Hausa Plant Names

HAUSA NAMES FOR PLANTS AND TREES
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Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin
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IMPORTANT
THIS DOCUMENT REPRESENTS WORK IN PROGRESS AND IS DISTRIBUTED TO INTERESTED RESEARCHERS IN THAT STATE. IT REPRESENTS A SYNTHESIS OF NUMEROUS DOCUMENTS ON HAUSA WITH OFTEN HIGHLY INCONSISTENT ORTHOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS AND SOMETMES INCONSISTENT IDENTIFICATIONS. I HAVE INCLUDED MY OWN FIELD DATA BUT MUCH REMAINS TO BE CHECKED. CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM ON ORTHOGRAPHY, SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEW TERMS WOULD BE WELCOMED.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... ii TABLES........................................................................................................................................................... ii 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................................ iv 2. Transcription.............................................................................................................................................. iv Vowels ...........................................................................................................................................................v Consonants ...................................................................................................................................................v Tones ........................................................................................................................................................... vi Plurals and other forms............................................................................................................................. vi Variability in Hausa forms........................................................................................................................ vi 3. Queries ........................................................................................................................................................ vi 4. Terminology ............................................................................................................................................... vi 5. Uses and cultural importance of plants .................................................................................................. vii 6. Choice of entries........................................................................................................................................ vii 7. Sources of Hausa plant names ................................................................................................................. vii 8. Further work ............................................................................................................................................ viii References..................................................................................................................................................... viii
TABLES Table 1. Acronyms iii
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Hausa is divided into numerous rather poorly defined dialects. However, apart from those recognised by linguists, where plants have been collected in a particular place we only have the name of the location with no idea how widespread the term is within the Hausa world as a whole. Table 1 shows the acronyms used in the tables for particular sites. Table 1. Acronyms Ad Ader Arg Argungu B Bauchi cv. cultivar D Damaturu Dgm Damagaram Dr Daura E East G Gobir Gl Gumel H Hadejia K Kano Knt Kontagora Kt Katsina Ktg Katagum N North Ng Niger S Sokoto W West Z Zaria Zm Zamfara
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This is a guide to the Hausa names of plants, both wild and cultivated. The Hausa language, apart from being the first language of many people in Nigeria and Niger, is an important second language to many communities in surrounding areas. Despite this, there is no reliable guide to the scientific names of Hausa plants using a modern system of transcription. Ethnobotanical information is essential to the work of scientists and others concerned more practically with the environment. In addition, linguists and anthropologists often find it useful to identify trees and plants. Local people have extensive knowledge both about the trees and plants in their region, their uses and distribution. In order to work effectively with communities it is necessary to discuss individual plant species. This can only be done if there is an effective identification base for the local language. Moreover, increasing environmental damage throughout the region is causing a significant loss of this type of local knowledge partly because the trees and plants are no longer available to be shown to the next generation. The earliest and still valuable source for Hausa plant names in Nigeria is Dalziel (1916) reprised in Dalziel (1937). Much of this information and subsequent ethnobotanical material is in Burkill (1985, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2004) although the synoptic nature of these publications makes them hard to search. Mention should also be made of Gbile (1980), a useful compilation but marred by inconsistent and multiple transcriptions of the same term. For the Republic of Niger, there are numerous ethnobotanical publications reflecting a greater interest in Francophone countries in topics such as ethnomedicine. Unfortunately, none of these are transcribed according to linguistic standards, and none are comparable to Levy-Luxereau (1972) for animal names. Nonetheless, they contain important information about arid-zone plants not available in Nigeria-oriented texts. The most important of these sources is ACCT (1985) although this draws heavily on Aubrville (1950) and Peyre de Fabrgues (1972). An important study that has often been neglected is Adam et al. (1972) which gives a great deal of information about useful plants in Ader. A variety of other sources give Hausa names for outlying regions. For example, Irvine (1961) gives Hausa names recorded in Northern Ghana. It is hard to determine the status of such terms since Hausa in Northern Ghana is not a native language but only used as a lingua franca and thus by speakers of very different levels of competence. Trade connections with northern Nigeria mean that it is constantly relexified from multiple sources. As a consequence these are excluded. Colombel (1995, 1997) transcribes Hausa plant names from northern Cameroun, but some do not look like Hausa and the system of transcription is not explained. This guide is intended to provide Hausa plant names in as accurate a transcription as possible, with up-todate scientific names. Where the plant has been identified, the Latin name and the common English name, if one exists, is given. Singulars and plurals are also given of as many plants as possible. In addition, whatever is known about the use of the plant is added to the definition. However, there are numerous terms recorded only by collectors for herbaria which it has not yet proven possible to confirm in the field. Such transcriptions and identifications should thus be regarded as highly provisional. In order to move towards standardisation, I have eliminated forms that I confused are either confused transcriptions or false identifications, or citations that are actually in languages other than Hausa (notably Tamashek and Kanuri).
2. Transcription The Hausa language has been written in a wide variety of ways and although different but official orthographies exist for both Nigeria and Niger, publications do not always adhered to them. The transcriptions used here are intended to represent Hausa as fully as possible, in terms of both tone and vowel length, and may therefore differ from locally published materials. The vowels, consonants and tones are first described and then the orthography used is indicated below.
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Hausa has five vowels; Front Close Close-Mid Open i e a o Central Back u
All vowels can be long or short: long vowels are marked by doubling. Macrons , etc. are used in many reference publications (e.g. Abraham 1949; Newman 1997) but these are sometimes hard to read in conjunction with tone marks. On the length of final vowels, I have adopted the transcriptions proposed by Joe McIntyre, which sometimes differ from published forms. Sequences of vowel plus approximant (Vy and Vw spelt Vi and Vu in Hausa orthography, are marked with tones over the first vowel.
Consonants Hausa consonants are as follows; Bilabial Plosive Fricative Glottalised Nasal Lateral Roll Tap/trill Approximant m p b f v Labiodental Alveolar Alveopa Palatal Velar latal t tS k d d g s h z n l r r y
Syllable-final nasals are homorganic with the following consonant. In Abraham (1962), three alternative forms are written [n], [m] and [N]; in practical orthographies these are usually reduced to [n] and [m] and this solution is followed here. Botanical sources do not generally distinguish the two types of /r/ in Hausa but these can generally be reconstructed by linguistic rules.
Orthography of consonants:
t = c d = j = ts
The glottalised y, is often written y in standard publications. /f/ has a wide variety of dialectal and positional allophones, [f], [p], [h], [hw]. [p] is developing as a distinct phoneme through the introduction of loanwords from French and English.
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Hausa has two level tones and a falling tone, marked as follows; High Falling Low @
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All tones are marked, to distinguish words where the tones are known from words that have been only partially transcribed. In many sources, low tone is marked and high tone is left unmarked.
Plurals and other forms The plurals of Hausa words are unpredictable for practical purposes, and it is also difficult to know whether a word will have a plural at all, especially in the case of plant names. Where the plurals are known they are given directly after the singular. In some cases, the plural is dialectal; for example Kano and Sokoto may often have a different plural despite the singular being common to both lects.
Variability in Hausa forms Hausa words have considerable variation, some dialectal and some free variation within a single lect. i/u variation is particularly common. In the example below, it is likely that the /i/ is the original vowel and the /u/ introduced to create harmony with C1 of the second word. Ipomoea aitonii bt wt bt wt
Other variations, especially of the initial consonant, are more puzzling. For the moment, these are all recorded, since they may be encountered in the field.
3. Queries The sources provide some names that cannot so far be identified by present-day Hausa speakers. There may be several reasons for this; a) the transcription is so garbled that speakers simply cannot recognise it as a word they know. b) the word was recorded in a remote area where the plant exists but it is no longer present in the more densely farmed areas c) the word is in another language and is thus not recognised.
4. Terminology Latin names are given for all the plants identified. The practice of botanists of constantly changing their minds on the names of even quite common and well established economic plants makes this necessary. In recent years, even the name of the shea tree, probably the single most important tree for farmers in northern Nigeria, has been changed from Butyrospermum paradoxum to Vitellaria paradoxa. The authorities identify the name given at a particular period so that in future, if the name changes again, or the taxonomists reclassify it, the correct identification can be traced. The scientific names used here are adopted from Burkill (1985 ff.) as the most recent authoritative source. English names are those given in various sources. Some names, such as shea and locust are widely known and used. Others are considerably more obscure but are anyway given here because it is valuable to have a vi
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common name. Some of these names are used in Nigerian English, others are part of international currency known to plant scientists but would not be useful in the field. Some common names in West African French are also given.
5. Uses and cultural importance of plants Ethnobotany has two major uses; naming plants accurately allows professionals such as foresters to talk with communities effectively about vegetation. But beyond identification, the real value of this is to determine the role particular plants play in the economic and cultural life of communities. For many plants, no use is yet recorded, but almost certainly the plant plays a part either in the extensive medical herbarium or for more practical economic purposes. In the past, many more wild plants were used as additional sources of food. Before international fruits such as oranges and mangoes became readily available in the market, wild fruits were much more appreciated. Many of these trees have now retreated to remote areas, to be replaced by planted trees close to villages. In the same way, a large number of plants are noted in earlier sources as famine foods i.e. plants that can be eaten after processing in cases of severe food shortage. The development of food relief has meant that much of the knowledge about such wild plants is in danger of being lost. So when such information is recorded, it does not mean that it is current practice, but reminds people of the former potential of such plants.
6. Choice of entries The richness of Hausa terminology in respect of cultivated plants is such that the entries have had to be selective. The general principle guiding the choice has been to include; a) generic names for plants in all regional forms a) specific terms for parts of a plant, both wild and cultivated But to exclude; a) words that refer principally to the quality of a plant rather than its botanical variety. For example, btr ht is applied to poor quality guinea-corn rather than signifying a particular cultivar and so is excluded. b) words that refer to the state of a plant. For example, dmb refers to locust-pods beginning to ripen and is excluded
7. Sources of Hausa plant names Hausa plant names are also a source of rich cultural information if correctly understood. Although many plants have no obvious etymologies, where these can be decoded, the principal sources are as follows; a) Borrowings from other languages (Arabic, Fulfulde, English) b) Geographical names (names of towns or regions or peoples conceived to be the source of the plant, like turkey in English c) Epithets, composite names or phrases describing the plant or its properties in some ways (similar love-lies-bleeding in English) Early records of plant names often run together all the words of a name, especially in the case of epithets, so that the exact meaning cannot be seen. Dalziel (1916) actually includes false etymologies, which he seems to have constructed as a result of not clearly understanding the importance of vowel length and tone. In some cases, important distinctions are homographic in early sources. Thus baba can refer to bb father, bb indigo and bbb big, all of which are legitimate elements in plant names. McIntyre (2007) is an vii
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important study of this type of verbal compound and a number of plant names are transcribed in the examples.
8. Further work The present document consists of a preliminary synthesis of existing field materials on Hausa. It needs substantial checking in the field both in terms of content, transcription and expansion of the ethnobotanical aspects.
References Abraham, R.C. 1962. Dictionary of the Hausa language. London: University of London Press. ACCT 1985. Contribution aux tudes ethnobotaniques et floristiques au Niger. Paris: ACCT. Adam, J.G., N. Echard & M. Lescot 1972. Plantes mdicinales Hausa de L'Ader. Paris: Musum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Ag Sidiyene, E. 1966. Des arbres et des arbustes spontans de l'Adrar des Iforas (Mali). Paris: ORSTOM/CIRAD. Aubrville, A. 1950. Flore soudano-guinene. Paris: Socit d'ditions Gographiques, maritimes et coloniales. Burkill, H.M. 1985. The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, Families A-D, Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. Burkill, H.M. 1994. The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, Families E-I, Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. Burkill, H.M. 1995. The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, Families J-L, Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens. Burkill, H.M. 1997. The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, Families M-R, Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. Burkill, H.M. 2000. The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, Families S-Z, Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. Burkill, H.M. 2004. The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, General Index. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. Colombel, V. de 1995. Noms de plantes: classification, reconstruction et histoire partir des noms de six cents plantes en dix langues tchadiques des monts du Mandara. In: Studia Chadica et Hamitosemitica. Ibriszimow, D. & R. Leger eds. 229-251. Kln: Rdiger Kppe. Colombel, V. de 1997. Noms et usages des plantes: tude comparative en dix langues tchadiques du groupe central. Mthodologie pour une remonte dans le temps. In: L'homme et le milieu vgtal dans le bassin du Lac Tchad. D. Barreteau, R. Dognin & C. von Graffenried eds. 289-310. Paris : ORSTOM. Dalziel, J.M. 1916. A Hausa botanical vocabulary. London: T. Fisher Unwin. Dalziel, J.M. 1937. The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. London: Crown Agents. Dieterlen, Germaine 1952. Classification des vgtaux chez les Dogon. Journal de la Socit des Africanistes, 22(1-2):115-158. Gbile, Z.O. 1980. Vernacular names of Nigerian plants (Hausa). Lagos: Federal Department of Forestry. Irvine, F.R. 1961. Woody Plants of Ghana with special reference to their uses. London: Oxford University Press. Jinju, M.H. 1990. African traditional medicine: a case study of Hausa medicinal plants and therapy. Zaria: Gaskiya Corporation. Keay, R.W. 1989. Trees of Nigeria. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Keay, R.W., Onochie, C.F.A. & Stanfield, D.P. 1964. Nigerian trees. (2 vols.) Federal Department of Forest Research, Ibadan. Levy-Luxereau, A. 1972. tude Ethno-Zoologique du Pays Hausa. Socit dtudes Ethno-zoologiques et Ethno-Botaniques, Paris. McIntyre, J.A. 2007. Hausa verbal compounds. Ph.D. thesis. University of Leiden. URL: https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/1887/4861/7/Thesis.pdf Migeod, Frederick W.H. 1913. A Mende natural history vocabulary. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner. Newman, Paul. 2000. The Hausa Language: An Encyclopedic Reference Grammar. New Haven: Yale University Press. Newman, Paul. 2007. Hausa dictionary. xx Newman, R.M. 1997. An English-Hausa dictionary. Lagos: Longman. viii
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Okezie Akobundu, I. & C.W. Agyakwa 1998. A handbook of West African weeds. 2nd ed. Ibadan: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Peyre de Fabregues, B. 1972. Lexique de noms vernaculaires de plantes de Niger. Paris: IEMVT.
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HAUSA-SCIENTIFIC-ENGLISH PLANT NAMES Conventions * Recorded in Bargery without tone and vowel length Recorded in a botanical source but not confirmed in a linguistic source
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Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Dialect Scientific name
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Xylopia aethiopica; X. parviflora Sida linifolia Illo Sorghum bicolor Ananas comosus Cola verticillata Hibiscus sabdariffa Saccharum spontaneum Digitaria iburua Digitaria iburua Digitaria exilis Raphia sp. Dioscorea sp Newbouldia laevis Balanites aegyptiaca Cajanus cajan Cleome brachycarpa Pandanus aggregate Phoenix reclinata Musa paradisiaca Boscia angustifolia Raphia sp. Dryopterix filis-mas Colocynthis citrullus S/Ad Euphorbia balsamifera Zea mays Aerva javanica Cola nitida Sorghum bicolor Trema orientalis Phoenix dactylifera Prosopis africana tree found S of Benue Dracaena sp. Ziziphus mauritiana Trochomeria dalzielii; T. macroura Stylochiton lancifolius Cucurbita maxima Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum guinea-corn pineapple cola nut roselle iburu iburu fonio palm-wine yam desert date pigeon-pea screw-pine wild date-palm plantain palm-wine fern ? generic bark egusi melon seeds maize cola early-ripening guinea-corn charcoal tree date: small cv. seeds of ~
one will bring you whistling <Yoruba <Yoruba friend of the arrow
desert date < Tamachek?
< Igbo ?
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<Yoruba <Arabic
jujube pulpcake
K Z
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lks lkkn ll lllm lmb lmb lmb na tubi Alas lyyd lyyf lbrk lbrk kumbe lbs lbs mi go lbs mi gdj lbs mi kr lbs mi wy lbsr gz lbsr gdj lbsr kr lbsr kw lbsr kw Algarif Alhaji lbd lllb lllbr rf Alizindir lkm lkmr kw lkmr trrw Alkangao lkwr Alubada lyr mm mss Amankete Amaru Amazo Ambru m Amureju nb Anaya Anaya ngry ng Ankwai narba Antusko
Phoenix dactylifera Phoenix dactylifera Blighia sapida henna substitute Sesbania dalzielii Sesbania sesban Phyllanthus reticulata Digitaria iburua Elaeis guineensis Amaranthus caudatus Senna occidentalis Oryza sativa Allium cepa Allium ascalonicum Allium cepa Allium porrum Allium ascalonicum Urginea sp. Allium cepa Urginea sp. Haemanthus rupestris Crinum ornatum Lepidium sativum Aerva javanica Landolphia hirsuta Cordia africana Harungana madasascariensis Leptadenia hastata Triticum aestivum Eragrostis turgida Borreria stachydea Datura metel Bauhinia rufescens Landolphia hirsuta Euphorbia balsamifera Eragrostis ciliensis Caralluma retrospiciens Dioscorea sp. Mitragyna inermis Abutilon mauritianum Eragrostis ciliensis Sesbania sp. Vitis sp. Cyphostemma adenocaule Cayratia gracilis Gossypium sp. Dioscorea sp. Mollugo nudicaulis Nicotiana rustica/ tabacum 3
? <Arabic <Arabic
iburu palm-oil waterleaf senna rice onion garlic onion leek garlic onion
<Yoruba <Yoruba <Arabic < Arabic onion of x round onion onion with a stalk onion with a neck spiders onion round onion hyenas onion toads onion toads onion <Arabic
lily cress
wheat
< Arabic < Arabic toads wheat ants wheat
hairy thorn apple
K Kt
vomiting of a cat yam < Shuwa Arabic? sound, loudness grape <Arabic. Learned word
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cotton seed yam cv. tobacco
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Boscia senegalensis Cadaba farinosa Gardenia sokotensis Cassia sieberana Saccharum officinarum Commiphora kerstingii; Boswellia dalzielii; B.odorata Solanum incanum Cyperus esculentus Hyphaene thebaica
Boscia of the rock cassia pods sugar-cane
garden egg cv. tiger-nut dum palm; bark of the unripe kernel yam tobacco toothbrush tree yam cotton cola nut cv. bush-candle bush-candle coconut tomato cotton cotton
< Argungu town
Harrisonia abyssinica Dioscorea sp. Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum Salvadora persica Dioscorea sp. Gossypium sp. Cola acuminata; C. nitida; Canarium schweinfurthii Canarium schweinfurthii Cocos nucifera Lycopersicum esculentum Gossypium sp. Gossypium sp. Ipomoea aquatica Ficus lutea Ficus saussureana Cyperus esculentus Cyperus rotundus; Kyllinga sp. Cyperus esculentus Musa sapientum Ensete gilletii Musa sapientium Cyphostemma adenocaule, Cayratia gracilis Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor Arachis hypogaea Kt S
< Azawak region of Niger
Ashake shaku tf trs tl tls ttgr tmtr udg udgr trw wrwr wy wy y y y y rigiza yb ybr dj ybr trw yn yNg yNgw yy yyr zbr
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tiger-nut nutgrass tiger-nut banana wild banana banana
< Nupe? banana of bush banana of white man
guinea-corn (red cv.) guinea-corn (red cv.) small groundnut fruits desert-date fruit-shell
Euphorbia balsamifera Balanites aegyptiaca
Joe Macintyre (p.c.) relates this to Arabic al-godon.
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Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea Ipomoea batatas Heliotropium bacciferum Sorghum sp. Vigna subterranea
groundnut groundnut sweet potato
guinea-corn Bambara groundnut red cultivar
one of the marshes one of the Fulani woman one of the Fulani woman one of the Fulani woman one of obstinacy one that x sweetness one of the Gbari one of the Gbari one of the Gbari woman one of the Gbari woman one of the Gbari woman one of the Gwandara one of the Gwandara one of Zar [?] one of Zamfara one of Kano one of Kano one of Zamfara one of Zamfara we are not in the mud no branch no business of mine cause blood cause blood cause receiving cause plaiting give fence mat father of dumpalm fronds
Cienfuegosia heteroclada Carissa edulis Sorghum bicolor Zea mays Arachis hypogaea Vigna subteranea Zea mays Gossypium barbadense Sorghum bicolor Arachis hypogaea Senna occidentalis Cucurbita maxima-C. pepo Gossypium sp. Arachis hypogaea Senna occidentalis Commelina forskalaei-C. erecta Merremia aegyptiaca Knt Newbouldia laevis Salix ledermannii and other Salix spp. Ostryoderris stuhlmannii Afrormosia laxiflora Boswellia dalzielii-B. odorata Gossypium barbadense Commiphora kerstingii Indigofera sp. Indigofera sp. Calotropis procera Ambrosia maritima; Indigofera prieurea; Tephrosia purpurea Boerhavia diffusa Datura metel 5 guinea-corn cv. maize cv. groundnut Bambara groundnut maize cotton guinea-corn cv. groundnut cv. senna pumpkin cotton cv. groundnut senna
willow
indigo indigo Sodom apple wild indigo
hairy thorn
indigo of the rubbish-heap indigo of the
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Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Portulaca oleracea; P. quadrifida Datura metel Ambrosia maritima Tephrosia purpurea Rogeria adenophylla Indigofera conjugata Bergia suffruticosa Indigofera astragalina
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Indigofera prieureana Lonchocarpus cyanescens Indigofera sp. Detarium senegalense Polygonum senegalense Pulicaria crispa Canna indica Canna indica Nicotiana tabacum Cucumis pustulatus Sorghum bicolor Holarrhena floribunda Holarrhena floribundapleoceras sp. Sorghum bicolor Sorghum margaritiferum; S. vulgare Polycarpa corymbosa Polycarpaea linearifolia Clitandra cymulosa Cucumis melo Monocymbium ceresiiforme Sacciolepis africana Setaria sphacelata Arachis hypogaea Ziziphus mauritiana Lannea schimperi Citrus aurantium Citrus sinensis Panicum laetum 6 guinea-corn cv.
exudate
S S B
Indian shot Indian shot tobacco flower
beak of the oxpecker mouth of the world crocodiles mouth sorcerers mouth persons mouth camel's mouth
guinea-corn cv.
bush shrike's mouth bush shrike's mouth arrow-poison of the slanderer thatching grass back of cob antelope
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groundnut cv. jujube leaves
Kanuri big one of last year big lemon big lemon
lime orange
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Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Arachis hypogaea S Grass sp. Nymphaea lotus Cyperus esculentus Acacia nilotica Gnidia schweinfurthii Moringa oleifera Parkinsonia aculeata Moringa oleifera Cadaba farinosa Hyphaene thebaica Knt
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Bdy Bd Bdsy Bgrw pl. bgr Bgrwr gw Bgrwr Mkk Bgrwr Mkk Bgrwr Msr Bgy Bgjm Bagashi? Bglm Bhr Bin Bkny Br y Br b rn Br ky Br trmny B B Br dk Bn alambu Bn bn Bn dbn Bn ng Bn ggi Bn ggi Bn grmn Bn gmb Bn kkkk Bn mrf Bls(y) Bls Blsn Blsr dwk
Vernonia pumila and spp. Oryza sativa Lonchocarpus sericeus Panicum laetum Sorghum bicolor Cyperus esculentus Crotalaria sp Acacia hebecladoides; A. hockii Combretum ghasalense Zea mays
guinea-corn cv. tiger-nut
black tiger-nut black follow the sun black thorn black Combretum glutinosum
Dr
Vigna subterranea Isoberlinia doka Phyllanthus reticulatus Indigofera pulchra Phoenix dactylifera Clitandra sp Fadogia agrestis Fadogia ancylantha Urena lobata
maize black cv. Bambara groundnut cv. black doka black x person who is a black sheep black date black newlyhatched locust black aphrodisiac black aphrodisiac black Sida cordifolia black thorny plant black Sterculia setigera black Afrormosia laxiflora
Ktg
date
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Acacia macrostachya Lannea schimperi Burkea africana Commelina nudiflora Commelina erecta; C. diffusa; C. forskalaei; C. lagosensis; Murdannia nudiflora Commelina nudiflora Commelina erecta; C. forskalaei; C. lagosensis; 7 spiderwort
spiderwort
female Commelina erecta horses bls
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Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin G Sk/Ad
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Murdannia nudiflora Cucurbita maxima Cochlospermum planchoni Pulicaria crispa Cochlospermum tinctorium Vitellaria paradoxa Boscia angustifolia Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor Borassus aethiopum Calotropis procera Alchornea cordifolia Aeschynomene afraspera Aeschynomene indica Aeschynomene sensitiva Typha domingensis Clerodendrum capitatum Adansonia digitata Colocynthis citrullus Colocynthis citrullus Elaeis guineensis Acacia sieberana Acacia sieberana Merremia aegyptiaca
cattle-egret shea nut guinea-corn cv. guinea-corn cv. fan-palm upper part Sodom apple
W Kt Ad
Knt Dr Dr Dr
bulrush flowerhead hollow stems baobab bitter apple bitter apple palm-wine
Ad
Kt
Cleome scaposa Artocarpus altilis Artocarpus altilis Moringa oleifera Canavalia ensiformis Catunaregam nilotica Guiera senegalensis, Acacia nilotica Hibiscus sabdariffa Ficus vallis-choudae Ctenolepis cerasiformis Kedrostis foetidissima Capsicum annuum Capsicum frutescens Capsicum annuum
breadfruit breadfruit horseradish tree horse-bean Egyptian mimosa roselle petals
leave [it] to the mud leave me you said <English <English
vide Dal.
pepper of chameleon pepper of monkey chilli pepper chilli pepper chilli pepper; name used by women dried fruit of the ebony tree
Diospyros mespiliformis Vossia cuspidata Raphionacme brownii Trochomeria dalzielii; T. macroura 8
Go S
Roger Blench Baska* Btsh Buj Buj Bauli Burr Bush Bushn gw Bushn krg Bushn krm By Bym Bzyyn Bn Bento Berefut Byu Bigiya B d rw B d srts B n d zg B nn B(y) rn B(y) rn B rnr wk B rnr zm B t d zg B t k tsr B zn B z B (y) gr B (y) hww B (y) rn Bc Bd Bd Bd gwolsi Bl Bjr Bndn krg Brg Brj
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Circulation version loofah false sesame leaves
Luffa aegyptiaca Ceratotheca sesamoides Raphionacme brownii Acacia seyal Combretum lamprocarpum Gloriosa superba Terminalia spp. Terminalia mollis Manihot esculenta Pouteria alnifolia Panicum laetum Swartzia madagascariensis Aristida adscensionis Parkia biglobosa Salvadora persica Artocarpus communis Dyschoriste perrottetii Trapa natans Polygonum senegalense & P. spp. Euphorbia lateriflora Jatropha curcas Sorghum bicolor Crotalaria mucronata Crotalaria obovata Crotalaria atrorubena; spp. Crotalaria microcarpa Jathropha curcas Fadogia erythrophloea Commiphora africana Carissa edulis Oryza sativa Ctenolepis cerasiformis Crotalaria obovata Pennisetum glaucum Sphaeranthus stenocarpa Vigna subterranea Vigna subterranea Boscia senegalensis Arachis hypogaea Perotis indica ; Loudetia annua & L. hordeiformis Indigofera oblongifolia Arachis hypogaea
Ad
climbing lily elephant Terminalia squirrel Terminalia forest Terminalia
cassava
type of bead locust tree with poor fruit toothbrush tree breadfruit
< Kanuri btt ? < E.
Hdj
go by water remove splinter follow me with a present2 [?] follow milk follow sun follow sun follow sun goat follow sun hare seek and be saved follow the mat follow sweetness follow millet follow chameleon follow sun bulrush millet without grain Bambara nut Bambara nut groundnut cv. squirrels tail
physic nut guinea-corn cv.
physic nut
Dr Kaz S Ad
groundnut cv.
<Fulfulde
Exact reference unclear. zg also applies to a white cloth.
Roger Blench Bshyy Bt wt Boginahi Boginahi Bgzg Bonekouan Bsrw Bbbc Bjn kr Buke Bk [=bk, bk, bkk] Blng Blblm mss Bullu Bulsulum fage [?] Bulte Bmb Bndg Bnd Bnsrn dj
Circulation version put out the fire Mexican poppy <Fulfulde <Fulfulde
S S Zm
Ficus populifolia Ipomoea aitonii; Vigna luteola; Merremia aegyptiaca Argemone mexicana Echinopsis spp. Swartzia madagascariensis Echinochloa stagnina Nicotiana tabacum; N. rustica Panicum interruptum; Sacciolepis africana Vigna subterranea
poor quality tobacco
pointless talk
Dr
Bambara nut cotton poor quality guinea-corn shea tree
harmattan wind shakes things up [?]
Gossypium barbadense Sorghum bicolor Vitellaria paradoxa Eragrostis ciliensis Ficus vallis-choudae Laportea fage Salvadora persica Adansonia digitata; Lagenaria siceraria Panicum laetum Typha domingensis Heteropogon contortus and similar grasses Eragrostis tremula Eragrostis biformis Chamaecristus absus Zea mays Echinochloa stagnina; Vossia cuspidata Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum Vernonia perrottetii Vitex doniana Tamarindus indica Phragmites australis Ipomoea aitonii; Vigna luteola; Merremia aegyptiaca Cynodon dactylon Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum Tripogon minimus Cyphostemma adenocaule Cayratia gracilis Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum Creeper sp. [?] Commelina 10
cats regurgitation
toothbrush tree bottle gourd
< Kanuri ?
bulrush he-goat of the bush E. tremula of the marsh four-leaf senna maize < Fulfulde < Songhay?
Brbrw Brbrwr fdm Brkll Br Br()g Brr Brz Brzn ny Bsi Bshr Bt wt Butun shmw Btw Bbw B yu B yu B Brby Kt
poor quality tobacco
Sk Kt
tamarind common reed put out the fire dub-grass, dogstooth grass poor quality tobacco x of stork
open the spittle open the spittle poor quality tobacco
Roger Blench Brr kr Brr zk Brr zk Br Bsh Bsh Bsh Bzn mry
Circulation version dogs penis donkeys penis donkeys penis
forskalaei; C. erecta Amorphophallus Barteri Amorphophallus dracontioides Cucumis metuliferus small shrub Phragmites australis Acacia nilotica Bergia suffruticosa Alternanthera nodiflora
horned melon common reed Egyptian mimosa
undressed skin of the cob antelope
. kk ll rgwn dk ry uj ur urn kysh urn kysh urn kurmi r skt gs ntn d Go Adansonia digitata Phoenix dactylifera Sorghum bicolor Arachis hypogaea Tamarindus indica Ficus spp. Chrozophora senegalensis Ficus trichopoda Ficus lutea Ficus spp. Commiphora africana Ziziphus mauritiana Cynodon dactylon baobab date-stone guinea-corn cv. groundnut fruits tamarind blossom fig fig of the red ant fig of the red ant forest fig fig jujube pulpcake smutty head of this grass <Fulfulde? horse bonemarrow
C. Cccg Ckr Ck Cncl Cncl Cncn kwnk Canda Cnks Cscs Czbn krg Ceceko Cy pl. ck Kt Kt Gl Dg Bauhinia rufescens Anchomanes difformis Capsicum frutescens Piliostigma thonningii Faidherbia albida creeper sp. Nicotiana tabacum & N. rustica Boscia salicfolia Boscia salicifolia Arachis hypogaea Sesbania pachyderma Ficus thonningii 11
tuber chili pepper seedlings pods whitethorn tobacco
groundnut
rosary of the squirrel
Roger Blench Cy pl. cyy Crry Cb Ccd Ccw Ccd C d gr C n d zg C z Ck dw Ck dj Ck fg Ck gd Ck sur Ckk Ckw Ciri Crr Cira Ctt Ctt Ctt kmf
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Ficus thonningii brown bean Boswellia dalzielii Cucumis ficifolius; C. prophetarum Maerua angolensis Cucumis ficifolius; C. prophetarum Saccharum officinarum
Circulation version
= tsrrry prophets melon prophets melon sugar-cane sweet cultivar physic nut
Dr S/Kt Gl
eat the millet
Jatropha curcas Carissa edulis Hyparrhenia subplumosa Hyparrhenia subplumosa Vernonia kotschyana Ricinus communis Crotalaria sp.& Leonotis nepetifolia Borassus aethiopum
castor rattlebox late, kernelless fruit of the fanpalm cotton shea tree
eat sweetness point of guineacorn seed fill the bush fill the open space fill the house fill the disused farm
Kt
G S
Gossypium hirsutum Vitellaria paradoxa Combretum kerstingii Catunaregam nilotica Aframomum melegueta Capsicum annuum Aframomum melegueta Zingiber officinale Zingiber officinale Zingiber officinale Zingiber officinale Landolphia owariensis; Saba florida Hyphaene thebaica Cyperus esculentus Indigofera nummulariifolia Landolphia owariensis; Saba florida
Ctt mi wy Ctt mi ytsa Cttr h Cttr Jb Cw Cizgiri Cizo Ccn kry Cw S D
Malagueta pepper chili pepper Malagueta pepper cv. ginger ginger ginger ginger rubber vine dum palm tiger nut
< Arabic < Arabic frothy pepper single tuber pepper finger pepper Malagueta pepper of Eloyi people Malagueta pepper of Hyam people
whores disease rubber vine
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Circulation version
D mshn kry Da sisi Drn sny Drn sny Dfr Dkt Dksh Dl Dl Dl Dsh Dshn jj Dw pl. dwy, dwwk Dw Dwr nk rn Dwr drn Dwr kd Dwr kd Dwr Msr Dwr rf Dwr dmn Dwdw Daba Dbgr Dbn Dbnn br Dbn pl. dbni Dbnw pl. dbny Dddg Dddt Dddw Dadoko? Df kr Daiyo
Hemizygia bracteosa Schwenkia americana Portuluca oleracea Trianthema pentandra; T. portulacastrum Cissus populnea Ipomoea batatas Uraria picta Commiphora kerstingii Commiphora kerstingii Combretum ghasalense Balsamodendron africanum; Commiphora africana Commiphora pedunculata Sorghum bicolor
with spear of drum purslane cow's palate cow's palate
sweet potato
Wait! blunt (s.t.)
S K/Z
C. africana of the bush sorghum seeds of water lily sorghum of your son out in the sun hippo sorghum crocodile sorghum elephant grass maize crocodile sorghum sorghum of Egypt stream sorghum wet season sorghum
Nymphaea lotus Borno Sorghum arundinaceum Sorghum arundinaceum Sorghum arundinaceum; Pennisetum purpureum; Sorghum series spontanea Pennisetum purpureum Zea mavs Sorghum arundinaceum Sorghum series spontanea Rottboellia exaltata Solanum incanum Balanities aegyptiaca
Parkia biglobosa Phoenix reclinata Phoenix dactylifera Phoenix dactylifera Momordica balsamina; M. charantia Thelepogon elegans Rottboellia exaltata Steganotaenia araliacea Hyptis spicigera Raphionacme brownii 13
garden-egg flowers and leaves of desert date liquid from locust flower wild date palm date date palm balsam apple
monkey's date < Kanuri < Coptic < Kanuri < Coptic < Fulfulde ?
mosquito guardian
treat the dog harshly
Roger Blench Dlm Dmgr m Dmg Dmgr
Circulation version sugar-cane whitethorn flowers and leaves of desert date jumblebeads bare place name of a town
Saccharum officinarum Faidherbia albida Chrozophora senegalensis Balanites aegyptiaca K/Kt S
Dmr zy Dmdm shy Damdun makiyaya Dmfrm Dndm Dngrz Dndn Dngr Dngr Dngr Dngr Dngr Dngr Dngr b ss Dny Danji Dnkl Dnkln tr w Dnkln yr Dn Dnwn kyng Dnskk Dny Dny Dnyn gw Dar bejiya Dr Drgj Drgz Dts Du Dua du Dudr mgzw Dumsh Dur
Abrus precatorius Boscia senegalensis Nelsonia canescens Monechma hispida; Borreria radiata; Pandia sp. Gisekia pharnacioides Tamarindus indica Schwenkia americana Combretum glutinosum Cyathula prostrata Desmodium velutinum Setaria verticillata Triumfetta spp. Hibiscus cannabinus Hibiscus asper Sclerocarya birrea Centaurea praecox; C. perrottetii Ipomoea batatas Solanum tuberosum Trianthema portulacastrum &. T. pentandra Ficus sp. Merremia aegyptiaca Algae, moss Sclerocarya birrea Centaurea praecox & C. perrottetii Hygrophila auriculata Azadirachta indica Parkia biglobosa Grewia mollis Grewia mollis Aristida siberiana; A. adscensionis; A. mutabilis Dicoma tomentosa Stylosanthes erecta Centaurea perrottetti; Blepharis linarifolia; Centaurea praecox Vernonia kotschyana Vossia cuspidata; pennisetum pedicellatum P. polystachion 14
night-blindness tamarind blossom
head H. cannabinus causes scratching thistle sweet potato Irish potato
European sweet potato girls sweet potato
rubber of female slaves
thistle elephants thistle neem liquid from locust flower
Knt K
thistle
D. tomentosa of the pagan Hausa
Hdj
Roger Blench Durr mhlb Dur Dawo ? Dyyd Dy Dyn gw Dyn gw Dl Dnsh Drg Dsh Dgn yr Dd Ddn dw Dgw Dk Dk rf Dmsh Dmshn mz Dy Dyr bs Dyr dj Dyr dts Dyr gw Dyr kd Dyr kd Dyr krg Dbgr
Circulation version thistle millet oil-palm thistle elephant's thistle elephant's thistle hunters millet
K K
Centaurea praecox; C. perrottetti Pennisetum glaucum Tetrapleura tetraptera Elaeis guineensis Centaurea perrottetti; C. praecox Hygrophila auriculata Argemone mexicana Boscia augustifolia; B. senegalensis Phoenix dactylifera Bauhinia rufescens Acacia senegal Azadirachta indica Striga spp. Striga hermonthica Nicotania rustica; N. tabacum Isoberlinia doka Berlinia crabinia; B. auriculata Vernonia kotschyana Physalis angulata Dioscorea spp. Dioscorea bulbifera Dioscorea praehensilis Dioscorea praehensilis Dioscorea praehensilis Dioscorea cayenensis Manihot esculenta Cucurligo pilosa Balanites aegyptiaca
Mexican poppy
date palm
neem witchweed witchweed tobacco
masquerade masquerade of guinea-corn
I. doka of the stream angular winter cherry yam (generic) aerial yam male V. kotschyana monkey-yam bush yam rock-yam elephant-yam yam of the south yam of the south squirrel's yam
red yam cassava flowers and leaves of desert date sweet potato nettle tree Bambara nut fig berries of ~ bottle gourd
Dukama Dkk pl. dkkk Ds Dll Dllb Dlnhw Dm pl. dmm Dmn dts Dmn gurk Dmn gwz Dmn kd Dmn kw Dmn wry Dmn ldy
G S
Ipomoea batatas Celtis integrifolia Vigna subterranea Ficus sur Adenodolichos paniculatus Boscia senegalensis Lagenaria siceraria Aristolochia albida; A. bracteolata Lagenaria siceraria Jacquemontia tanmifolia Ipomoea repens, I. asarifolia Ipomoea involucrata Lagenaria siceraria Lagenaria siceraria 15
hill gourd bottle gourd stork gourd cocoyam gourd crocodile gourd calabash gourd calabash gourd spoon gourd
bottle gourd bottle gourd
Roger Blench
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin S/Kt Dr Kt
Circulation version stream gourd
Dmn rf Dmsh Dmshsh Dndsh Dngj Dnk Dnk Dnk Dnsh Dnshn Durbi* Durburwa Duru sairu? Drm pl. drm Dsh Dushiya Dss Dl
Ipomoea asarifolia Acacia seyal Acacia seyal Acacia seyal Gossypium sp Celtis integrifolia Celtis zenkeri Adansonia digitata Acacia seyal Phoenix dactylifera Ostryoderris stuhlmannii Eragrostis gangetica Chrozophora senegalensis Ficus polita Acacia seyal Bergia suffruticosa Acacia seyal Ficus vallis-choudae
cotton nettle tree nettle tree baobab date palm
C. t t t tnny tnnyr dc trn y r y y t gd yr gn yr fdm yr kr yr s yr Msr frd gr i fdm ks kwr m ll Z Kt/Z Solanum incanum Thelepogon elegans Thelepogon elegans Thelepogon elegans Thelepogon elegans Cissus quadrangularis Ocimum basilicum O.canum; O. gratissimum Ocimum gratissimum Hyptis spicigera; Leucas martinicensis Hyptis spicigera; Leucas martinicensis Hyptis spicigera; Leucas martinicensis Bergia suffruticosa Ocimum basilicum; O. canum Platycerium stemmaria Combretum lamprocarpum; C. nigricans Hyptis spicigera Tripogon minimus Acacia senegal; Acacia dudgeoni Phoenix dactylifera 16 garden-egg cv.
bitter T. elegans edible stemmed vine scent-leaf scent-leaf mosquito guardian mosquito guardian mosquito guardian scent-leaf of the house scent-leaf of farm scent-leaf of swamp scent-leaf of dog scent-leaf of ground scent-leaf of Egypt
scent-leaf elk's horn fern
mosquito guardian
the one of the marsh
date stone
clitoris
Roger Blench
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin K
Circulation version velvet leaf
ml gwrj ml gwrj amarage mb Dn b k sy b n kw n brw n Brn n cz n dmn an gariya n k bga n kdn n kanuri n karuna n kshn shn n kms n kny n kny n kurmurya n kwad n kwsr n lm n magakiya n mai wya n manu n mrk n msllc n Msr n musa n srkn ttw n tnk n tunuga n zg n zindiri anar maguzawo nk df andar mahalba andoyar kasa w angafara askara
Cissampelos mucronata Cissampelos owariensis Hemarthria altissima Vossia cuspidata Commiphora africana Leptadenia hastata Leptadenia hastata Pennisetum sp. Oryza glaberrima Phoenix dactylifera Pennisetum sp. Citrus aurantium Capsicum annuum Abelmoschus esculentus Abelmoschus esculentus Oryza sativa Ficus polita Biophytum petersianum Mimosa pigra Ficus polita Oryza sativa Ricinus communis Boscia senegalensis Oryza sativa Oryza sativa Oryza sativa Indigofera secundiflora Oryza sativa Zea mays Oryza sativa Parkinsonia aculeata; Stereospermum ? Oryza sativa Cyperus maculatus & C. tonkinensis Raphia spp. Leptadenia hastata Centaurea perrottetii; C. praecox Desmodium velutinum; Setaria verticillata; Cyathula prostrata; Triumfetta spp. Centaurea perrrottetii & C. praecox Bergia suffruticosa Saccharum officinarum Cadaba farinosa Tripogon minimus; 17
date palm
lime chili pepper okra okra rice sensitive plant
Kt Bob Gumel
rice castor
rice rice rice rice maize rice
S/Kt
rice
son of you didnt buy son of lightcoloured earth son of x son of Borno son of biting son of rainy season son of son of son of son of son of son of son of Kumasi modest one modest one son of son of son of son of a small mouthful of food son of son of son of son of son of the mosque son of Egypt son of son of the chief of the trees son of son of son of son of Zinder
produce thistle
thistle
sugar-cane cv.
Kt
Roger Blench ny nyr br nyr rf skr skr Cooriya y w Crw pl. ry Crw krm Crw mahlbi r ri Cn ny nyr br Cs Cwai waiya Cwtnn
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin K Raphionacme brownii Vitex doniana Vitex simplicifolia Vitex chrysocarpa Raphionacme brownii Tripogon minimus Cissus aralioides; C. quadrangularis Ocimum basilicum Ocimum basilicum Parkia biglobosa Piptadeniastrum Albizia coriaria Senna occidentalis Dichrostachys cinerea; Dioscorea sp Vitex doniana Vitex simplicifolia Setaria pallide fusca Ocimum canum Thelepogon elegans
Circulation version black plum V. doniana of the monkey V. doniana of the stream
scent-leaf scent-leaf locust tree
coffee senna
enhances life
black plum
S/Zm S
scent-leaf
E. Ekuwa Erafi Caralluma retrospiciens Acacia seyal
F. Frn br Frn dy Frn mkyy Frn mtn Fr Ftr gw Faraurus Frr dk Frr gz Frr hnkf Frr kb Frr kb Lannea schimperi Lannea kerstingii & L. schimperi Ampelocissus africanus Lannea acida; L. microcarpa Lannea microcarpa; L schimperi; L. fruticosa; L. humilis [A. Odina barteri] Ficus vogelii Physalis angulata Isoberlina dalzielii; I. tomentosa Combretum aculeatum Sida cordifolia Centaurea praecox Centaurea perrottetii 18 thistle thistle
Lannea spp. of the herdsman
elephant's hide angular winter cherry white I. doka white Waltheria indica
Roger Blench Frr kafula Frr y Frr rura Frr saura Frr taramniya Frr gza Frr bii raana Frcn shh Farcen karnata Ffr Frfts Faricin harmata Faricin shafo
Circulation version
Frn swk Frn bur Frn bush Frn daya Frn gm Frn ganyee Frn garmani Frn k f mlm Frn loko Frn maarfo Frn moro Frn mutum Frn snsmii Frn shur Frn shibei Frn tsu(wu) Frn tsu(wu) Fs db Fs dg Fs kmbr Fs kwr Fs b Fs b Fskr gw Fskr siw Fskr ty+ Ftkk Ad Ad
Polygonum senegalense Acacia sieberana Parinari curatellifolia; Monotes kerstingii Pulicaria crispa Combretum geitonophyllum; C. lamprocarpum Combretum micranthum Crotalaria mucronata Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha Acacia polycantha subsp. campylcantha Sorghum bicolor Schwenkia americana Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha Salvadora persica Ficus sur; F. vallae choudae Terminalia laxiflora Dicoma tomentosa Ipomoea argentaurata Dioscorea sp. Sida cordifolia Heliotropium ovalifolium Antiaris africana Dalbergia saxatilis; Afrormosia spp. Boscia angustifolia Boscia angustifolia Lonchocarpus laxiflorus &L. sericeus Ficus sur Schizachyrium exile Pavonia hirsuta Urena spp. fruit like a guava Afzelia africana Portulaca oleracea; P. quadrifida Fagara zanthoxyloides Portulaca oleracea; P. quadrifida creeper = y wry Ormocarpum bibracteatum Sida alba; S. ovata; S. rhombifolia Blepharis linearifolia Pergularia tomentosa 19
guinea-corn cv.
toothbrush tree fig
false iroko
white Evolvulus alsiniodes white iroko
fig
break x purslane spice-bark tree purslane disperse swellings break bow disperse infection disperse infection
Kt
Roger Blench
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin G
Circulation version
Fatakko Feshe Fd d hkkw F d srts Fdl Fdln knw Flskwm Mk Flskwm Msr Flsk Flfl Fl Fnfr Firo Frts f Frts f Fs Fs Fisawa Ft(t)
Ktg
Pergularia tomentosa Borreria stachydea Dyschoriste perrotteti Euphorbia lateriflora Chamaecristus absus Aeschynomene afraspera; A. indica Senna alexandrina Senna alexandrina Senna italica Capsicum annum climber with edible tubers Ananas comosus Digitaria exilis Tribulus terrestris Stylosanthes erecta & S. fruticosa Blighia sapida Anacardium occidentale Monechma ciliatum Thalia geniculata; Megaphrynium macrostachyum; Marantochloa cuspidata; M. filispea; M. ramosissima3 Aristolochia albida; A. bracteolata; Cissampelos mucronata; C. owariensis Arachis hypogaea Crotalaria sp. Lonchocarpus laxiflorus Sphaeranthus augustifolius Paullinia pinnata Clerodendrum capitatum Ipomoea aquatica Datura metel Lonchocarpus sericeus Aerva javanica Aerva javanica Polygonum senegalense Lannea acida Arachis hypogaea
remove splinter four-leaf senna
Alexandrian senna Alexandrian senna Italian senna chili pineapple fonio puncture vine
senna of Mecca senna of Egypt
<Arabic <English spring up in a barren place spring up in a barren place < Southern language < Southern language
Kt Sk
ackee apple cashew
Fiyaka Foroma Fudar awaki Fr bawa Frfr Frn mry Frn dts Frn gd Frn jj Frn n srk Frfrr t gytm Frfrr tsfw Furfuraa Furu Fus
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groundnut
hairy thorn apple
flower flower flower of the bride flower the hill flower of the warthog flower of the rubbish heap flower of the child of a chief old man's grey hair old man's grey hair
groundnut
Probably any large leaf used to wrap foodstuffs
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Circulation version
G. Gajr Gr Grj Grj Gaarin tb Gsy Gsy Gsyr brw Gtrn krg Gtrn krg Gtrn krg Gtrn zm Gtsk Gw Gaba cara Gaba gaba Gaba tora Gb Gbrw pl. gbr Gbrwr s Gbrwr Mk Gbrwr Msr Gaban hankaakaa Gaban kara Gabara Gbjn Gdg Gadina Gkk Gdn mcj
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Cymbopogon hirtus Uraria picta Panicum laetum; Brachiaria jubata; B. distichophylla; B. xantholeuca; Urochloa lata4 Panicum laetum; Brachiaria jubata; B. distichophylla; B. xantholeuca; Urochloa lata5 Nicotania rustica Gynandropsis gynandra
Gynandropsis pentaphylla
tobacco cats whiskers, African spiderflower cats whiskers, African spiderflower thiefs cats whiskers squirrel's axe squirrel's axe squirrel's axe hare's axe
Croton lobatus Eulophia cristata Haemanthus rupestris Gloriosa superba Tacca leontopetalodes; Gloriosa sp.; Haemanthus sp. Adansonia digitata Faidherbia albida Acacia macrothyrsa Cissus araliodes Acacia macrothyrsa Andropogon tectorum; A. gayanus Acacia nilotica Chamaecrista mimosoides edible mimosa Parkinsonia aculeata Vigna subterranea Vigna subterranea Phragmites australis Sorghum bicolor Alysicarpus vaginalis Azadirachta indica Aristolochia albida; A. bracteolata Boerhavia diffusa Jerusalem thorn Bambara nut Bambara nut common reed large-grained guinea-corn cv. neem
climbing lily
young baobab winter thorn
Egyptian mimosa Egyptian mimosa of Mecca Egyptian mimosa of Egypt
Dr Sk
hogweed
serpent's bed
Probably a generic for fodder grasses with edible grains Probably a generic for fodder grasses with edible grains
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Roger Blench Gdn mcj Gdn mcj Gdn mcj Gd Gw Gahwa Gajele Gaji Galla bar Gm f Gm fr Gmgr Gmgr Gmgr Gmb Gambaje Gmbr krg
Circulation version serpent's bed serpent's bed serpent's bed white guineacorn cv. coffee
Boerhavia repens Trianthema pentandra Trianthema portulacastrum Pavetta crassipes Sorghum bicolor Coffea spp. Digitaria gayana Blepharis linariifolia Diheropogon hagerupii Cassia arereh; C. sieberana Swartzia madagascariensis Oryza sativa Ipomoea batatas Arachis hypogaea Andropogon gayanus Hyphaene thebaica Elionurus hirtifolius; E. elegans Ficus ovata Ficus platyphylla Kt Sorghum bicolor Cassia arereh Merremia tridentata Cucurbita maxima Holarrhena floribunda Algae, moss Sorghum bicolor Anogeissus leiocarpus Curcuma domestica Borassus aethiopum Curcuma domestica Cryptolepis sanguinolenta Hyphaene thebaica hard fungus at base of trees Ficus tricopoda Algae, moss Cucurbita pepo; C. maxima Hallea stipulosa Ficus platyphylla Corchorus tridens Zea mays Momordica balsamina; M. charantia Cardiospermum grandiflorum; C. halicacabum Cardiospermum grandiflorum 22
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unite fight unite x rice sweet potato groundnut fruits gamba grass dum palm root squirrels gamba grass gutta percha tree large-grain guinea-corn cv.
K K K
Gmj pl. gmzz Gmj pl. gmzz Gmj Gamma fada Gmmn baawaa Gmmn ftk Gamon sauwa Gms Gndgur Gngmu Gngmu Gangami Gngm Gngm Gandaganda Gngr zm Ganjil Gnskk Ganwon fatake Ganyen gori Ganyi Ganzema Gar Grfn Grfnn fdm Grfnn kwtt
pumpkin
guinea-corn cv. turmeric swollen stem of fan palm turmeric turmeric dum palm: unripe kernel hare's drum
Kt
Sk
pumpkin African linden
maize balsam apple heart seed, balloon vine heart seed, swamp balsam apple waterside balsam
Roger Blench Garan garan Grngts Garasa Grd Grdy Garica Garko Grmn Garera Garera Grnw Gas kura Gaton karyaa Gatsaura Gu Gun dts Gun kr Gugi GujN Gut Gutn Bll Gutn Bacarmi Gutn dc Gutn gd Gutn kd Gutn kj Gutn kr Gutn kw Gutn tsnts Gutn trw Gutn wr Gutn yl
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Gl Sk Beckeropsis uniseta Saccharum officinarum Aristida stipoides Parkia biglobosa Acacia macrostachya Ficus sur Solanum macrocarpon Sida cordifolia Borassus aethiopum Hyphaene thebaica Kt
Circulation version balloon vine sugar-cane cv. young locust pods fig eggplant leaf veins of fan palm leaf veins of dum palm head of ~ apple
Kt Zm S
< Kanuri?
Dr
Hibiscus cannabinus Monotes kerstingii Indigofera echinata Aristida adscensionis; A. mutabilis Gardenia aqualla; G. erubescens Gardenia sokotensis Gardenia ternifolia ssp. jovistonantis Striga hermonthica Sorghum bicolor Solanum incanum Lycopersicon esculentum Solanum dasyphyllum Solanum incanum Solanum incanum Solanum americanum Solanum americanum Solanum incanum Cardiospermum grandiflorum Solanum anguivi Lycopersicum esculentum Solanum incanum Solanum incanum Melothria maderaspatana Parinari macrophylla Vigna membranacea Sorghum bicolor 23
Gardenia of the rock Gardenia of the hyena witchweed large-grain guinea-corn cv. garden-egg tomato
Kt
garden-egg garden-egg nightshade nightshade garden-egg heart seed, balloon vine tomato garden-egg cv. garden-egg cv.
Bello's garden-egg Bagirmi gardenegg bitter garden-egg garden-egg of house garden-egg of hen hyena's gardenegg toad's garden egg bird's garden-egg European's garden-egg garden egg that is one of a pair [?] garden egg of yalo type hare's garden egg
Gutan zm Gws pl. gws Gyngyn Gyj
gingerbreadplum tree field bean guinea-corn cv.
Roger Blench Gazare Gzr Gmn r Gmn kw Gmn msr Grgr
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Maerua angolensis; M. crassifolia Borassus aethiopum Fimbristylis hispidula Kyllinga spp. Zea mays Typha domingensis
Circulation version
S/Kt
shoot of fanpalm
Grny Grn n kwrw Grn tc Grn kd Grn tsntsy Grn tsntsy Grn tsnts Gr Gwy tsmy Gz pl. gzj Gelobai Gmn ks Geron darli Geronu ? Gesuma Gigentasa Gigi Ggny pl. ggnyy or ggy Ggnyr br Gima Gimi Grgr Girar burtuu Girca Girgita Grgr Grmn dr y Gshrn dwk Gishishiya Gwr kmb Gyyy Gyyy t mt Gizaki Gzgr
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Typha domingensis Pennisetum fallax Phyllanthus pentandrus Pennisetum ramosum Acroceras amplectens Typha domingensis Polygonum senegalense6 Pennisetum glaucum Cissus quadrangularis Combretum micranthum Ficus trichopoda Fimbristylis hispidula Setaria pallide-fusca Schizachyrium exile Cucurbita pepo; C. maxima Allium cepa Blepharis linariifolia Borassus aethiopum
maize flowering spikes of bulrush bulrush millet of son of x millet of tree crocodile millet birds' millet birds' millet bird millet circuit of the tamarind
bulrush bulrush millet
pumpkin onion fan, deleb palm arrowroot monkeys fanpalm
Tacca leontopetapetaloides Elaeis guineensis Ficus sp. Cyperus rotundus Sorghum margarritiferum Ficus sur Strychnos spinosa Sphenostylis stenocarpa Andropogon gayanus Thelepogon elegans Acacia seyal Sorghum bicolor Mitragyna inermis Crossopteryx febrifuga Kt Carissa edulis Borassus aethiopum
S Shira
nutgrass fig yam bean horses salt large guineacorn cv. ordeal tree elephants x
Zm
female Mitragyna inermis
edible base of
Probably a generic for small-seeded plants
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Roger Blench Gzgr Gzgr Godayi Gogai Gogan u dj Goge ? Gogen damo Gogin jima Goliyo Gombiliki Gb Good jk Gd Gdr zm Gdr zm Gdr zm Gdr zm Gdn kd Gdn mccj Gd Gg jk Gg ms Ggyn dm
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Cyperus digitatus Hyphaene thebaica
Circulation version fan palm edible base of dum palm
Dr
Zm
Sk
Kt
Hippocratea africana; H. guineenis Striga hermonthica Striga aspera Feretia apodanthera Combretum molle Adenopus breviflorus Arachis hypogaea Aeshynomene afraspera; A. indica Psidium guajava Combretum molle; C. spp. fruiting head of any species of palm Cardiospermum grandiflorum Cardiospermum halicacabum Tinnea barteri Tinnea aethiopica Phyla nodiflora Trianthema pentandra; C. portulacastrum Nicotiana tabacum; N. rustica tree sp. Mitracarpus hirtus Combretum sp. Curcubita maxima; C. pepo Cucumis pustulatus Striga spp. Hyphaene thebaica Grass sp. Cola acuminata; C. nitida; Garcinia kola Irvingia gabonensis; I. smithii Paullinia pinnata Zea mays Irvingia gabonensis; I. smithii Trichilia emetica Azanza garckeana Hyphaene thebaica
witchweed
groundnut
guava
<English
balloon vine
hare's bell hare's bell hare's bell hare's bell
fog grass
tobacco button grass rub body smear spears ? fiddle of the monitor lizard
Gj Gln zaakii Ggi Grb Grgr Gr pl. gwrr or grrrki Grn br Grn drn Grn Msr Grn rw Grn tlk Grn Tula Grb pl. grbi or grbb Goradi Goriya Goro Gbd
S S
pumpkin witchweed dum palm cola bush-mango maize roka dum palm monkey cola hippo cola cola of Egypt water-cola poor man's cola cola of Tula
K Kabi
Oxytenanthera abyssinica Aframomum melegueta
Kt
Ficus sp. Annona senegalensis 25
fruit of Malagueta pepper aerial shoots wild custard
Roger Blench Gd Gudai Gude Gg Gdmr zm Gjn dj Gjy pl. gzy Gjy ds Gjy Gjy Gjy waras Gjyr awaki Gjyr bd Gjyr dan miya Gjyr dawaki Gjyr duus Gjyr hankaka Gjyr Jaba Gjyr kolace
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin S S/Zm S/Zm
Circulation version apple leaves
Crateva religiosa Allium cepa Crateva religiosa Dactyloctenium aegyptium Gloriosa superba; G. simplex Coccinia grandis Vigna subterranea Vigna subterranea Arachis hypogaea Bombax buonopozense; B. brevicuspe; B. costatum Vigna subterranea Crotalaria sp. Nymphaea lotus Monodora myristica Polygala arenaria Vigna subterranea Indigofera echinata Vigna subterranea
onion
Bambara nut Bambara nut groundnut
Kt S/Kt Kt
Bambara nut water-lily seeds horse Bambara groundnut Bambara nut crow Bambara groundnut Hyam peoples Bambara groundnut
Bambara nut groundnut fruits Bambara nut Bambara nut groundnut Bambara nut water chestmut groundnut ripe fig fruit ripe fig fruit sweet melon baobab rice yam melon melon cv.
Arachis hypogaea Vigna subterranea Vigna subterranea Arachis hypogaea Vigna subterranea
Gjyr kulugu Gjyr mi Gjyr mai wada Gjyr Masar Gjyr rw Gjyr tsugun Glb Glb Gulli Gullutu Gmb Gume Gumji Gn pl. gnn Gnr shn Gnr jm Gnr kr Gundargura Gundi Gndr pl. gndrr
7
Kt
Trapa natans Vigna; Arachis spp. Ficus ingens Ficus thoningii Cucumis melo Adansonia digitata Mimosa pigra7 Oryza sativa Dioscorea sp. Citrullus lanatus Citrullus lanatus Adenopus breviflorus Cucumis pustulatus Tamarindus indica Gossypium barbadense Pterocarpus santalinoides
Bambara groundnut of Egypt water Bambara groundnut
Kabi Sk
cow melon hyena melon
Dr
tamarind cotton
A generic for other similarly thorny plants
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Roger Blench Gnts Gnts Gurdugu Gure Grgz Grgz Grj Grjy Gurku Gurli Gurli wantal Gurmushi Guro Grb Gursami Gursumi Guru
Circulation version baobab seed fan-palm kernel fruit purslane roselle seeds kenaf seeds sweet melon red-flowered silk-cotton sweet melon sweet melon okra guava three leaved yam
S/Kt
Adansonia digitata Borassus aethiopum Grewia spp. Portulaca oleracea; P. quadrifida Hibscus sabdariffa Hibscus cannabinus Cucumis melo Bombax buonopozense; B. brevicuspe; B. costatum Grewia barteri Cucumis melo Cucumis melo Grewia mollis Abelmoschus esculentus Psidium guajava Dioscorea dumetorum Grewia villosa Sansevieria liberica; S. senegambica; S. trifasciata Eugenia carophyllus Gossypium sp. Commiphora Kerstingii Securinega virosa Echinops longifolius Gossypium sp Termitomyces microcarpus Stylochiton lancifolius Cyperus esculentus Olax subscorpioidea Olax subscopioidea Colocasia esculenta Xanthosoma mafaffa Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Amorphophallus dracontioides Cussonia barteri Hippocratea guineensis Cyperus dives; C. rotundus Saccharum officinarum Colocasia esculenta Mimosa pigra tree like Diospyros mespiliformis Carica papaya Gossypium sp. 27
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Ng
Grmbl Gry Gurzun dali Gussu Glln zm Gll Guwande Guzami? Gzgz Gwnn krm Gwnn rf Gwz Gwz ma gr Gwz ma gdj Gwz gwz Gwz gw Gwbs Gwy Gwaigywaya Gwalagwaji Gwamba Gwambe Gwmm ksh Gwnd pl. gwndj Gwndi
Kt Ktg Zm
clove cotton seed
cotton
Kt
tiger nut cv. stink-ant of the forest stink-ant of the stream cocoyam new cocoyam cocoyam cocoyam cocoyam cocoyam elephants cocoyam
sugar-cane cv. cocoyam
Kt
pawpaw cotton cv. = Bgwndr
Roger Blench Gwndi Gwndn dj Gwndr jj Gwndr knn Gwndr Msar Gwandar rabeji Gwande Gwnd Gwanduwa Gwangwa Gwngwl Gwngwl Gwngwm Gwnj ks8
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Stylochiton lancifolius Annona senegalensis Annona senegalensis
Circulation version wild custard apple wild custard apple
Trianthema pentandra; T. portulacastrum Carica papaya Carica papaya Gossypium barbabense Gossypium barbadense Coccinia grandis Canna indica Raphia sudanica Annona senegalensis Canna indica Parinari polyandra; P. curatellifolia; Blighia sapida; Trichilia emetica; T. roka; Cycnium adoense ssp. camporum Acacia macrothyrsa Adansonia digitata Colocasia esculenta Zea mays Arachis hypogaea Lawsonia inermis Andira inermis Erythrophleum guineense Mussaenda arcuata Swartzia madagascariensis Psidium guajava Securinega virosa Grewia villosa Aristida stipoides Ceratotheca sesamoides Vigna subterranea Ludwigia octovalvis Gossypium barbadense Indigofera echinata Arachis hypogaea Crotalaria sp. Arachis hypogaea Pterocarpus santalinoides Trapa natans Arachis hypogaea Crotalaria sp. Aframomum melegueta 28
pawpaw pawpaw cotton cotton Indian shot raphia midrib wild custard apple flower Indian shot
custard-apple of Egypt
Dr Kt
= Bgwndr
Gonja is near
Gwanno Gwrgwm Gwargwasa Gwr Gwr Gwrz Gwsk Gwsk Gwawon kr Gwazkiya Gwb Gwwr kr Gwwar rkm Gwwr tshw Gwingi Gwolai Gworgoro Gwundi Gy r br Gy Gyr wk Gyr Gwr Gyr krm Gyr rwa Gyr Trw Gyr yr Gynmr yj
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baobab seeds cocoyam maize groundnut henna sasswood x of dog guava <English
Dr
Dr Z
false sesame Bambara nut cotton groundnut groundnut cv. water-chestnut groundnut cv. goat's groundnut Gbari groundnut forest groundnut water groundnut white man's groundnut bottle of spice
Kt
Malagueta
Generic term for cola substitutes
Roger Blench Gyrny Gyurn rk Gyaushe Gyazama
Circulation version pepper bulrush sugar-cane
Typha domingensis Saccharum officinarum Echinochloa pyramidalis Rottboellia exaltata
H. Hada rawaki Hagucuwa Haguguwa Hjn rkm Hakin furtau Hakokari Hr Hrn bbbuny Hrn gw Hrn kd Hrn kr Hrn mcj Hrn krw Hrn krw Halallamai Hamanya Hn tm Hnjn kd Hnjn Kd Hnjn rg Hnkk dk Hnkf Hnnn ktr Hnnn rw Hnnn srk Hnn byr Hntsr gd Hntsr gw Hntsr gw Hntsr gw Hntsr sny Hantso Hn Hn Hnz Hnz Hnz Hry K Cissus aralioides Ficus sur Ficus sur Landolphia owariensis Sporobolus festivus Irvingia gaboneensis Achyranthes aspera Breonadia salicina Dioscorea sp. Argemone mexicana Paspalidium geminatum Achyranthes aspera Cola sp. Zea mays Jatropha curcas Cucumis ficifolius; C. prophetarum Tribulus terrestris Eugenia caryophyllus Commelina erecta; C. forskalaei Oxystelma bornouense Polygala arenaria Waltheria indica Cussonia barteri Cola verticillata Hidiscus sabdariffa Paullinia pinnata Amorphophallus dracontoides; Anchomanes difformis Kigelia africana Ananas comosus Aloe buettneri Scoparia dulcis Monotes kerstingii Boswellia dalzielli Steganotaenis araliacea Boscia augustifolia Boscia senegalensis Cadaba farinosa Digitaria debilis; D. velutina 29
Shira
fig fig
Mexican poppy
Kt Kt
Sk
cola maize physic nut prophets melon puncture vine clove
teeth teeth of the female pagan elephants teeth crocodiles teeth dogs teeth serpents teeth thiefs teeth thiefs teeth
prevents swagger shea intestines Kudaa intestines sheep intestines causes the crows to wait
roselle
water hand chief's hand five hands
sausage tree pineapple aloe sweet broomweed frankincense
elephant's udder elephant's udder elephant's udder cow's udder
Roger Blench Hrwts Hrshn rg Hrshn rg Hrshn rg Hrshn s Hrshn sny Hrshn sny Hrshn tnky Hrshn tnky Hrshn tnky Hts hts Hts Htsn mnm Htsn tsntsy Htsn tsntsy Haujeri Haujerin mutane Haujerin raumi Hukt yr Hwyn zk Haya Hita Holama Hudar awaki Huli Hnd tkny Hunda tumbi Hura Hura hura Hlr tsh
Circulation version button grass purslane ram's tongue ram's tongue ram's tongue cow tongue cow tongue cow tongue sheep's tongue sheep's tongue sheep's tongue
Kt
Mitracarpus hirtus Portulaca oleracea; P. quadrifida Trianthema pentandra Trianthema portulacastrum Lonchocarpus laxiflorus Boerhavia diffusa Portulaca oleracea; P. quadrifida Oxystelma bornouense Portulaca oleracea; P. quadrifida Protea madiensis Eragrostis ciliaris; E. gangetica; E. tremula Pennisetum glaucum Pancratium trianthum Phyllanthus pentandrus Typha domingensis Capparis corymbosa; C. tomentosa; C. rothii Capparis corymbosa; C. rothii Capparis tomentosa Datura metel Anaphrenium abyssinicum; Heeria insignis; Arachis hypogaea Cyperus esculentus Marantochloa ramosissima. M. cuspidata; M. filipes Arachis hypogaea Crotalaria sp. Sclerocarya birrea Psorospermum senegalense Panicum phragmitoides Pennisetum pedicellatum; P. polystachion Sphaeranthus augustifolius Polycarpaea linearifolia; P. corymbosa
hogweed purslane
purslane
bulrush millet farmers millet birds millet birds millet
bulrush
hairy thorn apple groundnut tiger nut
persons Capparis spp. camels Capparis spp. x of youth
Hdj Kt
groundnut
Dr
I. br br brn dj br cn gwsk cn Msr Digitaria iburua Digitaria iburua Digitaris debilis; D. velutina Digitaria iburua Erythrophleum guineense Croton zambesicus 30 iburu iburu bush iburu iburu tree of poison tree of Egypt
K Z
Roger Blench cn krd cn krd dn sny dn zkr dn zkr gy gyr rf Illiri Imbiji n rwn nb nb ngdd ngdd Ingilmi Ingudaya nk Inoga nty nwr un nwr gd nwr tufi Irahi Iskici Isu tc ljn tcn baka w Iyaya Izazzari
Circulation version Persian lilac garden-egg jumblebeads eye of cattle cock's eye cock's eye rope of stream dum palm no business of mine <Arabic <Arabic grape
Kt Kt
Melia azedarach Burkea africana Solanum incanum Abrus precatorius Erythrina senegalensis Nauclea latifolia Urena lobata Clerodendrum capitatum Hyphaene thebaica Salix ledermannii Vitis xx Ampelocissus africanus Crateva religiosa Clerodendron capitatum Gossypium arboreum Gossypium arboreum Typha domingensis Dioscorea sp. Digitaria exilis Morelia senegalensis Opilia celtidifolia Aeschynomene crassicaulis Acacia seyal Commiphora africana Arachis hypogaea Datura metel Allophylus africanus Rhytachne congoensis Ipomoea batatas Phoenix dactylifera
grape
Kt S Z
cotton cotton bulrush root fonio buffalo shade duiker shade
S/Z Kabi Z
groundnut hairy thorn apple
spirit tree
sweet potato date palm
J. J gg Jj maz Jaakii Jtu Jtu Jwl Jbdr Jagalandi Jamajina Jambako Jambe Jn biy Jn brw Jn brd Manihot esculenta Cynodon dactylon Arachis hypogaea Oryza sativa Panicum laetum Commiphora africana Argemome mexicana Moringa oleifera Aspilia helianthiodes; A. Kotschyi; A. africana Schizachyrium exile Anacardium occidentale Schizachyrium exile Leonotis nepetifolia Annona senegalensis 31 new cassava dub-grass, dogstooth grass groundnut rice gum Mexican poppy horseradish tree pull bucket
S/Z
cashew
custard apple
Roger Blench Jn brd Jn buj Jn buj Jn bao Jn daatsii Jn dabiinoo Jn dny Jn dari Jn dutse Jn gny Jn ice Jn jr Jn y Jn natu Jn ni baibai Jn rmn Jn rn Jn run Jn saye Jn tsu Jn yr Jr b rn Jar saiwaa Jr truny Jarmayi ? Jarwa Jedda Jm Jero Jibjar s Jg Jigi Jiji Jikin mutum Jmr Jimfa Jimfaa Jimfi Jmru Jimshi Jnjn Jnbr Jinin mutum Jinjiriya Jirga Jr Jishiya Jushi
Circulation version roselle oatgrass
Hibiscus sabdariffa Monocymbium ceresiiforme Schizachyrium exile Andropogon pseudapricus Andropogon pseudapricus Phoenix dactylifera Haematostaphis barteri Solanum dasyphyllum Schizachyrium sanguineum Combretum hypopilinum Hymenocardia acida Sorghum bicolor Acacia seyal Parkinsonia aculeata Capparis tomentosa Schizachyrium exile Schizachyrium exile Schizachyrium exile Trichilia emetica Urenia lobata Hymenocardia acida Crotalaria sp. Trichilia emetica Combretum hypopilium Oxystelma bornouense Ficus thoningii Arachis hypogaea Urelytrum giganteum Phyllanthus pentandrus Cissampelos owariensis; C. mucronata Bauhinia rufescens; Maerua crassifolia Cyperus rotundus Cyperus rotundus Abelmoschus esculentus Tamarindus indica Hyparrhenia violascens Tephrosia vogelli; T. densiflora Hyparrhenia violascens Oryza glaberrima Acacia seyal Ostryoderris stuhlmanii Tamarindus indica Arnebia hispidissima Erythrina senegalensis Bauhinia rufescens; Maerua crassifolia Stereospermum kunthianum Bergia suffruticosa Acacia seyal 32
date: red cv. blood plum
red date
red leaf red tree red guinea-corn cv. red thorn
Hdj
roka
roka
Ktg
aerial roots groundnut
Ktg
velvet leaf
nutgrass nutgrass okra unripe pods
body of a person
red rice cv.
tamarind
S/Kt
tulip tree
Roger Blench Jdr s
Circulation version velvet leaf
Cissampelos owariensis; C. mucronata
K. Ka bue ka noe K dnyr rf t mt K dnyr rw K d Ka fafago K wuri K f mry K f bk K f mlm K f nm zk K f rm K f rm Kgw Kjj Kjj n fadamaa Kjj n glb Kj mllm Kk kai ka ftoo K rwn Allh Kaamaa mu rabaa Kaaraajii Kaasaraa Kshn wk Kshn wk Kshn r Kshn gwankii Kshn kaajii Kshn yw Kaawarii Kw Kb pl. kbb Kbiw Kbr gw Kbw Kt/Dr Kubi Biophytum petersianum Manilkara multinervis Manilkara obovata Vitellaria paradoxa Uapaca togoensis Ficus glumosa; F. ingens Ocimum basilicum Ipomoea argentaurata Evolvulus alsiniodes Lecaniodiscus cupaniodes Urena lobata Pennisetum pedicellatum; P. polystachion Euphorbia balsamifera Cyperus articulatus Cyperus articulatus Cyperus articulatus Crotalaria atrorubens Sida linifolia Argemone mexicana Acacia gourmaensis Manihot esculenta Chloris robusta Crossopteryx febrifuga Parkia biglobosa Ischaemum afrum Cucumis pustulatus Sphenostylis stenocarpa Acanthosperum hispidum Ficus glumosa Afzelia africana Hyphaene thebaica Cucurbita maxima; C. pepo Aloe buettneri Cucurbita maxima; C. pepo 33 sensitive plant open and close
shea
scent-leaf
you exceed the bride you exceed the native doctor you exceed the mallam you exceed the meat of a lion you exceed hemp you exceed the silk-cotton tree
jointed flatsedge jointed flatsedge jointed flatsedge
Mexican poppy
refuse the water of God
cassava ordeal tree locust blossom goat shit goat shit rat shit
winged bean Yoruba woman's shit
young dum palm pumpkin West African aloe pumpkin
Roger Blench Kbsh Kdakda Kbs Kcl Kadacin kasa Kadakada Kadaggi ? Kadan kadafi Kny pl. kn or knn or knyy or kny Knyr krm Knyr rf Knyr rf Knyr rf t mt Knyr rw Kdrk Kdur K Kdn krm
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Knt
Circulation version pumpkin pumpkin bulrush
Cucurbita maxima; C. pepo Cienfuegosia heteroclada Cucurbita maxima; C. pepo Typha dominguensis Aristolochia albida; A. bracteolata Cienfuegosia heteroclada Ficus glumosa Desmodium velutinum Vitellaria paradoxa
shea
Breonadia salicina Breonadia salicina Manilkara obovata Manilkara multinervis Manilkara obovata Dr K/Z Strychnos spinosa Daniellia oliveri Vitellaria paradoxa Manilkara obovata Uapaca guineensis Mallotus oppositifolius Chloris pilosa Urena lobata Polygonum senegalense Ectadiopsis oblongifolia Pistia stratiotes Diospyros mespiliformis Phoenix reclinata Erythrophleum guineese Costus afer Hibiscus asper Schoenefeldia gracilis Raphia sp. Phyllanthus reticulatus: Sesbania dalzielii & S. sesban. Terminalia macroptera Amblygonocarpus andongensis Digitaria gayana Aspilia helianthoides Aspilia africana & A. helianthoides Digitaria gayana Piliostigma reticulatum & P. thonningii 34
African pearwood bullet wood, sleeper wood African pearwood snuffbox tree copaiba balsam shea African pearwood
forest shea stream shea stream shea wife of stream shea water shea
forest shea
Kfffg Kfr mtw Kfr fkr Kafi ramo Kafula Khn bd Kinw Kaiwaa Kjnjr Kakawa Kk zw Hus Kakuwa maharaba Kakuma Kala Kalambu Kalangon daji Klngn dj Klnhwa Klnkw Kalanwuka Kaleru Klg Dr
horn of x water lettuce wild date palm
Roger Blench Kali Klmnt Kalumbo Klw
Circulation version jumblebeads locust bean seeds
Crateva religiosa Abrus precatorius Sesbania dalzielii & S. sesban Parkia biglobosa Acacia polyacantha ssp. campylacantha Abelmoschus esculentus
Kmboorin shaahoo Kambusu Kamfalwa Kamanmoa Kamo mwa Kamu Kamumuwa Kn br Kn bunsuruu Kn rw Kn rw Kn makwarwa Kn makwarwaa Kn msb Kn msr Kn mutum Kn zg Kana Kanaawaa Kanakana Knmfr Kanarin dookii Kncklkl Kanda Kandare Kandari Kn Kndr Kndrn bgw Kan fakaraa Kangalmo? Kangi Knj Knkm Kankame Kankame
okra cultivar with short red fruits
Ng G
Digitaria gayana Grewia lasciodicus Grewia mollis Dioscorea bulbifera Grewia mollis Xanthosoma mafaffa Monechma ciliatum Leucas martinicensis Leonotis spp. Vigna subterranea Cucumis ficifolius &.C prophetarum Sorghum bicolor Zea mays Leonotis nepetifolia Sorghum bicolor Celtis integrifolia Gossypium arboreum Paullinia pinnata Eugenia caryophyllus Chloris gayana Cucumis ficifolius; C. prophetarum Ziziphus mauritiana Terminalia macroptera Terminalia macroptera Ziziphus spina-christi Acacia farnesiana & Gomphrena golbosa Manihot esculenta Cucumis prophetarum & C. ficifolius Sesbania dalzielii & S. sesban Borassus aethiopum Anacardium occidentale Argemone mexicana Borassus aethiopum Hyphaene thebaica 35
aerial yam new cocoyam monkey's head goat's head thief's head thief's head
Bambara nut prophets melon guinea-corn cv. maize large-grained guinea-corn cv. nettle tree cotton clove prophets melon jujube leaves <Arabic
S/Z
Christ's thorn fruit kernel
K S
cassava prophets melon base of trunk of fan palm cashew Mexican poppy swollen stem of fan palm dum palm
Roger Blench Knkn Knkr Knkr Kntkr Knmfr
Circulation version red-fleshed cv. groundnut
Citrullus lanatus Acacia polyacantha Arachis hypogaea Combretum glutinosum; C. lamprocarpum Eugenea caryophyllus Diospyros mespiliformis Sorghum gabicum Beckeropsis uniseta Vigna subterranea Hibiscus sabdariffa Hibiscus sabdariffa Vigna subterranea Diheteropogon hagerupii Acacia polyacantha ssp. campylacantha Hibiscus asper Digitaria gayana Allium cepa ?Phragmites australis Sorghum bicolor Caralluma dalzielii Saccharum officinarum Sorghum mellitum Cenchrus biflorus Cola laurifolia Cenchrus biflorus Eugenia caryophyllus Digitaria gayana Digitaria debilis; D. horizontalis Beckeropsis uniseta Beckeropsis uniseta Argemone mexicana Asparagus flagellaris; A. africanus Mucuna pruriens; M. sloanei Vigna oleifera Hibiscus sabdariffa Moringa oleifera Manihot esculenta Hibiscus rostellatus Bauhinia rufescens Piliostigma reticulatum; P. thonningii Adenium obesum; Combretum paniculatum; Hildegardia barteri (kabba) Piptadeniastrum africanum 36
clove West African ebony
<Arabic
Kny pl. knyy Kas bammi Kra kuji Kraa kr Kr Krbs Karagaba Kriryu Karaki Karama mowa Krn Krn lbsaa Krn bshr Krn df Krn msllc Krn srk Krn tlk Karanciya Karanga Karanguja Karanho Karani Karanin dawaki Karank usa Karankauji Karanko Krr kdangr Krr Kara tsiki Krs Karaukin Zaila Karaza Karelawar maciji Krgn llh Krg pl. krg Kariya Kariya kurmi Dr S/Kt
Bambara nut self-sown roselle roselle calyx Bambara nut
<Kanuri
Dr
onion common reed guinea-corn sugar-cane cv. mosque stalk chiefs stalk poor mans stalk
laurel-leaved cola clove
Kt
Kt
Mexican poppy
cow-itch roselle calyx horseradish tree cassava <Kanuri fencepost of Zaila
N K
Roger Blench Krksh
Circulation version false sesame leaves sesame leaves sesame leaves Indian heliotrope hare's sesame
Ceratotheca sesamoides Sesamum orientale Sesamum radiatum Heisteria parviflora Heliotropium indicum Indigofera bracteolata Acacia polyacantha ssp. campylacantha Abrus precatorius Acacia polyacantha ssp. campylacantha Combretum glutinosum; C. lamprocarpum Lagenaria siceraria Hildegardia barteri Afrormosia laxiflora & Dalbergia hostilis; Burkea africana Aneilema lanceolatum; Combretum sp. Commelina sp.; Cynodon dactylon Byrsocarpus coccineus; Bergia suffruticosa Hibiscus sabdariffa Pavonia hirsuta Crossopteryx febrifuga Parinari robusta; Psorospermum spp. Phragmites sp. Uraria picta Parinari robusta & Psorospermum spp. Allium cepa Gardenia ternifolia Rothmannia longiflora Albizia chevalieri Aristida mutabilis; A. adscensionis; Aristida sieberiana Aristida stipoides Combretum glutinosum; C. lamprocarpum Cucumis ficifolius Englerina gabonensis; E. Lecardii. Phragmanthera kamerunensis. P. capitala P. incana; Tapinanthus sp.; Loranthus sp. Agelanthus spp. Sphaeranthus augustifolius
Krksh Krksh Krkshn Krm Krkshn Krm Krkshn zm Karki Karmunta Karo Krtkr Karuguna Kry Kry gtr Kary garma Kasa Kasam b di Ks frtn Ksfy Ksh kj Kashala Ks kif Kskwm Katakata Ktnbr Ktnbr Ktsr Katsaura Katsemu Kttkr Kaaimi Kuc
Z B
Dr
jumblebeads
bottle gourd
roselle break hoes9 ordeal tree
onion
generic for any type of mistletoe
Kad
9
Refers to the tough roots
37
Roger Blench Kudd Kuskus Kawutta
Circulation version
Kt
Kebulu Kwy tsmy Kiban a dangaru Kbiy Kbyar dj Kiciiciyaa Kige Kii raafi Kjnjr pl. kjnjri Kilabu Kilijjiri Kll Kmb Kmb Kmbr wk Kimbr dutse Kmbr mhrb10 Kmbr mhrb Kmbr rf Kimi Knr Kncy Kncy Kncy Kini Krf Krn Kiska wali Kisni Kiyafa Kizni Kokua Kokuwa Kolo Kddn kwd Kk rn Kkr Kookoo Kkcik
10
Capparis tomentosa small plant whose leaves are used to clean writing-boards Englerina gabonensis; E. lecardii; Loranthus spp. Pavonia hirsuta Cissus quadrangularis Achyranthes aspera Saccharum spontaneum Hyparrhenia subplumosa Kigelia africana Salvadora persica Acacia seyal Phoenix reclinata Pavonia hirsuta Phoenix reclinata Phoenix dactylifera Hyptis pectinata Xylopia aethiopica; X. parviflora Hyptis pectinata Grewia mollis Lantana spp. Brysocarpus coccineus Platosatoma africanum Tephrosia bracteolata Euphorbia kamerunica Colocasia sp Amorphophallus dracontioides Stylochiton lancifolius Tephrosia vogelii Azadirachta indica Antidesma venosum; Bridelia ferruginea; Bridelia scleroneura Visma guineensis Bridelia ferruginea Maerua angloensis Bridelia ferruginea; B. scleroneura Limonia sp. Afraegle paniculata Amblygonocarpus andongensis; Burkea africana Amorphophallus abyssinicus Hibiscus cannabinus Dalbergia melanoxlylon Theobroma cacao Oncoba spinosa 38
goes round the tamarind
sausage tree toothbrush tree wild date palm wild date palm pollen of male date palm Guinea pepper
< Kanuri ?
Kt
goat's pepper rock pepper hunter's pepper hunter's pepper stream pepper fence-cactus cocoyam lily root neem
Kt Kt
Kibi
kenaf cocoa snuff-box tree <English
Generic term for some odoriferous plants
Roger Blench Kkn biri Kmyy
Circulation version snuff-box tree
Krn hwaniy Ksn rg Koriba Koshikoshi Kotogo Kubali Kbw Kbwr kwd Kubin roko Kuburu Kbbwar makf Kuchin akuya Kudu Kudundu K' Kugundugu Kjm Kjrr krcy Kukur Kukuri Kkkk Kkkkn rf Kuaimi Kulakula Kulambali Kulba Kuliri Kll Kullum sh ba Kuloko Klft Kulunga Kmtn mzr Kmbl Kmbr shh Kumbullaci Kmbr fg Kmbr tsl Kmbs Kumci
Knt Kt
Dr Dr
Oncoba spinosa Eragrostis tremula; E.ciliaris; E. gangetica Merremia tridentata Dioscorea dumetorum Croton zambesicus Amblygonocarpus andogensis Arachis hypogaea Adansonia digitata Abelmoschus esculentus Scripus aureiglumis Vigna subterranea Saccharum officinarum Centaurea sp. Abelmoschus esculentus Nymphaea lotus Ficus sp. Spondias mombin Ipomoea batatas Lophira alata Sorghum bicolor Cochlospermum tinctorium Sterculia setigera Sterculia setigera Sterculia tragacantha Cucumis pustulatus Ricinus communis Adansonia digitata Thonningii sanguinea Cucumis melo Thonningii sanguinea Abelmoschus esculentus Cissus araliodes Solanum incanum Tiliacora funifera Abelmoschus esculentus Adansonia digitata Acacia polyacantha ssp. campylacantha Arachis hypogaea Vernonia kotschyana Schizachyrium exile Abelmoschus esculentus Phyllanthus muellerianus 39
three-leaf yam
groundnut baobab okra Bambara nut thistle okra water lily hog-plum fruitstone kernel sweet potato meni oil tree guinea-corn cv. goat's face
Kt
dove's seat (= sh)
karaya gum tree karaya gum tree Sterculia setigera of the stream castor baobab sweet melon okra garden-egg cv. okra baobab flower buds cat's cheeks
Gl Kt Kt N
Kt
Kt
groundnut swell open space swell the anus okra cv. with red capsules
Roger Blench Kumfa Kumfan Allah Knbr km Kncn kwy Knd Kundumasa Knfll Kunkushewa Knnn jk Knnn jk Knnn ks Knnn zm Knt Knngr Kura shanu Krng Krng wofi Krd Kurgum Kurkubi Krn Krnr Msr Krnr Nsr Kurni Krsk Kry Kry Kusuru Kss Kutukku Kuturi
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Aframomum melegueta Aframomum melegueta
Circulation version Malagueta pepper Malagueta pepper okra cv. with short capsules groundnut bottle gourd groundnut pods without kernel = krsk
Eragrostis ciliaris Abelmoschus esculentus K Arachis hypogaea Lagenaria siceraria Arachis hypogaea Maytenus senegalensis Stylochiton lancifolius Amorphophallus abyssinicus; A. dracontiodes; Colocasia esculenta Ipomoea aitonii; Indigofera pilosa Costus spectabilis Oryza sativa Commelina nudiflora Pulicaria crispa Saba florida Smilax anceps Burkea africana Curcuma domestica Grewia spp. Ziziphus spina-christi Melia azedarach Melia azedarach Bridelia ferruginea Abelmoschus esculentus Bombax brevicuspe B. buonopozense; B. costatum Bombax buonopozense; B. costatum B. brevicuspe Sterculia tragacantha Abelmoschus esculentus Dactyloctenium aegyptium Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum S Ipomoea batatas Adansonia digitata Euphorbia aegyptiaca Cocos nucifera Kerstingellia geocarpa 40
cocoyam
donkey's ear donkey's ear rats ear hares ear
Asian rice spiderwort rubber vine West African sarsparilla turmeric dye fruit Christ's thorn Persian lilac Persian lilac cow dust ladder useless ladder
Egyptian Christ's thorn White man's Christ's thorn = kncn kwy
okra cv. with short capsules silk-cotton silk-cotton karaya gum tree second crop okra tobacco fruit capsule sweet potato baobab coconut Kersting's groundnut
Kdk Kk pl. kkk Ksr shnuu Kw ttgr Kwrr
Roger Blench Kwrr Kwfn
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Knt
Circulation version Bambara nut second crop okra oil-palm coconut palm young fan palm Benin rattan desert date fruit-stone kernel banana
Vigna subterranea Abelmoschus esculentus Elaeis guineensis Cocos nucifera Borassus aethiopum Laccosperma secundiflorum Balanites aegyptiaca
Kwkw Kwkwr tt gr Kwabara Kwagiri Kwikwy Kwaloko Kwandan Kwandare Kwandari Kwn Kwng Kwngwl Kwn kd (?) Kwankalita Kwankalita Kwankwan Kwnkwn Kwnkwnn tsa tsumbe Kwnkwrnd Kwankwarimi Zm Kwns Kwnt l d zg Kwantal Kwan zabuna Kwarakko Kwarakko Kwrng Kwrng wofi Kwaranko Kwaras kwaras Kwarda da Kwrk Kwarkwaroo Kwarooroo (?) Kwarri ? Kwartowa Kt Knt
Cissus aralioides Musa sapientum; M. nana Terminalia macroptera Terminalia macroptera Ziziphus spina-christi
Borassus aethiopum Raphia sudanica Allium ascalonicum Trapa natans Nymphaea lotus Indigofera nummulariifolia; I. echinata Strophanthus hispidus; S. sarmentosus Parquetina nigrescens Isoberlinia doka Wissadula ampliissima Gossypium sp. Gossypium barbadense Cucumis melo Vigna subterranea Argemone mexicana Datura metel Saba florida Smilax anceps Argemone mexicana Arachis hypogaea; Vigna subterranea Dicoma tomentosa Argemome mexicana Beckeropsis uniseta Argemome mexicana; Commiphora africana Anthocleista vogelli. A. djalonensis; A. nobilis Citrullus colocynthis 41
S/Kt S/Kt S/Kt
Christ's thorn fruit-stone kernel lower part of fan palm raffia midrib garlic water-chestnut water-lily
arrow poison x of tree-frog
Sk W
cotton cotton sweet melon Bambara nut Mexican poppy hairy thorn apple rubber vine West African sarsparilla Mexican poppy groundnut
Ali lay in his shroud
Dr
useless ladder
Mexican poppy Mexican poppy
bitter gourd
Roger Blench Kwrr
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Vigna subterranea
Circulation version Bambara groundnut bottle gourd maize yam
Kwry Kwatakwali (Kabi) Kwato Kwattowa Kww Kwy Kyalbuwa Kyalli Kymb Kyambama Kymr Kyrn Kyangan gumi Kyara Kyaurya Kyurn kbiy Kyur pl. kymr . y rnd r ik abdarai bdd ada adabebe ddj ddjn rw fr fkr fr gurk fr kz fr shmw affy afon baareewa ahwan baareewa ahwan batsi ai daji ibb ibb idj aiai kuwa
Lagenaria siceraria Zea mays Dioscorea sp. Colocynthis vulgaris Adenodolichos paniculatus Adenodolichos paniculatus; Mimosa pigra; Acacia ataxacantha Maytenus senegalensis Grewia mollis Cochlospermum tinctorium Pennisetum purpureum Saccharum spontaneum Euphorbia kamerunica Oryza sativa Parinari kerstingii Schizachyrium exile Saccharum spontaneum Saccharum spontaneum
elephant grass fence-cactus rice
Grewia sp. Sorghum bicolor Cannabis sativa G Capparis tomentosa Capparis tomentosa Gossypium spp. Capparis tomentosa Mimosa asperata Aeschynomene crassicaulis Chloris breviseta Chloris breviseta Merremia pterygocaulos Saccharum officinarum Panicum repens Abelmoschus esculentus Abelmoschus esculentus Ectadiopsis oblongifolia Mimosa pigra Borassus aethiopum Hyphaene thebaica Mimosa asperata Hibiscus asper 42
guinea-corn cv. type of Indian hemp
finish work
cotton
red sugar-cane cv. okra okra
thorny leaf stalk thorny leaf stalk
Roger Blench iy
Circulation version
iy km km mshy aa aai ta fito y imn dngr masagi amin makiyaayuu amuamu nmrk t b k nsw arama anta rngy rngyr zbn rngyr r rngyr s rnku ardafi rdj rf arfikara rr ry asha shsh uj ur wr wr wr wr r gw r gw r Gbrw r Gbrw r dngr r ks r rkm shsh Kt
Parinari polyandrum; Ambrosia maritima; Indigofera sp. Tephrosia sp.; Indigofera astragalina Sida linifolia Sida linifolia Grewia spp. Achyranthes aspera Ficus vallis-choudae Acacia senegal Argemone mexicana Argemone mexicana Pennisetum polystachyon & P. pedicellatum P. Subangustum Withania somnifera Cenchrus biflorus & C. ciliaris Cenchrus ciliaris Cyathula prostrata; Indigofera nummulariifolia Indigofera nummulariifolia; Cyathula prostrata Diheteropogon hagerupii & Echinochloa pyramidalis Sida cordifolia Mimosa asperata Gossypium barbadense Sesbania dalzielii; S. sesban Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha Adenium obesum Brachiaria distichophylla; B. xantholauca Heeria insignis Beckeropsis uniseta Sorghum bicolor Ficus glumosa Ficus ingens Ficus glumosa Ficus ingens Hygrophila auriculata Dioscorea praehensilis Tribulus terrestris Trianthema spp. Asparagus Pauli-Guilelmi Smilax anceps Hygrophilla auriculata; Acacia polyacantha Heeria insignis 43
Mexican poppy Mexican poppy
let your evil recoil upon itself
burrwood burs
? healer of arrow poison cotton = Bgwndr
Sk
false baobab
lie
red guinea-corn cv.
puncture vine
elephant thorn elephant thorn Gobir thorn Gobir thorn lizard thorn
West African sarsparilla
Roger Blench shsh shsh tw tw rr ry ryr dts ry ta mt ryr krm ryr krm dg pl. dgi dg pl. dgi di oirmo y yr br udu dj dj djn fadama uduru ujiji s ll lln shi ba ulbt ululu mbl rg rr rr rnkshw rnkshy rr rr rr fataakee wnry wr pl. wrr
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin weed species Hibiscus cannabinus Lagenaria siceraria Cyperus sp. Cynodon dactylon
Circulation version peeled stems of kenaf bottle gourd dub-grass, dogstooth grass false locust rock Prosopis
Prosopis africana Burkea africana Amblygonocarpus andongensis; Prosopis africana Manilkara obovata Piptadeniastrum africanum Borassus aethiopum Hyphaene thebaica Kt Zm Raphionacme brownii Crateva religiosa; Strychnos tricalysiodes Strychnos spp. Voacanga thouarsii; Strychnos innocua Nymphaea lotus Striga spp. Buchnera hispida Ludwigia adscendens ssp. diffusa Allium cepa Striga hermonthica Oryza sp. Arachis hypogaea Hibiscus sabdariffa Lagenaria siceraria Guiera senegalensis Arachis hypogaea Vigna subterranea Chamaecristus absus Sorghum bicolor Gymnosporia senegalensis Gymnosporia senegalensis Pilostigma thonningii Feretia apodanthera Argemone mexicana tree whose seeds are used for rosaries Vitellaria paradoxa 44
African pearwood fan-palm fruit stone dum-palm fruit stone
forest Prosopis forest Prosopis
water-lily rhizome witchweed
Gl
onion witchweed wild grass groundnut cv. with single nut roselle bottle gourd groundnut cv. with single nut Bambara nut senna guinea-corn cv.
= mbl
Kt Kt
Kt
camel's foot roots Mexican poppy dust of x
shea-nut
Roger Blench
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Elaeis guineensis plant sp. Nymphaea lotus Arachis hypogaea Isoberlinia doka Adansonia digitata Borassus aethiopum Catunaregam nilotica Arachis hypogaea Kt
Circulation version oil palm kernel water-lily groundnut cv. with single nut pods of ~ baobab fruit fan palm fruit groundnut cv. with single nut = ll
Kwrr kwkw wti wl wll wambala wm wm wanarya wnd wy yr yar kusa yarno ys ysw yasuwar rafi
= ll
Mimosa asperata Hyperthelia dissoluta; Sorghum margaritiferum Smilax anceps Saccharum spontaneum Setaria pallide-fusca Pennisetum hordeoides; P. pedicellatum; P. polystachion; P. subangustum Setaria pallide-fusca
West African sarsparilla
L. L bai L banda Llm Lln kw Ll Ll Ll Lwr Lwr Lababuje Lbsh Labla Lbsr Labta Labto Labuje Ladiko Lfsr Laka Lllk Lllk Lllk Lll K S Gossypium hirsutum Andropogon pseudapricus Hyparrhenia subplumosa Ludwigia octovalvis Corchorus tridens Corchorus trilocularis Corchorus olitorius Ipomoea batatus Pennisetum glaucum Physalis angulata; P. micrantha Amaranthus viridis Cissus populnea Lepidium sativum Cissus populnea Sesamum orientale Cola nitida Canavalia ensiformis Lepidium sativum Typha domingensis Oryza barthii Oryza brevigulata Oryza perennis Lawsonia inermis 45 cotton
jute kidney jute jute jute sweet potato millet cv. angular winter cherry
Hdj
cress sesame cola horse-bean cress bulrush culm pith wild rice wild rice wild rice henna
<Arabic
Kt S
< Nupe [Laboshi town] <Arabic
Roger Blench Llln br Llln gw Llln j Llln sr
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Sporobolus festivus Pteleopsis habensis Feretia apodanthera Feretia apodanthera
Circulation version monkey henna elephant henna henna of the small anthill henna of the anthill storks henna tamarind
Llln shmw Lallewa Lambani Lmb Lmnyr kw Lamtin brw Lnyr kw Lash Lusr Lusr Lwsh Layo Layyata Lbn raakm Lm Lmn mgjy Lmn Mkk Lmn Msr Lmn tsuntsuu Lmun n srk Lm Lm mi z Lenje Loso L Ln tj Lilo Ld Ld Ldr marina Lk Lotokuwa Louwa Lubban Lube Lubiya Lubiya Ldd Lgb Lujiyar ? Lule Lumiya
Hdj Sk
Ng
K K
Kt
Zm
Gisekia pharnacioides Tamarindus indica Vossia cuspidata Sesbania sp. Siphonochilus aethiopicus; Siphonochilus nigericus Sesamum alatum Siphonochilus aethiopicus; Siphonochilus nigericus Gossypium hirsutum Lepidium sativum Lepidium sativum Allium ascalonicum; A. cepa Solanum incanum Cissus populnea Sorghum maritiferum; S. notabile Citrus aurantifolia Citrus medica Citrus aurantium; C. sinensis Citrus medica Carissa edulis Citrus medica Citrus aurantifolia Citrus sinensis Gisekia pharnacioides Ficus polita Sesamum orientale Fimbristylis hispidula Boscia senegalensis Rogeria adenophylla Cissus populnea Cissus populnea Milicia excelsa Tamarindus indica Vigna subterranea Commiphora pedunculata Ficus vallis-choudae Ficus vallis-choudae Phoenix dactylifera Sclerocarya birrea Ficus polita Xysmalobium heudelotianum Sclerocarya birrea Vigna subterranea 46
resurrection lily
frogspawn antelope sesame frogspawn
resurrection lily cotton cress cress garlic onion garden-egg cv.
< Arabic < Arabic
lime
< English lime of Mecca lime of Egypt sour lime
lime orange ripe fruits sesame
Dr Kt
Iroko tamarind Bambara nut gum
Cissus of the dyepit <Yoruba
date-palm fruit of ~ ripe fruits fruits Bambara nut
Dr
Roger Blench Lutua Lututuwa Lby Ld(d)y pl. lwd Ljy
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin K Gossypium hirsutum Cissus populnea Ficus spp. Lagenaria siceraria Raphionacme brownii
Circulation version cotton
bottle gourd
M. M mf M dddafi M dddafin kusu Mgnin kunm Mgrz Mj Mjg Mkb Mrf Mlnc Mlm Mlm n mt Msn dngr Maasun kadangaree Mtnk nw Mtr Mn Maburkaki Mck Mc Mc tsgn Mc ds Macara Macara Mc pl. mti Mcn s Mcn dts Mdr Madinginji Mdobiya Mdby pl. mdbi Mdby pl. mdbi Kabi Kt Dioscorea sp. Desmodium velutium; Setaria verticulata Pupalla lappacea; Cyathula prostrata Heliotropium subulatum Dioscorea praehensilis Daniellia oliveri Baphia nitida; B. pubescens Parkia biglobosa Afrormosia laxiflora Amaranthus viridis Evolvulus alsiniodes Evolvulus alsiniodes Achyranthes aspera Pandiaka involucrata; P. heudelotti Gossypium arboreum Saccharum officinarum Zea mays Sorghum bicolor Trichilia emetica Vigna subterranea Sorghum bicolor Panicum subalbidum Phragmites australis Khaya senegalensis Aristolochia albida; A. bracteolata Ekebergia senegalensis Zea mays Boscia salicifolia Pterocarpus erinaceus; P. mildbraedii Andira inermis Pterocarpus erinaceus
scorpion medicine copaiba balsam camwood empty locust pods waterleaf
Kt
cotton sugar-cane cv. maize red guinea-corn cv. roka Bambara groundnut cv. guinea-corn cv. common reed mahogany
rock mahogany maize leaves, flowers
African rosewood
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Roger Blench Mdbyr rf Maga Magaga Mgry pl. mgr Mgry pl. mgr Mgryr kr Mgmf Magina Mgr Mgdy Magyamfa Mi Mi frn i Mi gy Mi jnn Mi ki db (?) Mi kmtuu Mi f Mi llt Mi lash Mi rwy
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Albizia zygia Phoenix dactylifera Borassus aethiopum Ziziphus abyssinica Ziziphus mauritiana
Circulation version stream henna date without stone fan-palm catch thorn jujube buffalo thorn turmeric dye button grass
Ziziphus mucronata Tephrosia densiflora; T. vogelii Curcuma domestica Mitracarpus hirtus Polycarpea corymbosa; P. linearifolia Tephrosia vogelli; T. densiflora Arachis hypogaea Rhynchelytrum repens Arachis hypogaea Pterocarpus erinaceus Alternanthera sessilis; A. nodiflora Oryza sativa Sida cordifolia Physalis angulata K Gossypium hirsutum Datura metel
vendor of lovepotions
groundnut groundnut African rosewood
rice angular winter cherry cotton hairy thorn apple groundnut millet coffee senna lord of the horn lord of the small bag lord of Cochlospermum tinctorium
Mi yd Miw or miw Mjmfr Majigege Mjncy pl. mjnti Mjry Mjryr krm Makaahoo da waayoo Makari Makari Mkrn df11 Mkrn fako Makasha Makashan dw Mkk Mkr
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Arachis hypogaea Pennisetum glaucum Senna occidentalis Amblygonocarpus andongensis Ostryoderris stuhlmanii S/Kt Erythrina senegalensis Phyllanthus muellerianus; Erythrina sp. Sorghum membranaceum Dalbergia sp. Digitaria iburua Fadogia erythrophloea Brachiaria jubata Striga hermontheca Striga hermontheca Moringa oleifera Amorphophallus abyssinicus;
S/Kt S/Kt
iburu antidote to poison witchweed witchweed horseradish tree
killer of guineacorn
Probably a generic for antidotes to arrow-poison
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Roger Blench Mkrn kr Mkww Maodoo Maaimi Malafia Malaiduwa Malaina Male Maleduwa Maliya Maliya Mallen kabi Mallen mama Mallen zamfara Malmaliyo Malmaliyo Mlm Mn j Man saitum Mnw Mnw Mnd mbd Mangaladi Mngwr Mnkn Mnt w Mnt w Mnt w Mry Maraguwa Mrnd Mrg Margosa Mrgw Mrn gn Mrn ks Markafo Mrk Mrkn dts Mrmrt n Msakuwa Msr
12
Circulation version
Kt
Kt
Stylochiton lancifolius Paspalidium geminatum Vitex doniana Amorphophallus abyssinicus; Stylochiton lancifolius Cucumis ficifolius; C. pustulatus Corchorus olitorius Cissus populnea Gmelina arborea Khaya grandifoliola; K. ivorensis Cassia arereh Oryza sativa Vigna subterranea Sorghum margaritiferum Sorghum margaritiferum Sorghum margaritiferum Ficus ingens Ficus thonningii Syzygium guineense Elaeis guineensis Olea hochstetteri Maerua angolensis Maerua angolensis Sporobolus helvolus Maytenus senegalensis Mangifera indica Xanthosoma maffafa Orchidaceae Crotalaria arenaria Ansellia congoensis Ficus iteophylla
black plum
jute Gmelina broad-leaved mahogany rice Bambara nut
< Arabic < Latin
palm-oil
red oil
mango new cocoyam orchid
<English <? forget mother forget mother forget mother spleen (because an epiphyte)
Ktg/Shira Tephrosia purpurea Lawsonia inermis S/Gobir Cassia arereh; C. sieberana Azadirachta indica herb used by Fule to flavour milk Striga spp. Pupalia lappacea Afrormosia laxiflora; Ambrosia maritima; Dalbergia sp. Anogeissus leiocarpus Grewia bicolor small plant Sorghum durra Zea mays
small henna leaves neem <Portuguese
Kt
witchweed
x of farm
chewstick tree Anogeissus of the rocks desire me12 guinea-corn cv. maize
The seeds of this plant are used in love potions
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Roger Blench Msr kwona Msar wd Msrr Fln Mshy pl. mshyi Msr Mata gara kafa Mtsh
Circulation version maize maize maize cv. thing for smoking West African pepper sensitive plant false sesame leaves
Zea mays Zea mays Zea mays Clerodendrum capitatum Piper guineense; P. umbellatum Biophytum petersianum Ceratotheca sesamoides S Stylochiton lancifolius Bauhinia rufescens Eragrostis sp. Eragrostis ciliaris: E. gangetica; E. tremula Physalis angulata Bauhinia rufescens Sorghum durra Amblygonocarpus andongensis Lophira alata Erythrina senegalensis Vossia cuspidata Erythrina senegalensis Maerua angolensis Sida ovata Cymbopogon giganteus Aloe buettneri Sansevieria liberica: S. senegambica: S. trifasciata & Ananas comosus Eriosema griseum Sorghum bicolor Diospyros mespiliformis Hyphaene thebaica
woman, close the feet
Matinga Matsagi Matsandaka Matsandaka tsumbe Mtsrmm Mtsttsg Mazakuwa Mijigaga Mjn kny Mijiriya Milla Mnjry Miyafa Miyar tsanya Mobefa Md Md Md ksa? Mr (mtrk) Mwr br Mulli Mrmr Mrn Mrc Mrcn bisa Mrcn dj Mrcn doka Mrcn mkwrw Mrcn sama
angular winter cherry
gall bladder
meni oil tree
coral tree
Kabi
West African aloe
Sorghum bicolor S Adansonia digitata Borassus aethiopum Orchidaceae Orchidaceae Ansellia africana Cucurligo pilosa Orchidaceae 50
white guineacorn cv. ebony fruits dum palm unexpanded leaf frond soft guineacorn cv. baobab sprout of fanpalm epiphytic orchid terrestrial orchid Ansell's orchid epiphytic orchid
livestock fan-palm sprouts bush fan-palm sprouts x fan-palm sprouts fan-palm sprouts of the sky
Roger Blench Mgn tw
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Sorghum bicolor
Circulation version guinea-corn cv.
N. Nmn gr Nmn Gwr Nmn jeji Nmn z Nmn ngl Nmjn b m tb Nmjn bb Nmjn bgrw Nmjn dsh Nmjn dy Nmjn dy Nmjn dy Nmjn dy Nmjn gsy Nmjn gdg Nmjn garaafunii Nmjn gwabsa Nmjn hnkuf Nmjn k Nmjn kny Nmjn kmb Nmjn kkrmo Nmjn kky Nmjn ry Nmjn lm Nmjn rm fda Nmjn surendi Nmjn trmny Nmjn tsd Nmjn tsntsy Nmjn ydy Nmjn zk bnz Nanake Nanare Nnnf Nnnh S mushroom spp. mushroom spp. Termitomyces spp. Agaricus campestris Agaricus campestris Ipomoea aitonii Indigofera bracteolata Acacia nilotica & Acacia tortilis subsp. raddiana Commiphora pedunculata Centaurea sp. Launaea taraxacifolia Sesamum alatum Sonchus chevalieri Amaranthus graecizens: A. spinosus A. viridis; Polanisia viscosa; Croton lobatus Zornia glochidiata Ctenolepis cerasiformis Quassia undulata Sida alba: S. ovata & S. rhombifolia Lophira alata; L. lanceolata Lophira alata; L. lanceolata Coelocaryon preusii Strychnos innocua Strychnos innocua Amblygonocarpus andongensis; Burkea africana Opilia celtidifolia Heliotropium bacciferum; H. subulatum Sonchus chevalieri Combretum ghasalense Maytenus senegalensis Eragrostis ciliaris; E. sp Leptadenia pyrotechnica Amaranthus graecizans: A. spinosus: A. viridis; Croton lobatus Aspilia africana; A. helianthoides A. kotschyii Oryza barthii: O. brevigulata; O. perennis Celosia laxa Celosia laxa 51
Gbari meat bush meat chicken meat vulture meat
Egyptian mimosa
wild lettuce
male male male meni oil tree meni oil tree male male male male male male male orange male male male male hog plum male male male
wild rice
Roger Blench Natsika Ngibe Nobe Nm Nmn brw Nmn brw Nmn brw Nmn arya Nmn arya Nnn gw Nnn gwnk Nnn kr Nnn krcy Nnn kr Nunu
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Thespesia populnea
Circulation version Pacific rosewood
Barteria fistulosa Cymbopogon schoenanthus Sesamum orientale Launaea taraxacifolia Sesamum alatum Sesamum radiatum Sesamum alatum Launaea taraxacifolia Kigelia africana Ficus vogelii Cucumis pustulatus Euphorbia convolvuloides:E.hirta; E. polycnemoides Cucumis metuliferus Sclerocarya birrea
sesame seeds wild lettuce black sesame wild lettuce sausage tree
Hdj
antelope sesame antelope sesame antelope sesame sesame sesame elephant breast breast of roan antelope dog breast dove milk hyena breast
horned melon fruit
R. Rb(?) Rkmn gyd Rriyr ksa Rts hnj Rwy Rwy Rwy Rafasa Rhin Rahaiwa Ri r Rr Rk Rkn gw Rkn gw Rm rm Rm Ramaniya Ramar kurmii Rmr rf Rmr ruwa Rmarana Ramoramo Ramuza Rara Rawuya Rg br Cyanotis lanata Arachis hypogaea Chrysanthellum americanum Oldenlandia corymbosa Cochlospermum tinctorium Cochlospermum planchoni Zea mays Euphorbia aegyptiaca Kigelia africana Bersama abyssinica Senna occidentalis Senna occidentalis Saccharum officinarum Steganotaenia araliacea Quassia undulata Urena lobata Hibiscus cannabinus Urena lobata Wissadula amplissima Hibiscus asper Hibiscus asper Urena lobata Urena lobata Allium ascalonicum Zea mays Kigelia africana Cissus cornifolia 52
groundnut
Knt
maize sausage-tree coffee senna coffee senna sugar-cane enhances life life life elephant's sugarcane elephant's sugarcane kenaf
river hemp water hemp
garlic white maize sausage tree robe of the
Roger Blench Rg kf Rgz R Rn brw Rn kd
Circulation version monkey
Antidesma venosum; Bridelia ferruginea; Bridelia scleroneura Cyperus esculentus Sesamum orientale Sesamum alatum Hyptis spicigera Fimbristylis hispidula Ceiba pentandra Celosia argentea Sopubia mannii, S. parviflora, S. ramosa & S. simplex Polygonum senegalense Moringa oleifera Kohautia grandiflora; K. senegalensis Kohautia grandiflora; K. senegalensis Moringa oleifera Salix ledermannii Scoparia dulcis Senna alexandrina Plectranthus esculentus Pachycarpus lineolatus Vigna subterranea Echinochloa pyramidalis Manihot esculenta Manihot esculenta Dioscorea dumetorum Ampelocissus africanus Ampelocissus africanus Sphaeranthus angustifolius Trianthema pentandra; T. portulacastrum Amaranthus viridis Portulaca oleracea; P. quadrifida Pavetta crassipes Ficus sp. Polygonum senegalense & P. spp. Opilia celtidifolia Cucurbita; C. pepo Amaranthus viridis tree sp. Scopiaria dulcis Habenaria zambesina 53
tiger nut sesame mosquito guardian silk-cotton tree kapok of the hyrax crocodile kapok white man's kapok young men's kapok young men's kapok white man's kapok x of the palace antelope sesame crocodile sesame
Rn tj Rm pl. rmy Rm Rmn gwd Rmn kd Rmn nsr Rmn smr Rmn sur Rmn trw Riimni Rm fd Rinji Rzg Rzgr krg Roko Rb Rg Rg rz Rgn br Rgn dj Rgn jj Rgn mkyy Rgn yr Rb d tkny Rb d tkny Ruba ari Rubiya Rubun rubushi Rgr gd Rgd Rk R Rm fd Rmn
horseradish tree
horseradish tree sweet broomweed Alexandrian senna rizga Bambara nut cassava old cassava three leaved yam
Kt
squirrel's rizga
Kt
monkey's cassava bush cassava bush cassava large intestine cassava boys cassava
waterleaf purslane
duiker shelter pumpkin waterleaf sweet broomweed x of the palace
Roger Blench
Circulation version
Rumaza Rumbagada Rmmn Rmmn Rmfr gd Rmfr gd Rnf Rnhn zaaki Rggw Rjy Rjyr mhrb Rr
Schoenefeldia gracilis Lentinus tuber-regium Punica granatum Punica granatum Opilia celtidifolia Cassytha filiformis Cassia singueana Dalbergia saxatilis Cucurbita maxima; C. pepo Raphionacme brownii Xysmalobium heudelotianum
pomegranate pomegranate
<Arabic <Arabic duikers granary duikers granary
pumpkin hunters Raphionacme brownii
Parinari curatellifolia
S. S bi S bbb st S frfr S hnkk dk Sn Sbr pl. sbr Sbln kyng Sbln sl (?) Sbln n mt Sf Sf mai gora Sgg Sk bbb st Sny Srn ww Sr gww Ssrn kr Ssrn kr Swn kdfkr Saawuu dubuu Sb Sabe Sif Sakan zabur Sakanjabir Kt K Gossypium species large bean sp. Crotaria microcarpa Polygala arenaria Tephrosia linearis Guiera senegalensis Zornia glochidiata Zornia glochidiata Zornia glochidiata; Vernonia macrocyanus Allium ascalonicum Allium ascalonicum Indigofera simplicifolia; I. paniculata bean sp. Raphionacme brownii Gardenia aqualla; G. erubescens Hyhrophila auriculata Asparagus sp. Cissus quadrangularis Schoenefeldia gracilis Ipomoea coptica Parkia biglobosa Echinocloa colonum; Panicum laetum; Brachiaria jubata Ficus iteophylla Zingiber officinale Zingiber officinale 54 soap of the female slaves soap of the child of the women shallot shallot cotton make big one stealing makes grey hairs makes the crows wait
Ktg
chopping of fool
chain of hyena chain of hyena
immature locust pods
spleen ginger ginger
Gl
Roger Blench Skt Sakera Smrn dng Smts Smbr Smbr Samo Sn gurk Sn tsnts Sndl Sndl Sndn br Sndn dutsee Sndn maya Sndn n br Sngsng Sankalwa Sn w knk Sansabaraye Snsm Snsmn tb SnsN Sansari Sansoni Sny Snyr as Srkw Srkw Srkw Sr Srkn jbj13 Srkn jbj Srkn jbj Srky Sasami Sashe
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Circulation version water-yam horseradish tree fence sticks
Dioscorea alata Echinochloa stagnina Moringa oleifera Tephrosia linearis Erythrophleum africanum Lasiosiphon kraussiana Ziziphus mauritiana Chloris breviseta grass with edible leaf Cola nitida Cola nitida Tacca involucrata Tacca involucrata Amblygonocarpus andogensis; Cassia arereh; Holarrhena floribunda Tacca involucrata Senna occidentalis Trapa natans sensitive plant sp. Arg Kt Parkinsonia aculeata Stereospermum kunthianum Nicotiana tabacum; N. rustica Dyschoriste perrotteti Chasmopodium caudatum; Saccharum spontaneum; Sesbania pachycarpa Mucuna pruriens; M. sloanei Securidaca longepedunculata Vernonia pumila Leucas martinicensis; Hyptis spicigera; Ocimum canum Leucas martinicensis; Hyptis spicigera; Ocimum canum Hyptis spicigera Aparagus sp. Boerhavia spp. Datura spp. Portulaca spp. Dichrostachys cinerea; Acacia ataxacantha Stereospermum kunthianum Ziziphus mauritiana
jujube leaves footstep of the crowned crane footstep of the bird cola cola arrowroot arrowroot
monkey stick hill stick
flowering stem of arrowroot coffee senna water chestnut
Bori stick
tuck in your loincloth tulip tree tobacco leaves
cow-itch violet tree
mosquito guardian hogweed lord of the dungheap lord of the dungheap lord of the dungheap
tulip tree jujube leaves
'Loosely applied to ruderals' (Burkill 2000:258)
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Roger Blench Sssbn Sawoki Sesigi Shr Sh d w Sh jn Sh ksh Sh n n sh k Sh n k sn n Sh n k sn n Sh nn Sh rb Sh rw Sh sari Sh sh rw Sh sh tu Shf Shabilin gwolai Shabrai Shafa Shafo Shaffa Shalanta Shalla Sham Shamman Shamrai Shnshr Shny dk Sharan labbi Shshtu Shf Shea Shkr tsy Shear zm Sheme Sheani Shiba Shibcii Shibi
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Parkinsonia aculeata Striga hermonthica Tribulus terrestris Hordeum vulgare rubber plant sp. Pterocarpus erinaceus Ipomoea batatas Balanites aegytiacus
Circulation version Jerusalem thorn witchweed puncture vine barley
sweet potato desert date fruit not properly ripe
<Arabic sharpen knife drink blood drink finding fault drink me and I drink you drink and youll know me drink and youll know me drink milk drink sharing drink water drink x
Heliotropium ovalifolium Polygala arenaria Sorghum bicolor Cola acuminata Gossypium arboreum Saccharum spontaneum; Sesbania pachycarpa Gossypium arboreum Jussiaea suffruticosa Uraria picta Vigna subterranea Diheteropogon hagerupii; Echinocloa pyramidalis Allium ascalonicum Sterculia setigera Crossopteryx febrifuga Allium ascalonicum Typha domingensis Sk Sk Acacia sieberana Cucumis melo Diheteropogon hagerupii; Echinocloa pyramidalis Oryza sativa Tephrosia linearis Parkinsonia aculeata Ludwigia octovalvis Oryza sativa Sorghum bicolor Rogeria adenophylla Vernonia pumila Saccharum spontaneum; Sesbania pachycarpa Vernonia pumila; V. spp. Gossypium sp. Andropogon sp. ? Tephrosia vogelii; T. densiflora 56 white guineacorn cv. large cola-nut early-ripening cotton
cotton
drink drink water drink drink
Dr
Bambara nut
Gl
garlic karaya gum tree ordeal tree shallot flowering spike of bulrush sweet melon < Arabic
Asian rice
S/Kt
rice guinea-corn cv. year has ended x of hare
cotton
Roger Blench Shl Shinaka Shnkf Shnkf byu Shnkf shf
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Kt
Circulation version < Fulfulde
Grewia tenax Schoenefeldia gracilis; Ctenium elegans; C. newtonii Oryza glaberrima; O. sativa Oryza glaberrima
rice African rice African rice
Oryza glaberrima Chasmopodium caudatum Oryza barthii; O. breviligulata Oryza barthii; O. brevilgulata Oryza barthii; O. brevigulata Kt/Dr Oryza barthii; O. brevigulata Chasmopodium caudatum Ficus iteophylla Vernonia amygdalina; V. colorata Vernonia glaberrima; Heeria pulcherrima Moringa oleifera Moringa oleifera Parkinsonia aculeata Lonchocarpus laxiflorus; L. sericeus Ampelocissus africanus Cassytha filiformis Heteropogon contotus climbing plant sp. Bauhinia rufescens Datura metel Hibiscus sabdariffa Luffa acutangula Luffa aegyptiaca Cuscuta australis Centaurea perrotteti; C. praecox Centaurea perrotteti; C. praecox; Dicoma tomentosa Centaurea perrotteti; C. praecox Hibiscus sabdariffa Triumfetta spp. Gossypium spp. Datura metel Gossypium sp.
Shnkfr dj Shnkfr gyd Shnkfr kw Shnkfr mg dw Shnkfr rishi Shnkfr tsnts Shrny Shwk Shwkr jn grgr Shk hl Shk hlnk Shk hlnk Shnn br Siling silame Siliyar suluwa ? Silka Sntlk Sisi Str Srd Ssn ymm Ss Syyy Srnd Srdd Srd Sure Suren fadama Stt Str St
wild rice wild rice wild rice wild rice
rice of a child which follows a familiar person rice whose husk has a small grain bush rice warthogs rice toads rice
rice of x birds rice
bitterleaf bitterleaf of red clay soil horseradish tree horseradish tree monkeys indigo
G D
hairy thorn apple roselle calyx loofah gourd loofah gourd dodder thistle thistle thistle roselle burweed cotton hairy thorn apple cotton
< Arabic
loofah of the west
marsh roselle < Arabic
S/Kt
S/Kt
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Roger Blench T. T fdm T mjm
Circulation version
Setaria pallide fusca Acacia nilotica Ktg S/Kt Strychnos spinosa Abrus precatorius Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum Clerodendrum capitatum Vitellaria paradoxa Abrus precatorius Costus spectabilis Hibiscus sabdariffa ? Opuntia ficus-indica Costus spectabilis; Isoberlinia doka Tacca leontopetaloides Glossonema boveanum Amaranthus viridis Entada abyssinica; E. africana Gynandropsis gynandra
T rw T g rn Tb Tbtb T Tndr Tbrmr zm Tfn ktr Tklmn biri Tklmn Mkk Tklmn zm Taara yaara Trng Taatsunyaa Twts Taba damashe Taba jiki Tabadai Taa ni ka saamuu14 Taa ni ka saamuu Tabso Tafa duwa Tafar biri Tfnnw Tfrnw Tfs Tfshy Tafatso Tftf Tagida Tagwamba Tagzara Tkn Tknr gw Tknr gw Tknr gw
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Egyptian mimosa snuff box tree jumblebeads tobacco ripe shea fruit jumblebeads
she sees the sun tobacco tobacco
mat of the hare roselle cv. prickly pear monkeys sandal Mecca sandal hare's sandal
arrowroot
Kabi
cats whiskers, African spiderflower cats whiskers, African spiderflower touch me and you get horseradish tree sesame cv.
Kt
Eriosema psoraleoides Gynandropsis gynandra
Ficus vogelii Moringa oleifera Sesamum orientale Schoenefeldia gracilis Euphorbia aegyptiaca Allium sativum Allium sativum Senna occidentalis Nauclea diderrichii Panicum anabaptistum; P. phragmitoides Ocimum gratissium Colocasis esculenta Raphionacme brownii Sorghum mellitum Quassia undulata Cussonia barter Steganotaenia araliacea
garlic garlic coffee senna African peach
scent-leaf cocoyam sweet sorghum elephant's sugarcane elephant's sugarcane elephant's sugarcane
An epithet of certain economic plants
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Roger Blench Tknr gw Takoure Talagi Talaki Talakin yara bawa Tllf mry Tmngj Tmn Tmr tsur Tamatsi Tmb Tamihio Tmrr Tntl Tantaroba Tantsiya Truny Trf mz drs Trkn r
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Quassia klaineana
Circulation version elephant's sugarcane
Brachiaria stigmatisata Lonchocarpus cyanescens Lonchocarpus cyanescens Lonchocarpus cyanescens Annona senegalensis Pennisetum glaucum Tamarindus indica Raphionacme brownii Mitracarpus hirtus Eleusine coracana Tamarix spp. Cyanotis caespitosa Hyphaene thebaica
wild custardapple millet cv. tamarind button grass finger millet tamarisk star dum palm unripe fruit kernel
Ng
Trmsk Taro Taru Tasawa Tssh Tsh Tatar da Tattakiya Tattara Tttsi Tttsh Tauna Tauna gardi Taune Tur pl. tury Turr krm Tausami Ty rg Tzrgd Tny Tr Toari Tn Tf Tkr dw
S G
Kt
S/Kt
Indigofera diphylla Strophanthus hispidus; S. sarmentosus Combretum glutinosum; C. lamprocarpum weed sp. Asparagus africanus; A. flagellaris Boswellia dalzielli Combretum sericeum Combretum sp. Abelmoshus esculentus Capsicum annuum Gossypium arboreum Glossonema boveanum Vossia cuspidata Oryza sativa Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Acacia farnesiana Nicotiana tabacum; N. rustica Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum Detarium microcarpum; D. senegalense Detarium senegalense Tamarindus indica tree sp. fragrant medicinal herb Euphorbia poissoni; E. unispina Curcuma domestica Diheteropogon hagerupii Pseudocedrela kotschyi Imperata cylindrica Striga gesnerioides 59
rat trap frankincense
okra chili pepper tree cotton
rice chili pepper chili pepper tobacco seeds tobacco seeds
tamarind help lazy person
turmeric dry-zone cedar spear-grass
Roger Blench
Circulation version womens kohl womens kohl womens kohl antelopes kohl hyenas kohl
Tzln n mt Tzln n mt Tzln n mt Tzln brw Tzln kr Tsa Tsa Tsd Tsd br Tsdr Lmrd Tsdr Msr Tsk Tsmy pl. tsmyy Tsmyr br Tsmyr Lmrd Tsmyr mhrb Tsmyr mkyy Tsts Tsts rw Tsabre Tsadakwuni Tsage Tsagre Tsakayi Tskin tb Tsamba Tsambiya Tsana Tsantsa Tsrrry Tsrkyr ks Tsrkyr ks Tsrkyr ks Tsrkyr zm Tsttsg Tsatsarara eera Tsatsarara kr Tsatisarar kr Tsege
S S
Aspilia africana Aspilia helianthoides Aspilia kotschyi Vernonia pauciflora Vernonia macrocyanus Ormocarpum bibracteatum Securinega virosa Ximenia americana Physalis angulata Spondias mombin Spondias mombin Capsicum frutescens Tamarindus indica Dialium guineense Haematostaphis barteri Nelsonia canescens Nelsonia canescens Gossypium arboreum Gossypium arboreum Cymbopogon giganteus Mussaenda arcuata Amblygonocarpus andongensis Cymbopogon giganteus Celtis integrifolia Nicotiana tabacum; N. rustica Vossia cuspidata Cynodon dactylon Lagenaria siceraria Hibiscus sabdariffa brown bean Stachytarpheta angustifolia Stachytarpheta cayenensis Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Cynodon dactylon Bauhinia rufescens Asparagus flagellaris; A. africanus Cyathula prostrata Asparagus flagellaris; A. africanus Cyathula prostrata Cissus quadrangularis Amblygonocarpus andongensis 60
Kt
spiny plum angular winter cherry hog plum hog plum chili pepper seedlings tamarind monkey tamarind Nimrods tamarind hunters' tamarind tamarind of the large intestine drink water
blood plum
tree cotton early-ripening cotton
Kts
nettle tree tobacco leaf veins dub-grass, dogstooth grass bottle gourd roselle seed devil's coach whip rat's tail vervaine bastard vervaine dub-grass, dogstooth grass = crry mouse's bowstring mouse's bowstring mouse's bowstring hare's bowstring
Kts
x of hyena fish-trap of hyena
Roger Blench Tsibiri kinkini Tsibra Tsd Tsdn kr Tsdu Tsdu Tsdh Tsg
Circulation version
Ng
Tskr dj Tskr dw Tsinta fagee Tsintsiga Tsntsy pl. tsntsyy Tsntsyr duutsee Tsntsyr fdm Tsntsyr kg Tsntsyr krm Tsntsyr mz Tsntsyr tafartso Tsr f Tsr f Tsr f Tsiri Tsiriri Tsrkyr dm Tsrkyr zm Tsu Tsk Tsmn Fulaanii Tsmb Tsura Tswwn br Tswwn kr Tswwn eera Tswwn zk Tsw Tswk Tbnn dwk
Ng
Ampelocissus africanus Catunaregam nilotica Tribulus terrestris Aneilema lanceolatum Sida alba Tribulus terrestris Capsicum annuum; C. frutescens Heteropogon contortus; Loudetia hordeiformis; L. annua Hyparrhenia subplumosa Hyparrhenia subplumosa Sida alba Morelia senegalensis Eragrostis sp.; Panicum sp. Loudetia arundinacea; L. simplex; Aristida adscenscionis Eragrostis sp. Aristida stipoides Albizia ferruginea; A. adianthifolia; A. glaberrima; A. zygia Loudetia phragmitoides Panicum anabaptistum Tribulus terrestris Sida alba Stylosanthes fruticosa; S. erecta Combretum ghasalense Combretum nigricans Cynodon dactylon Cynodon dactylon Pavonia hirsuta Biophytum petersianum Asparagus flagellaris; A. africanus Eragrostis sp. Catunaregam nilotica Cissus cornifolia Securinega virosa Grewia spp. Cucumuis pustulatus Pavonia hirsuta Biophytum petersianum Peristrophe bicalyculata 61
puncture vine
stop stop dog
puncture vine chili
buffalo shade
thatching grass of the hill thatching grass of the swamp thatching grass of the river thatching grass of the forest mens thatching grass thatching grass of x puncture vine ? source
Ng
S/Zm
dub-grass, dogstooth grass dub-grass, dogstooth grass dub-grass, dogstooth grass sensitive plant
monitor lizards bowstring hares bowstring
D.
S/Kt
monkey's testicles dog's testicles rat's testicles lion's testicles
bean-flour food for horses
Roger Blench
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Commelina erecta Commelina forskalei
Circulation version bean-flour food for horses bean-flour food for horses
Tbnn dwk Tbnn dwk Tuburku Tudi Tj Tue Tukura Tkrw pl. tkwr Tum d gbr Tmtr Tmbn jk Tmbn ks Tmffy pl. tmff or tmffyy Tmffyr kd Tumniya Tmn br Tm Tumun shalla Trkr zm Trrn glb Turar tarauniya Trgnw Trgnw Trgnw Tr Turkai Trkn dk Trrb Trrb Tutubidi Tgnd Tj Tln moow Tns Tuutar an sarkii Twn br Twanka
Zam.
Millettia thonningii Lannea schimperi Eleusine indica Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum
goosegrass tobacco leaf part rejected for smoking raphia palm
Melochia corchorifolia Raphia sudanica Zam. Hyparrhenia subplumosa Lycopersicon esculentum Paspalum scrobiculatum Paspalidium geminatum Calotropis procera
tomato ricegrass Sodom apple
<English donkey belly rat belly
Costus afer Euphorbia poissonii; E. unispina Solenostemon monostachyus Solenostemon rotundifolius Typha domingensis Asparagus flagellaris; A. africanus Cyperus articulatus Combretum glutinosum Corchorus tridens Corchorus trilocularis Corchorus olitorius Curcuma domestica Abelmoschus esculentus Stereospermum kunthianum Dicranolepsis persei Gnidia kraussiana Tephrosia purpurea; Ambrosia maritima Capsicum annum Eleusine indica Dioscorea sp. Pseudocedrela kotschyii Leonotis nepetifolia Dioscorea bulbifera Capsicum annuum
crocodiles Sodom apple
monkey's tumuku tumuku bulrush tethering posts of the hare perfume of the pond jute jute Jews mallow turmeric okra tulip tree
chili pepper fowlfoot grass dry-zone cedar aerial yam chili pepper monkeys' porridge
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Roger Blench U. ngdd ngw wr bnz wr mgani
Circulation version
Kt/Z
Crateva religiosa Gynandropsis pentaphylla Carissa edulis Urena lobata Securidaca longepedunculata
cat's whiskers mother of medicine mother of medicines mother of children mother of children
wr mgngn wr yr wr yr Hd
violet tree
Euphorbia balsamifera Ficus sur
W. W Wk pl. wkiki Wkn wk Wkn biby Wkn brw Wkn bry Wkn bs Wkn dm Wkn dnfm Wkn drn Wkn Gwr Wkn Msr Wkn Msr Wkn Sntnbl Wkn tntbr Wkn trw Wkn zm Ww kaji magoori Ww maza Wwn gn Wwn krm Wy Wada Wagiri Wn krm15 Warina Wrkn maciijii Wrkn tsf Wrkn ww
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Sk
Ficus abutifolia Any beans, most commonly cowpeas Vigna pubigera; V. reticulata; V. vexillata Lablab niger Vigna pubigera; V. reticulata; V. vexillata Sphaeranthus schweinfurthii Canavalia ensiformis Vigna vexillata Lablab niger; Cajanus cajan
goat bean pagan bean gazelle bean gazelle bean small ruminant bean monitor lizard bean bean of the temporary fence fence bean Gbari bean Egypt bean Egypt bean Istanbul bean pigeon bean foreigner's bean hare bean
horse bean
pigeon pea
Sk Sk
Lablab niger Lablab niger Lablab niger Cajanus cajan Lablab niger; Cajanus cajan Lablab niger; Cajanus cajan Lablab niger; Cajanus cajan Desmodium canum Mitracarpus hirtus Quassia undulata Cucurbita maxima; C. pepo Ricinodendron heudelotii Sorghum bicolor Rauwolfia caffra; R. vomitoria Argemone mexicana. Ficus abutilifolia Ipomoea batatas Chrozophora senegalensis Trichodesma africanum Trichodesma africanum
pigeon pea pigeon pea pigeon pea pigeon pea button grass pumpkin
fool of the forest guinea-corn cv. Mexican poppy forest fig sweet potato snake's loincloth old loin-cloth
Probably includes other spp. of forest-growing fig
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Roger Blench Wasani Wasiri Wrcn dj Wtwt Wtsyr br Wtsyr br Wtsyr r Wtsyr r Wtsyr r Wtsyr r Wtsyr r Wtsyr bdr Wtsyr dm Wtsyr gw Wtsyr gw Wtsyr gwnk
Circulation version Mexican poppy
Monotes kerstingii Argemone mexicana. Habenaria barrina; Eulophia adenoglossa Striga hermontheca Ctenium elegans; C. newtonii; Faurea speciosa; Setaria sphacelata Pennisetum glaucum Ctenium elegans Ctenium newtonii Sporobolos spicatus Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Uraria picta Panicum paucinode Caralluma dalzielii Phragmites australis Sorghum nobile Loudetia hordeiformis; L. annua Aristida stipoides Stachytarpheta cayenensis Ctenium elegans; Stachytarpheta angustifolia; S. cayenensis; Loudetia hordeiformis; L. annua; Perotis indica Ctenium elegans; Stachytarpheta angustifolia; S. cayenensis; Platycoryne paludosa Orchidaceae weed used for medicine Loudetia hordeiformis; L. annua Pennisetum glaucum Combretum molle; C. glutinosum Pteleopsis suberosa Allium cepa
witchweed
fires monkey-tail monkey's tail rat's tail rat's tail rat's tail rat's tail rat's tail zorillas tail monitor lizard's tail elephant's tail elephant's tail roan antelopes tail donkey's tail puff adders tail agama lizard's tail squirrel's tail mouse's tail camel's tail camel's tail skinks tail hare's tail xs neck monitor lizard's neck elephant's neck
millet cv.
bastard vervaine
common reed
Wtsyr jk Wtsyr ks Wtsyr dngr Wtsyr krg Wtsyr ks Wtsyr rm Wtsyr rm Wtsyr shrnd Wtsyr zm Wyn bjn Wyn dm Wyn gw Wyn mkwrw
terrestrial orchid
Kt Kt
millet cv.
onion
Y. Y Y wry Yy Yyr kd Ykw Ykwr dj Ykwr ftk Kt Ficus sp. creeper = fs b Leptadenia hastata Tacazzea apiculata Hibiscus sabdariffa Hibiscus asper Cyphostemma adenocaule; 64
spread calabash tears crocodile tears roselle bush roselle trader's roselle
Roger Blench
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Cayratia gracilis Hibiscus asper Hibiscus asper Hibiscus asper
Circulation version dog roselle frog roselle little loved roselle thorny roselle hunter's roselle large white garden-egg
Ykwr kr Ykwr kwd Ykwr aima mowa Ykwr y Ykwr mhrb Yl Yr Yts byr Ytsn n srk Yzw Yao Yaggulumbe Yako Ym Yamanya Yamanza Yambama Ymrr Ynd Yano Yankufa Yarwatsi Yry Ytyt Yaudi Yauki Ywn ri Yaya kai to fito Yy Yzw Yin ururu . n dr n kyamba r bkn kg r garii r kn msllc r lmb S
Hibiscus asper Cyphostemma adenocaule; Cayratia gracilis Solanum incanum moss found on Diospyros mespiliformis Paullinia pinnata Hibiscus sabdariffa Sapium grahamii Ziziphus mauritiana Zea mays Ipomoea nil; I. aitonii; Merremia aegyptiaca Hyparrhenia rufa; Monocymbium ceresiforme Cucumis prohetarum; C. ficifolius Clematis hirsuta Pennisetum purpureum Merremia tridentata Ficus abutilifolia Ceratotheca sesamoides Waltheria indica Mitracarpus hirtus Ipomoea muricata; Vigna vexillata; V. reticulata; V. pubigera Tamarindus indica Abelmoschus esculentus Crotalaria microcarpa Senna occidentalis Sida linifolia Ampelocissus africanus Sapium grahamii Ipomoea eriocarpa
five fingers roselle cv. jujube leaves maize
prophets melon elephant grass
false sesame button grass
Gobir S
Kt S/Kt Ktg
tamarind blossom okra
Kt
Caesalpinia bonduc Cochlospermum tinctorium Allium ascalonicum Cucurbita pepo; C. maxima Ocimum basilicum; O. canum Allium ascalonicum 65
shallot pumpkin tea-bush shallot
son of river-bank
Roger Blench ar ma taa ar tbsh r tsur r rf r ktn r ngw ara aro aron kg
Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin Sk
Circulation version
Eriosema psoraleoides Gossypium hirsutum Gossypium arboreum; G. herbaceum Gossypium arboreum; G. herbaceum Sorghum bicolor Gynandropsis gynandra
cotton cotton guinea-corn cv. cats whiskers, African spiderflower arrowroot
son of the quarter
Ktg Bo/Ktg
Tacca leontopetaloides Euphorbia balsamifera Aeschynome crassicaulis
Z. Zbn df Zb Zbuwaa Zg rf Z Z bnz Zzr gw Zabakon aura Zbgi Zbb Zbb Zabiya Zagai Zitn Zm Zm Zknku Zalbo Zmntrr Zmr Zmr Zng Znzbr Zrngd Zarenshi Zarin auna Zrmo Zun nw Zzz bbby Aloe buettneri Aloe buettneri Aloe buettneri Paullinia pinnata Scoparia dulcis Amaranthus viridis Hygrophila auriculatus Sorghum exsertum Strophanthus hispidus Curcuma domestica Cochlospermum tinctorium Phoenix dactylifera Cocculus pendulus Olea europea Datura metel Datura stramonium Pistia stratiotes Allium ascalonicum Lepidium sativum Sesbania spp. Pavonia hirsuta Pennisetum glaucum Zingiber officinale thorny plant Imperata cylindrica Brachiaria mutica Senna occidentalis Sorghum bicolor Oryza sativa 66
S Kt Z G
x of the stream sweet broomweed elephant's pubic hair arrow-poison turmeric date cv. with red fruit olive hairy thorn apple Jimson weed water lettuce garlic cress seeds learned word < Arabic
Kt Sk
millet cv. ginger spear-grass
<Arabic
Kt B
guinea-corn dwarf cv. rice
sit down in the shade
Roger Blench Zbrd Zbrd Zgl Zglgnd Z k tsll Zu Zmw Znzn Zr Zrm mutane Zrm nsr Zrmn Zrmn taho Zw Zw
Circulation version okra roselle calyx horseradish tree horseradish tree come you jumping nettle tree
K/Kt Shira
Abelmoschus esculentus Hibiscus sabdariffa Moringa oleifera Moringa oleifera thatching grass sp. Celtis integrifolia Maerua angolensis Cochlospermum tinctorium; C. planchoni Boscia salicifolia Ricinus communis Ricinus communis Ricinus communis Ricinus communis Celtis integrifolia; C. spp. Celtis integrifolia; C. spp.
castor bean castor bean castor bean castor bean nettle tree nettle tree
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TABLES Table 1. Acronyms iii

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Roger Blench 1. Introduction

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Circulation version English Etymology

desert date < Tamachek?

gourd tobacco plant with poor tobacco and

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Circulation version good flowers date: large cv. date-palm ackee

< Arabic < Arabic toads wheat ants wheat

hairy thorn apple

cotton seed yam cv. tobacco

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Boscia of the rock cassia pods sugar-cane

< Argungu town

< Azawak region of Niger

<English ? < Arabic1

tiger-nut nutgrass tiger-nut banana wild banana banana

< Nupe? banana of bush banana of white man

Euphorbia balsamifera Balanites aegyptiaca

Joe Macintyre (p.c.) relates this to Arabic al-godon.

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groundnut groundnut sweet potato

guinea-corn Bambara groundnut red cultivar

indigo indigo Sodom apple wild indigo

indigo of the rubbish-heap indigo of the

Indian shot Indian shot tobacco flower

groundnut cv. jujube leaves

Kanuri big one of last year big lemon big lemon

Roger Blench Bshr

guinea-corn cv. tiger-nut

female Commelina erecta horses bls

Hausa plant names Hausa-Latin G Sk/Ad

Circulation version pumpkin

breadfruit breadfruit horseradish tree horse-bean Egyptian mimosa roselle petals

leave [it] to the mud leave me you said <English <English

Diospyros mespiliformis Vossia cuspidata Raphionacme brownii Trochomeria dalzielii; T. macroura 8

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Circulation version loofah false sesame leaves

climbing lily elephant Terminalia squirrel Terminalia forest Terminalia

< Kanuri btt ? < E.

physic nut guinea-corn cv.

Exact reference unclear. zg also applies to a white cloth.

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poor quality tobacco

Bambara nut cotton poor quality guinea-corn shea tree

harmattan wind shakes things up [?]

toothbrush tree bottle gourd

poor quality tobacco

open the spittle open the spittle poor quality tobacco

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