ShowAnimal Kingdom

Words, phrases, expressions, idioms, and other linguistic and dialect features from the non-human world of creatures and critters. Animals, pets, fish, insects, and more.

A Chicken’s Dream

A listener who spent years in Ethiopia and Eritrea learning the Tigrinya language shares two sayings he learned there, both having to do with poultry. One translates as, “In its own good time an egg will walk on its own legs.” The other...