a snail

• kaman gingalanyɔri ni yi chaŋ gari ka bɛ jolijoli doya shɛm la like a snail that goes past and lays down slime. [PSA 58:8]
• Gumachuɣu turi gingalayɔɣu ni o naŋgbaŋ ŋmaliŋ ka gingalayɔɣu mi yɛli, ka nyin’ zuɣu mɔɣlim ŋɔ. The chameleon insults the snail saying: “Look at your crooked mouth.” and the snail says: “What about your oblong head?” [Prov. 1034]

paralysis of the face

a local juju believed to cause paralysis of the face