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 tubewɔkɔbʋ̀ŋa̰ tʋ́bə'wɔ̀kɔboŋa tubewɔgerɔn.resurrection lilyKaempferia nigerica1.4.3Plant, grass
KU/TU
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
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
kulekayo'orekʋ̀lə'ká̰'yòʔorékulekayɔ'ɔran.a small plant, the cotton-seed lilyEriospermum abyssinicum Baker1.4.3Plant, grass
DI/'A
kulekatenɛkʋ̀lə'ká̰tənɛ̰̀kulekateman.elephant grass1.4.3Plant, 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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