Table 3 Local terms for blood and anemia and their approximate translation into English in south-central Côte d’Ivoire
Ethnic groups | Language groups | Local terms for blood | Local terms for anemia | Conceptual translation of local terms for anemia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Akan | Abidji | mbouo | mbouo ohou | Blood is over |
Agni | modja | modja wa wié | Blood is over | |
Akyé | vûn | opou vûn | Blood is over | |
o vûn ésè | Blood decreased | |||
Alladjan | inkrè | inkrè tro | Blood is over | |
Baoulé | modja | modja wa vié | Blood is over | |
modja wa kpêssou | Blood decreased | |||
modja djouman | There is insufficient blood | |||
Krou | Bété | drou | drou yé bia | Blood is over |
Gur (voltaic) | Koulango | tôm | tôm bayô | Blood is lacking |
tôm la | Blood is over | |||
Senoufo | chichan | chichan N’kwô | Blood is over | |
chichan yôrôgo | Blood decreased | |||
Tagwana | dissiant | dissiant wo manni | Blood is lacking | |
North Mandé | Malinké | bassi; djoli | bassi banan | Blood is over |
bassi dôgô yala | Blood decreased | |||
South Mandé | Yacouba | gno; abèr | gnon gnin, | Blood is over |
abèr yagnin | Blood is over | |||
Gouro | gnin | è gnan tara | Blood is over |