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liyoyo-ya-elanga
li-yo-yo-ya-e-LA-nga
grasshopper / locust
French: sauterelle / criquet
Liyoyo-ya-elanga balei matiti nyonso na lisala.
The locusts ate all the grass in the field.
Les criquets ont mangé toute l'herbe dans le champ.
Liyoyo-ya-elanga — literally "cricket of the field." The grasshopper or migratory locust. Locust swarms historically devastated crops across Central Africa; today, a single swarm can still strip a field in hours. Grasshoppers are also fried and eaten as a crunchy snack.
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