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nsoso-ya-zamba
nso-so-ya-ZA-mba
wild guinea fowl / bushfowl
French: pintade sauvage
Tata aboti nsoso-ya-zamba mibale na soka.
Father caught two wild guinea fowls in the field.
Père a attrapé deux pintades sauvages dans le champ.
Nsoso-ya-zamba — literally "chicken of the forest." The helmeted guinea fowl, distinct from nsoso (domestic chicken). Highly prized for its meat; hunters pursue it at dawn when it calls loudly. Its spotted feathers are used in traditional dress.
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