pattern as "Mi waawataa ñaamude ñamakuure." Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar (not yet checked by a native speaker).

4. Teewu kose

   Pork

   Usage

   Pork; used to say you avoid it, which matters in a mostly Muslim area

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary compound under teewu: "teewu kose" = "viande de porc". kose is the stem of kosewii (pig).

5. Teewu nagge

   Beef

   Usage

   Beef; mutton is teewu baalii

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary compound under teewu: "teewu nagge" = "viande de bœuf".

6. Linngii

   Fish

   Usage

   Fish as animal or food

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary linngii (plural liƴƴi) = "poisson".

7. Boofo

   Egg

   Usage

   The word for egg; avoid woofoonde, which also has a vulgar meaning

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary boofo = "œuf ; aliment à base d'œuf".

8. Ɓiraaɗan

   Milk / dairy

   Usage

   The word for milk; soured milk is kosan and fresh milk keddam

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary ɓiraaɗan = "lait ; lait frais".

9. Tiga

   Peanut

   Usage

   The word for peanut; widely used in sauces

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary tiga = "arachide".

10. Alkol

    Alcohol

    Usage

    The word for alcohol; as a drink there is beere (beer). Be tactful in this largely Muslim region

    Grammar Note

    Bah dictionary alkol = "alcool".

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