Table 2 Local terminology and classification for diarrhea
Term | Language | Meaning | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
Run belleh | Krio | Running stomach | Most common term for diarrhea, nationwide |
Wata wata kaka | Krio | Water water feces | Common diarrhea |
Kohunlea | Mende | Watery stool | Most common term for diarrhea in Mende |
Kohunlea gbandi gbandi | Mende | Watery stool hot hot | Severe diarrhea (in Kailahun district) |
Gboio-laa koehun | Mende | Incessant stool | Severe diarrhea (in Pujehun district) |
Dengbei | Mende | Slimy stool sometimes with blood | Severe diarrhea (in Pujehun and Kailahun districts) |
Nja-norhuin | Mende | Dirty water | Common term for diarrhea in Mende |
Kabom | Temne | Defecation | Common term for diarrhea in Temne |
Kagboshea | Temne | Frequent stool | Common term for diarrhea in Temne |
An runt | Temne | Diarrhea sometimes with blood | Severe diarrhea (Kambia districts) |
Cholera | English | Severe diarrhea, sometimes with vomiting (all districts) |