1.4.1. Tree

atiaatiisin.the cashew tree, with edible fruits (Nankani)Anacardium occidentalis1.4.1Tree
KA/SIAk.
aaregaʔá̰a̰rəgaaaresin.a fairly tall tree that bears small edible fruits, "blackberries", that are black when ripe.Vitex doniana1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
bagenɛbàɣənɛ̰bagenan.a type of tree. The leaves are used as wrappers for bean cake. The fibre is used to make a rope to tie around the neck of a new born calf.Piliostigma thonningii1.4.1Tree
DI/'A
bureŋa2bùrəŋa̰buresin.a tree. The bark is used medicinally, and the wood for building and fuel.Pteleopis suberosa1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
dazunkadà'zṵ̀ŋkaunspec. var.dɔzinkadazunsin.a type of tree, gardenia. The branches are used for funeral bonfires for men. The inedible fruit is one of the diviner's symbols1.4.1Tree
KA/SIdɔzinka
dũa2dʋ̰̀a̰duusin.dawadawa tree. The nutritious seeds from the fruit are usually boiled, kneaded into balls and used as a condiment for soup.Parkia biglobosa1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
giinyagɩ̰̀ɩ̰ɲa̰, gɩ̰̀ɩ̰a̰giisin.a tree, the West African ebony, swamp ebony, monkey guava, persimmon. The fruits are eaten. The bark is used for treating diarrhoea and toothache, and for improving breast milk. The wood is used for rafters and for fuel.Diospyros mespiliformis1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
googòogoton.forest1.4.1Tree
KU/TU
gɔ̃ŋagɔ̰́ŋa̰gɔsin.silk cotton tree, kapok tree.Ceiba pentandra1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
gɔpeeleŋogɔ̰́'péeləŋogɔpeelon.a kind of acacia, a yellowish thorny tree that produces a gum.Acacia sieberiana1.4.1Tree
KU/TU
gɔteŋagɔ̰́təŋa̰gɔtesin.marabou thorn; a thorny shrub or small tree, with very long rootsDichrostachys glomerata1.4.2Shrub1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
gutiagʋ́'tɩ́ɩàgutiisin.cola tree1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
guuŋɔgʋ̀ʋŋɔ̰guunɔn.a kind of tree that bears edible soft red fruits. Usu. found in rocky places. The roots are used medicinallyGuiera senegalensis1.4.1Tree
KU/TUkareguuŋɔ
kalegakáləgakalesin.a kind of tree with a very hard wood. Used for carving drums. It is believed to have spiritual powers.afzelia africana1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
karekɔŋakárə'kɔ́ŋa̰karekɔsin.the fan palm. The fronds are used for weaving fansBorassus aethiopum1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
kelempɔ'ɔŋakéləm'pɔ́ʔɔŋa̰kelempɔ'ɔsin.1a small hard inedible fruit, about the size and shape of an orange. Children use the hollowed fruit skins as resonators for flutes (fuureŋɔ) made from millet stalks.2the tree that bears this fruitCrateva religiosa1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
kɛ̃kɔkɛ̰́kɔkɛ̃gerɔn.a tree with long thorns and small oblong edible yellow fruits; desert date, soapberry tree.Balanites aegyptiaca1.4.1Tree
KU/TU
kinkalegakɩ̀ŋ'káləgakinkalesin.a large tree, used for carving drums.Afzelia africana1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
kinkageregakɩ́ŋ'káɣərəgàkinkageresin.a tall tree, the snuff-box or monkey orange tree. Its edible fruit is believed to be a delicacy for dwarfs. Only the skin of the fruit is eaten.Strychnos spinosa1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
kinkampɛɛlegakɩ̰̀ŋ'kà̰m'pɛ̀ɛləgakinkampɛɛlesin.kinkampɛɛlega1.4.1TreeKA/SI
kinkampeelegokɩ̰̀ŋ'kà̰m'pèeləgokinkampeelon.a wide-spreading tree with broad leaves. Similar to the kinkaŋa tree but white. The leaves and roots are used for treating fractures. The small fruits are eaten only by birds.Ficus gnaphalocarpa1.4.1Tree
KU/TU
kokakʋ́kakogesin.a tall tree, dry-zone mahogany. The bark is used medicinally.Khaya senegalensis1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
kumbaŋerɛkʋ́m'baŋərɛkumbaŋan.a small green tree with long thorns. The bark can be used as fibreBauhinia rufescens1.4.1Tree
DI/'A
kunkukakùŋ'kúkakunkunsin.a bushy tree. The branches and roots have medicinal uses.Combretum glutinosum1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
mɔnkɔmɔ̰́ŋkɔ̀mɔntɔn.mango fruit, mango treeMangifera indica5.2Food1.4.1Tree
KU/TUEng., prob. via Ak. mâŋo
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