I remember reading somewhere that the Inuit in Canada have multiple words for snow. Must be nice. I can't even explain the concept of snow here.
But Mangoes, that's a different story.
And, whereas the Krio language is fairly limited in vocabulary (all flowers are "flower" and most trees are "tik"), Kuranko has a wide-ranging vocabulary for flora and fauna.
For example, right now it is mango season. There are mangoes everywhere. Ripe mangoes. Rotten mangoes. Mangoes for breakfast, lunch and supper.
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| Mankoro doing some morning mango collecting. If they were left, there would be rotten mangoes everywhere ... |
Bilalie and others at the office here helped me come up with ten different Kuranko names for the various mango varieties.
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| Waka and Mohammed pose with mangoes Mohammed collected from the grounds behind them. |
I will write these as I heard them (still hooked on phonics).
- Cherry Mangoray
- Sheeptune Mangoray
- Rope-rope Mangoray
- Libeero Mangoray
- Guinea Mangoray
- Kasava Mangoray
- Common Mangoray (Damzee)
- Kerozene Mangoray
- Petrol Mangoray
- Butta Mangoray
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| Big Mango Tree by the CRC School. See, isn't English limited? Don't you wonder now which type it is? |
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