1.4.3. Plant, grass

sa'arɛ2sáʔarɛsa'aran.kind of vegetable plant, whose leaves and seeds are used for the preparation of soup1.4.3Plant, grassDI/'A
sankaanɛsàŋ'ká̰a̰nɛ̰sankaaman.a wild edible plant. The leaves are used in soup, the stalks in basket weaving1.4.3Plant, grassDI/'A
sanɛ2sà̰nɛ̰́saman.a local melon or squash; its edible seedCucumis melo5.2Food1.4.3Plant, grassDI/'A
saseŋa sukaafɔsàhəŋa̰ sú'káahɔ̀saseŋa sukaamn."hyena's groundnut", an herb with medicinal usesCassia tora1.4.3Plant, grass
si1sìn.guinea corn, sorghumsynki15.2Food1.4.3Plant, grass
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sigetɛsɩ̀ɣətɛsigeran.a bitter herb, used for the treatment of many diseases including cough, boils etc. It is believed that if the carcass of an animal that died of anthrax has been treated with this herb it can be eaten1.4.3Plant, grassDI/'A
silega na-ɛasɩ̀ləga'ná̰'ʔɛ̰́ɛ̰a̰silega na ɛɛsin.a small wild plant, used to treat stomach ache, esp. in children.1.4.3Plant, grassKA/SI
sukayɔŋɔsʋ̀'ká'yɔ̀ŋɔ̰sukayɔnɔn.the leaf of the groundnut after the seeds have been plucked1.4.3Plant, grass
KU/TU
tadɔɔtà'dɔ̀ɔtadɔɔrɔn.a tall grass with very tough stalks. The stalk is used for the handles of locally-made smoking pipes.Sesbania seseban1.4.3Plant, grass
KU/TU
tɛlematiatɛ̀ləma̰'tḭ́a̰n.a small plant, a common spreading herb. A weed in farm lands.Chrysopogon aciculatus1.4.3Plant, grass
tintabetɛtɩ̀n'tàbətɛtintaberan.an herb. The tiny spiny fruits stick to thingsPupalia lappacea1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'A
tuŋotṵ́ŋotunon.a creeping gourd plantlagenaria siceraria1.4.3Plant, grass
KU/TU
ugelɛ2ʔʋ̀ɣəlɛugelan.the spathe and roots of the ground arum. Used in making soup.Stylochiton barteri, S. warneckei1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'A
vireberevireban.a wild plant, any of several kinds of arum lily, that matures early in the season. Formerly its corm was eaten during severe famineStylochiton barteri, S. warneckei, Cyrtosperma senegalense1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'A
vuurɔvʋ̰̀ʋ̰rɔn. pl.cannabis, Indian hemp, wee1.4.3Plant, grass
wasewalɛwàhə'wàlɛwasewalan.a parasitic plant. Used for medicinal purposes and in funeral ritualsSterospermum kunthianum, tapinanthus voltensis1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'A
wiinewìinéwiinan.a kind of grass, a destructive weed in millet farms1.4.3Plant, grassDI/'A
wilum2wìlumn.a kind of plant, used for treating wounds of women after excision. Usu. burnt and mixed with oil to apply externally.1.4.3Plant, grassBU
wɔbenu'owɔ́bə'nṵ́ʔòwɔbenu'usin.a variety of guinea corn with very long tassles5.2Food1.4.3Plant, grassKU/SI
wirekanyaŋawìrəka'ɲá̰ŋa̰wirekanyasin.a low plant. The leaves are used for feeding horses.1.4.3Plant, grassKA/SI
zɛrɛzɛ́rɛzɛan.late millet5.2Food1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'Azɛa
zɛ̃tɛzɛ̰́tɛzɛ̃ran.a creeping plant, that can entangle an animal or a person.1.4.3Plant, grassDI/'A
zɛ̃vuɔzɛ̰́'vʋ̰́ɔ̰zɛ̃vɔɔrɔn.any leafy vegetable. Usu. used in the pl.synzɛ̃ma'aserɛ5.2Food1.4.3Plant, grass
KU/TU
ŋmaberɛ1ŋmà̰bərɛ, ŋwà̰bərɛŋmaban.a plant, that grows in swampy areas and as a weed in rice fields.1.4.3Plant, grassDI/'A
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