bird [sp.], starling (Lamprotornis caudatus)

• Maliga dari chibo ka naɣpiɛliga wum lara. The (black) starling buys soap and the (white) cattle egret hears about it and laughs.
• Maliga viɛl’ pam ka be tiŋkpaŋa, juɣu bie (balɔrigu) ka o be fɔŋ ni. The starling is very beautiful and it lives in the bush; the vulture is ugly and it lives in the town.