daam1hdaamudaatalocal millet beer, pito, (mod.:) any alcoholic drink (millet beer is also called da-moanung or da-muning [h l m] i.e. brown alcoholic drink)(Prov.) Nya fi ningka daamu ti bu kum.Watch the fermentation of the pito in front of you (mind your own business).dig daamto brew pitodaam dika dokroom for brewing pitoda-beinunfermented pitoda-busa [h h m] or (Wi.) da-pusadark brown waste product in the production of millet beer; is fed to fowls and pigs (da-busa remains in the sieve)daam-dung or (Wi.) daam-dong [h h]sponge (saapok) that is put into the pito for better fermentationda-kumfermented pitoda-moanung(lit. red beer), millet-beer (used to distinguish it from other alcoholic drinks),da-nubi(lit. female beer) old, well-fermented beer (can be used for sacrificing), als called ‘black beer’da-pagrikstrong drink, brandy, ginda-paalik(lit. new beer), fresh beer (just brewed, cannot be used for sacrifices, fermentation not yet finished completely)da-pieluk(lit. white beer) palm-wineda(am)-masik"sweet" drink, soft drink (non-alcoholic)da-puuk [h h], pl. da-puutafoam on pitodaam-bierikladle for pito (made of calabash)da-paarungmillet beer after the deposit has been removed by strainingdaata nyuka(lit. drinking millet beer), name of the fourth day of the second funeral-celebration (juka or ngomisika)
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