1.4.3. Plant, grass

aleefuá'léehùBUn.a leafy vegetable, used for soup or stew1.4.3Plant, grassHau. alayyafo
baliinɛbá'lɩ́ɩnɛ̰̀baliinan.a wild plant, squill, similar to an onion but inedibleUrgina spp. / Albuca sp.1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'A
benkobéŋkobemeton.1bean leaf2bean plant1.4.3Plant, grass
KU/TU
bɛrin'ɔberegabɛ̀rɩn'ɔ̀bərəgabɛrin'ɔberesin.a fibre plant, used in weaving a woman's traditional garment (vɔɔ).1.4.3Plant, grassKA/SI
bɛreŋabɛ́rəŋa̰bɛresin.tall fibrous jute plant. The leaves are edible when cooked, the fibre used to make ropes.1.4.3Plant, grassKA/SI
bire3bírebɛan.a kind of vegetable plant with edible but sour leaves and fruits. The fruits are used for medicinal purposes eg. for treating measles and pneumonia.1.4.3Plant, grassDI/'A
biregɔbɩ́rəgɔbitɔn.1a fibrous vegetable plant, widely cultivated. The fibre is used for making ropes.1.4.3Plant, grass2the leaf of the plant, often used for the preparation of soup
KU/TU
bonliabʋ̀n'líàbonliisin.a medicinal plant, similar to ginger.2.3Treat disease1.4.3Plant, grassKA/SI
boŋa bi'isegobʋ̰̀ŋà̰'bḭ́ʔḭhəgòn.a creeping plant. The leaves are used in soup, and also fed to animals.Centrocema pubescens, Euphorbia hirta1.4.3Plant, grass
bi'isego
boŋa tubewɔkɔbʋ̀ŋa̰ tʋ́bə'wɔ̀kɔboŋa tubewɔgerɔn.resurrection lilyKaempferia nigerica1.4.3Plant, grass
KU/TU
bumbu'unɛbṵ̀m'bʋ̀ʔʋnɛ̰bumbu'uman.a kind of grass, that grows mostly in swampy areas.1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'A
dayenzuodà'yén'zúodayenzuton.a kind of creeping plant, used as a herb to treat the wounds of a woman who has undergone circumcision.Tridax procumbens1.4.3Plant, grass
KU/TUdawenzuo (Nankani).Bolga.
gambaagàm'báagambaasin.an early-maturing variety of guinea corn5.2Food1.4.3Plant, grassKA/SI
guŋogùŋogunon.1cotton; the cotton plantguŋo fuo.cotton cloth1.4.3Plant, grass2any kind of thread.
KU/TUAr.
guunɛgʋ́ʋnɛ̰guuman.water hyacinth; a kind of water lily, with a large pad and a green flower. It bears a corm in the soil at the bottom of the water body and a fruit. Both are eaten. The corm is eaten esp. by shepherds usu. cooked but also raw.1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'A
kɛleŋɔkɛ̰́ləŋɔ̰̀kɛlenɔn.a grass, that grows to about one and a half metresCenchrus ciliaris1.4.3Plant, grass
KU/TU
kemɔlegakè'mɔ̰̀ləgakemɔlesin.guinea corn, sorghum5.2Food1.4.3Plant, grass
KA/SI
kinkansi'akɩ́ŋ'kà̰ŋ'sɩ̰̀ʔa̰kinkansi'isin.African mistletoe, a common semi-parasitic plant growing on trees and shrubsLoranthaceae1.4.3Plant, grass
KA/SI
kinkimkḭ́ŋ'kḭ̀mn. pl.a kind of small plant, an herb.Leucas martinicensis (Jacq.) Ait.1.4.3Plant, grass
BU/Mkinkifo
kinkirelanɛkìŋ'kírə'lánɛ̰̀kinkirelaman.a small lily, Warneck's grass lilyAnthurium warneckii1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'A
kulekatenɛkʋ̀lə'ká̰tənɛ̰̀kulekateman.elephant grass1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'A
kulekayo'orekʋ̀lə'ká̰'yòʔorékulekayɔ'ɔran.a small plant, the cotton-seed lilyEriospermum abyssinicum Baker1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'A
kumbusegokùm'bùsəgokumbuseron.a red-flowered plant, grown as hedge. Grown along paths and where fowls drink water, as it is believed to keep away snakes.1.4.3Plant, grassKU/TU
kutokokù'tókokutogeron.an early yielding variety of guinea corn. Usu. sown in front of the house.kutoko daam.pito brewed from guinea corn.5.2Food1.4.3Plant, grassKU/TU
lɛɛberɛlɛ́ɛbərɛ̀lɛɛban.a kind of leafy vegetable. Usu. cultivated at the beginning of the season in front of the compound.1.4.3Plant, grassDI/'A
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