The seven lean, bad-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, as do the seven empty heads of grain burned with the east wind. They represent seven years of famine.
 Nyamsɨ mbòloʼ sìsɨ̀ nsòmbo a sɨ tî fvɨ̀ kòʼ sɨ ibàm yumtɨ kêʼ tì nɨ̀ ɨ̀tu asaŋ vzɨ̀ nsòmbo a wu tî nà yumtɨ kêʼ ta à nyòʼlɨ̀ àfyef a lûm tì nɨn dyêyn na jèŋ nɨn ku sɨ a bèŋsɨ̀ nsòmbo.