bishe

Nupe

Bishe yíwózhì

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bī.ʃē/

Noun

bishe (plural bishezhì)

1. fowl; poultry (in particular) chicken

   Musa à gí bishe gí ― Musa will in fact eat the chicken.

   Mi le bishe yé tsúwó. ― I saw a chicken yesterday.

Derived terms

• bishe ebá (“cockerel”)
• bishe yíwó (“hen”)
• bishegi gónta (“prairie hen”)
• bishegi nuwan (“black moorhen”)
• bàá bishe (“poultry farmer”)