Proto-EChadic: *bV(H)rbV(H)r-
Meaning: 'bug' 1, 'mosquito' 2, 'dragon-fly' 3
Lele: ḅòrḅór 'punaise'
Dangla: W. Dng bòròŋ 'grosse mouche vert', bìrìbìnò ~ bìrìnò 'libellule'
Bidiya: burburuŋ 'coléoptère', bùrbùrùm 'ver sp. (volant)'
Sokoro: bóborō 'Wanze' (bug)
Notes: EDE II 142, 413 (Lele erroneously as CCh)