maguoya
- feathers. Feathers. The plumage covering the body of poultry; used in poultry health assessment where feather condition (smooth, ruffled, loose) indicates bird health status.
Example: Nĩirĩ maguoya matheru na manyoroku (Have smooth neat feathers); Maguoya mahurute na maregeru (Ruffled and loose feathers); Ndariri cia mũrimũ ũyũ nĩ ngũkũ kũinamĩrĩra mũno, kũharwo coka, maguoya mahake mai gatitira-inĩ, kũiba na thutha kana cloaca, na mũthia gũkua. (Symptoms include severe prostration, watery whitish diarrhea, soiled vent feathers, inflammation of the cloaca and eventually death.)