HAUSA NAMES FOR PLANTS AND TREES - Roger Blench

HAUSA NAMES 

FOR 

PLANTS AND TREES 

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2 nd EDITION 

Roger Blench 

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This printout: December 11, 2007

Roger Blench Hausa plant names – Hausa-Latin Circulation version 

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 

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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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1. Introduction 

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 Aubréville (1950) 

and Peyre de Fabrègues (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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Vowels 

Hausa has five vowels; 

Front Central Back 

Close i u 

Close-Mid e o 

Open 

a 

All vowels can be long or short: long vowels are marked by doubling. Macrons ā, ē 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 

Labiodental 

Alveolar 

Alveopa 

latal 

tS 

dʒ 

Palatal 

Velar 

Plosive 

p 

b 

t 

d 

k 

g 

Fricative 

f s 

h 

v z 

Glottalised ɓ ɗ ȿ ƴ ƙ 

Nasal m n 

Lateral l 

Roll r 

Tap/trill r 

Approximant w 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: 

tʃ = c 

dʒ = j 

ȿ = ts 

The glottalised y, ƴ 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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Tones 

Hausa has two level tones and a falling tone, marked as follows; 

High 

Falling 

^ 

Low $ 

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 C 1 of the second word. 

Ipomoea aitonii bútà wútáá bítà wútáá 

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 

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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, 

bútúrì hùùtáá 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, dâmbíí 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 bààbá ‘father’, 

báábáá ‘indigo’ and bàbbá ‘big’, all of which are legitimate elements in plant names. McIntyre (2007) is an 

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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 études ethnobotaniques et floristiques au Niger. Paris: ACCT. 

Adam, J.G., N. Echard & M. Lescot 1972. Plantes médicinales Hausa de L'Ader. Paris: Muséum National 

d'Histoire Naturelle. 

Ag Sidiyene, E. 1966. Des arbres et des arbustes spontanés de l'Adrar des Iforas (Mali). Paris: 

ORSTOM/CIRAD. 

Aubréville, A. 1950. Flore soudano-guinéene. Paris: Société d'Éditions Géographiques, 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 à 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. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe. 

Colombel, V. de 1997. Noms et usages des plantes: étude comparative en dix langues tchadiques du groupe 

central. Méthodologie pour une remontée dans le temps. In: L'homme et le milieu végétal 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 végétaux chez les Dogon. Journal de la Société 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. Étude Ethno-Zoologique du Pays Hausa. Société d’Études 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. 

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Okezie Akobundu, I. & C.W. Agyakwa 1998. A handbook of West African weeds. 2 nd 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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Conventions 

HAUSA-SCIENTIFIC-ENGLISH PLANT NAMES 

* Recorded in Bargery without tone and vowel length 

º Recorded in a botanical source but not confirmed in a linguistic source 

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Hausa name Dialect Scientific name English Etymology 

A. 

À góógè Xylopia aethiopica; X. 

parviflora 

Àà kai ka fíítòò Sida linifolia one will bring you 

whistling 

Abantokoº Illo Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn 

Àbàrbáá Ananas comosus pineapple


good flowers 

Álákàs Phoenix dactylifera date: large cv. 

Àlákkàn Phoenix dactylifera date-palm ?


Ànzáá 

Boscia senegalensis 

Ànzáá 

Cadaba farinosa 

Ànzán dúútsè Gardenia sokotensis Boscia of the rock 

Áráhóó Cassia sieberana cassia pods 

Àràkéé S Saccharum officinarum sugar-cane 

Árárráɓíí 

Commiphora kerstingii; 

Boswellia dalzielii; B.odorata 

Árgúngùù Solanum incanum garden egg cv. < Argungu town 

Árìgîzà Cyperus esculentus tiger-nut 

Aru Hyphaene thebaica dum palm; bark 

of the unripe 

kernel 

Arujere 

Harrisonia abyssinica 

Arukafuka Dioscorea sp. yam 

Asara Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum tobacco 

Ásáwààkíí Salvadora persica toothbrush tree < Azawak region 

of Niger 

Ashake shaku Dioscorea sp. yam 

Átáfáá Gossypium sp. cotton 

Àtáràs Cola acuminata; C. nitida; cola nut cv. 

Àtílè Canarium schweinfurthii bush-candle 

Àtílìs Canarium schweinfurthii bush-candle 

Àttáágárà Cocos nucifera coconut 

Átùmáátùr̃ Lycopersicum esculentum tomato


B. 

Bà’ ádámìyáá A Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Bá ágáá Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Bà fádámèè K Ipomoea batatas sweet potato one of the marshes 

Bà Fíláátánáá Heliotropium bacciferum one of the Fulani 

woman 

Bà Fíláátánáá Sorghum sp. guinea-corn one of the Fulani 

woman 

Bà Fíláátànáá Vigna subterranea Bambara 

groundnut –red 

cultivar 

one of the Fulani 

woman 

Bà gárdááyè Cienfuegosia heteroclada one of obstinacy 

Bà go zááƙíí Carissa edulis one that x 

sweetness 

Bà Gwááríí Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. one of the Gbari 

Bà Gwááríí Zea mays maize cv. one of the Gbari 

Bà Gwáárììyáá Arachis hypogaea groundnut one of the Gbari 

woman 

Bà Gwáárììyáá Vigna subteranea Bambara 

groundnut 

one of the Gbari 

woman 

Bà Gwáárììyáá Zea mays maize one of the Gbari 

woman 

Bà Gwàndáráá Gossypium barbadense cotton one of the 

Gwandara 

Bà Gwàndáráá Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. one of the 

Gwandara 

Bà Jààríí Arachis hypogaea groundnut cv. one of Zar [?] 

Bà Jàmfààríí Senna occidentalis senna one of Zamfara 

Bà Kánùwáá Cucurbita maxima-C. pepo pumpkin one of Kano 

Bà Kánùùwáá Gossypium sp. cotton cv. one of Kano 

Bà Zàmfààríí Arachis hypogaea groundnut one of Zamfara 

Bà Zàmfààríí Senna occidentalis senna one of Zamfara 

Bà kískíí 

Commelina forskalaei-C. erecta 

Báá màà tàɓóó Merremia aegyptiaca we are not in the 

mud 

Báà rééshè Knt Newbouldia laevis no branch 

Báà ruwáánáá 

Salix ledermannii and other willow no business of 

Salix spp. 

mine 

Bàà jíníí Ostryoderris stuhlmannii cause blood 

Bàà jíníí Afrormosia laxiflora cause blood 

Bàà sáámù Boswellia dalzielii-B. odorata cause receiving 

Bàà túúkàà Gossypium barbadense cause plaiting 

Bàà zààná Commiphora kerstingii give fence mat 

Bààbá kábà Indigofera sp. indigo father of dumpalm 

fronds 

Báábáá Indigofera sp. indigo 

Báábáá ambalee Calotropis procera Sodom apple 

Bààbàà báábàà 

Ambrosia maritima; Indigofera wild indigo 

prieurea; Tephrosia purpurea 

Báábáá jíbjíí Boerhavia diffusa indigo of the 

rubbish-heap 

Báábáá jíbjíí Datura metel hairy thorn indigo of the 

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apple 

rubbish-heap 

Báábáá jíbjíí Portulaca oleracea; P. 

quadrifida 

purslane indigo of the 

rubbish-heap 

Báábáá júújíí Datura metel hairy thorn 

apple 

indigo of the 

rubbish-heap 

Báábáá móórèè Ambrosia maritima indigo of 

enjoyment 

Báábáá móórèè Tephrosia purpurea indigo of 

enjoyment 

Báábáá ròòdóó Rogeria adenophylla indigo of x 

Báábán dààmísà Z Indigofera conjugata indigo leopard’s indigo 

Báábán gííwáá Bergia suffruticosa elephant’s indigo 

Báábán máàrái Indigofera astragalina indigo of the 

spotted 

weaverbird 

Báábán ráfí Indigofera prieureana stream indigo 

Báábán tàlákì Lonchocarpus cyanescens indigo of Yoruba 

type 

Báábár ríníí Indigofera sp. dyeing indigo 

Bààfûr Detarium senegalense exudate


Bàɗàshèráá Arachis hypogaea groundnut pods useless person 

without kernel 

Bàdàyíí S Grass sp. 

Bádòò Nymphaea lotus water-lily 

Bàdùùsáyáá Cyperus esculentus tiger-nut 

Bàgààrúúwáá pl. 

bàgààríí 

Acacia nilotica 

Egyptian 

mimosa 

Bàgààrúúwár̃ gííwáá Gnidia schweinfurthii elephant mimosa 

Bàgààrúúwár̃ Mákkà Moringa oleifera horseradish tree mimosa of Mecca 

Bàgààrúúwár̃ Mákkà Parkinsonia aculeata mimosa of Mecca 

Bàgààrúúwár̃ Másàr Moringa oleifera horseradish tree Egyptian mimosa 

Bàgààyíí 


Bàgàjímí Hyphaene thebaica forked stem of 

dum palm 

Bagashi? Knt Vernonia pumila and spp. 

Bàgúlmè Oryza sativa rice cv. 

Báhár̃ Lonchocarpus sericeus 

Báinà 

Panicum laetum 

Bàkáɗáánìyáá Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

Báƙár̃ áyáá Cyperus esculentus tiger-nut black tiger-nut 

Báƙár̃ bíí rááná Crotalaria sp black follow the 

sun 

Báƙár̃ káyáá Acacia hebecladoides; A. hockii black thorn 

Báƙár̃ tàrámníyáá Combretum ghasalense black Combretum 

glutinosum 

Báƙáá Zea mays maize –black 

cv. 

Báƙáá Dr Vigna subterranea Bambara 

groundnut cv. 

Báƙár dóókáá Isoberlinia doka black doka 

Báƙín alambu Phyllanthus reticulatus black x 

Báƙín búúnúú Ktg Indigofera pulchra person who is a 

‘black sheep’ 

Báƙín dábínóó Phoenix dactylifera date black date 

Báƙín ɗángóó Clitandra sp black newlyhatched 

locust 

Báƙín gágài Fadogia agrestis black aphrodisiac 

Báƙín gágài Fadogia ancylantha black aphrodisiac 

Báƙín gármáníí Urena lobata black Sida 

cordifolia 

Báƙín gúmbíí Ad Acacia macrostachya black thorny plant 

Báƙín kûkkúúkì Lannea schimperi black Sterculia 

setigera 

Báƙín màƙárfò Burkea africana black Afrormosia 

laxiflora 

Bàlààsá(yáá) Commelina nudiflora spiderwort 

Bàlààsáá G Commelina erecta; C. diffusa; 

C. forskalaei; C. lagosensis; 

Murdannia nudiflora 

Bàlààsánáá Commelina nudiflora spiderwort female Commelina 

erecta 

Bàlààsár dáwáákíí G Commelina erecta; C. 

forskalaei; C. lagosensis; 

horses’ bàlààsáá 

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Murdannia nudiflora 

Bàlááyà G Cucurbita maxima pumpkin 

Bálàgándáá, Sk/Ad Cochlospermum planchoni 

Bálàgándéé 

Bâlbéélàà Pulicaria crispa cattle-egret 

Bálgéé W Cochlospermum tinctorium 

Bàlíílì Kt Vitellaria paradoxa shea nut 

Ballakaniº Ad Boscia angustifolia 

Balsandaº Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

Bàmàlláá Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

Bámbààmíí Borassus aethiopum fan-palm – 

upper part 

Bambambeleº Calotropis procera Sodom apple 

Bámbámí Knt Alchornea cordifolia 

Bambamko* Dr Aeschynomene afraspera 

Bambamko* Dr Aeschynomene indica 

Bambamko* Dr Aeschynomene sensitiva 

Bámbánáá Typha domingensis bulrush flowerhead 

Bàmbár̃óó Clerodendrum capitatum hollow stems 

Bàmbúú Adansonia digitata baobab 

Bàmbûs Colocynthis citrullus bitter apple 

Bàmbúúshì Colocynthis citrullus bitter apple 

Bâmmíí Elaeis guineensis palm-wine 

Banje 

Acacia sieberana 

Banji 


Bàr̃ mà tàɓóó Merremia aegyptiaca leave [it] to the 

mud 

Bàr̃ ní ká cèè Ad Cleome scaposa leave me you said 

Barabutuº Artocarpus altilis breadfruit


Baska* Luffa aegyptiaca loofah 

Bátáƙáshíí Ceratotheca sesamoides false sesame 

leaves 

Báujéé 

Raphionacme brownii 

Báujíí Ad Acacia seyal 

Bauli 

Combretum lamprocarpum 

Báuréérèè Gloriosa superba climbing lily 

Báushè 

Terminalia spp. 

Báushèn gííwáá Terminalia mollis elephant 

Terminalia 

Báushèn kùréégéé Manihot esculenta cassava squirrel 

Terminalia 

Báushèn kúrmíí Pouteria alnifolia forest Terminalia 

Báyáá 

Panicum laetum 

Bàyámáá 

Swartzia madagascariensis 

Bàzáyyànáá Aristida adscensionis type of bead 

Béénà Parkia biglobosa locust tree with 

poor fruit 

Bento Salvadora persica toothbrush tree < Kanuri béttò ? 

Berefut Artocarpus communis breadfruit < E. 

Bìɗììɗììyáu 

Dyschoriste perrottetii 

Bigiya Hdj Trapa natans 

Bìì dà rúwá Polygonum senegalense & P. 

go by water 

spp. 

Bìì dà sártsè Euphorbia lateriflora remove splinter 

Bìì ní dà zúgúú Jatropha curcas physic nut follow me with a 

present 2 [?] 

Bìì nóónò Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. follow milk 

Bìì(yà) ráánáá Crotalaria mucronata follow sun 

Bíí(yà) ráánáá Crotalaria obovata follow sun 

Bìì ráánár̃ áwáákíí Crotalaria atrorubena; spp. follow sun goat 

Bìì ráánár̃ zóómóó Crotalaria microcarpa follow sun hare 

Bìì tá dà zúgúú Jathropha curcas physic nut 

Bìì tá kà tsíírá Fadogia erythrophloea seek and be saved 

Bìì záánáá Commiphora africana follow the mat 

Bìì zááƙí Carissa edulis follow sweetness 

Bíí (yà) gééróó Oryza sativa follow millet 

Bíí (yà) hàŋwááwà Ctenolepis cerasiformis follow chameleon 

Bíí (yà) ráánáá Crotalaria obovata follow sun 

Bíícíí S Pennisetum glaucum bulrush millet 

without grain 

Bíídì 

Sphaeranthus stenocarpa 

Bíídì Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Bíídì gwolsi Dr Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Bíílóó Kaz Boscia senegalensis 

Bìjààráá Arachis hypogaea groundnut cv. 

Bíndìn kùréégéé S Perotis indica ; Loudetia annua 

squirrel’s tail 

& L. hordeiformis 

Bírgóó Ad Indigofera oblongifolia 

Bírííjì Arachis hypogaea groundnut cv.


Bíshíyóóyí 

Ficus populifolia 

Bítà wútáá 

Ipomoea aitonii; Vigna luteola; 

put out the fire 

Merremia aegyptiaca 

Boginahiº S Argemone mexicana Mexican poppy


forskalaei; C. erecta 

Bùùrár̃ kàréé Amorphophallus Barteri dog’s penis 

Bùùrár̃ záákìì Amorphophallus dracontioides donkey’s penis 

Bùùrár̃ záákìì Cucumis metuliferus horned melon donkey’s penis 

Búùrúúƙùù 

small shrub 

Búúshááƙíí Phragmites australis common reed 

Bùùshéé Acacia nilotica Egyptian 

mimosa 

Bùùshíí 

Bergia suffruticosa 

Búúzún mááràyáá Alternanthera nodiflora undressed skin of 

the cob antelope 

Ɓ. 

Ɓákkô Adansonia digitata baobab


Cééɗííyáá pl. 

Ficus thonningii 

cééɗííyóóyíí 

Cééréérííyáá brown bean = tsárárrííyáá 

Cíbɗìì 

Boswellia dalzielii 

Cìcìdóó Dr Cucumis ficifolius; C. 

prophetarum 

prophet’s 

melon 

Cìcìwáá S/Kt Maerua angolensis 

Cìcùdíí Gl Cucumis ficifolius; C. 

prophetarum 

prophet’s 

melon 

Cíí dà gééró Saccharum officinarum sugar-cane – eat the millet 

sweet cultivar 

Cìì ní dà zúgúú Jatropha curcas physic nut 

Cìì zááƙí Carissa edulis eat sweetness 

Cííkà dáwàà Hyparrhenia subplumosa point of guineacorn 

seed 

Cíkà dáájìì Hyparrhenia subplumosa fill the bush 

Cíkà fágéé Vernonia kotschyana fill the open space 

Cíkà gídáá S Ricinus communis castor fill the house 

Cìkà sàuráá 

Crotalaria sp.& Leonotis 

nepetifolia 

rattlebox 

Cíkóókóó Kt Borassus aethiopum late, kernelless 

fruit of the fanpalm 

Cíkwíí Gossypium hirsutum cotton 

Ciriº G Vitellaria paradoxa shea tree 

Cììríírìì S Combretum kerstingii 

fill the disused 

farm 

Ciraº 

Catunaregam nilotica 

Cìttáá Aframomum melegueta Malagueta < Arabic 

pepper 

Cìttáá Capsicum annuum chili pepper < Arabic 

Cìttáá kúmfáá Aframomum melegueta Malagueta frothy pepper 

pepper cv. 

Cìttáá mài ƙwààyáá Zingiber officinale ginger single tuber 

pepper 

Cìttáá mài yáátsàa Zingiber officinale ginger finger pepper 

Cìttár̃ Àhò Zingiber officinale ginger Malagueta pepper 

of Eloyi people 

Cìttár̃ Jábà Zingiber officinale ginger Malagueta pepper 

of Hyam people 

Cììwóó 

Landolphia owariensis; Saba rubber vine 

florida 

Cizgiriº S Hyphaene thebaica dum palm 

Cizoº D Cyperus esculentus tiger nut 

Cùùcún káryá Indigofera nummulariifolia whore’s disease 

Cùùwóó 

Landolphia owariensis; Saba 

florida 

rubber vine 

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D. 

Dà mááshìn kúryáá Z Hemizygia bracteosa with spear of 

drum 

Da sisiº 

Schwenkia americana 

Dááɓùrín sáánìyáá Portuluca oleracea purslane cow's palate 

Dááɓùrín sáánìyáá Trianthema pentandra; T. 

cow's palate 

portulacastrum 

Dááfááráá 

Cissus populnea 

Dààkàtáá K Ipomoea batatas sweet potato Wait! 

Dààkùshéé Uraria picta blunt (s.t.) 

Dààlíí 

Commiphora kerstingii 

Dààlóó S Commiphora kerstingii 

Dààlóó K/Z Combretum ghasalense 

Dààshíí 

Balsamodendron africanum; 

Commiphora africana 

Dààshín jééjì Commiphora pedunculata C. africana of the 

bush 

Dááwàà pl. 

Sorghum bicolor 

sorghum 

dááwóóyíí, 

dááwàwákíí 

Dááwàà Nymphaea lotus seeds of water 

lily 

Dááwàr̃ ɗánkù rááná Borno Sorghum arundinaceum sorghum of your 

son out in the sun 

Dááwàr̃ dòòrínáá Sorghum arundinaceum hippo sorghum 

Dááwàr̃ kádàà 

Sorghum arundinaceum; 

crocodile sorghum 

Pennisetum purpureum; 

Sorghum series spontanea 

Dááwàr̃ kádàà Pennisetum purpureum elephant grass crocodile sorghum 

Dááwàr̃ Másàr Zea mavs maize sorghum of Egypt 

Dááwàr̃ rààfíí Sorghum arundinaceum stream sorghum 

Dááwàr̃ dààmínáá Sorghum series spontanea wet season 

sorghum 

Dààwàdááwà 

Rottboellia exaltata 

Dabaº K Solanum incanum garden-egg 

Dàbáágíráá Balanities aegyptiaca flowers and 

leaves of desert 

date 

Dàbánò Parkia biglobosa liquid from 

locust flower 

Dábíínòn bírìì Phoenix reclinata wild date palm monkey's date 

Dábíínòò pl. dàbììnái Phoenix dactylifera date < Kanuri < Coptic 

Dábíínùùwáá pl. 

Phoenix dactylifera date palm < Kanuri < Coptic 

dábíínììyáá 

Dàddààgúú Momordica balsamina; M. balsam apple < Fulfulde ? 

charantia 

Dáddáátáá 

Thelepogon elegans 

Dáddáwáá 


Dadokoº? 

Steganotaenia araliacea 

Dàfà kàré G Hyptis spicigera mosquito 

guardian 

treat the dog 

harshly 

Daiyoº 


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Dáálìmíí Saccharum officinarum sugar-cane 

Dàmáágàr̃ám Faidherbia albida whitethorn name of a town 

Dàmágìì 

Chrozophora senegalensis 

Dàmáágíráá Balanites aegyptiaca flowers and 


date 

Dàmàr̃ zàyáá K/Kt Abrus precatorius jumblebeads 

Dámdám shíyáá Boscia senegalensis bare place 

Damdun makiyayaº S Nelsonia canescens 

Dàmfárƙàmíí 

Monechma hispida; Borreria 

radiata; Pandia sp. 

Dàndámíí Gisekia pharnacioides night-blindness 

Dàngárêzáá Tamarindus indica tamarind 

blossom 

Dândáánàà 


Dángèráá 

Combretum glutinosum 

Dángèrèè 

Cyathula prostrata 

Dángèrèè 

Desmodium velutinum 

Dángèrèè 

Setaria verticillata 

Dángèrèè 

Triumfetta spp. 

Dángìráá Hibiscus cannabinus head 

Dángìráá bàà súúsà Hibiscus asper H. cannabinus 

causes scratching 

Dáníyáá 

Sclerocarya birrea 

Danji Centaurea praecox; C. 

thistle 

perrottetii 

Dànkálìì Ipomoea batatas sweet potato 

Dànkálìn tùùr̃ààwáá Solanum tuberosum Irish potato European sweet 

potato 

Dànkálìn yáàráá 

Trianthema portulacastrum &. 

girls’ sweet potato 

T. pentandra 

Dánƙòò 

Ficus sp. 

Dánƙwàn kùyàngíí Merremia aegyptiaca rubber of female 

slaves 

Dànsàkúúkàà 

Algae, moss 

Dányáá 

Sclerocarya birrea 

Dànyíí Centaurea praecox & C. thistle 

perrottetii 

Dànyín gííwáá Hygrophila auriculata elephant’s thistle 

Dar bejiyaº Azadirachta indica neem 

Dárɓáá Parkia biglobosa liquid from 

locust flower 

Dárgàjíí 

Grewia mollis 

Dárgàzáá 

Grewia mollis 

Dátsí Aristida siberiana; A. 

adscensionis; A. mutabilis 

Dáuɗàà 

Dicoma tomentosa 

Dáuɗa dáuɗàà Knt Stylosanthes erecta 

Dáudàr̃ 

K Centaurea perrottetti; Blepharis 

máágúzááwáá 

linarifolia; Centaurea praecox 

Dàumààshíí 

Vernonia kotschyana 

Dàuráá Hdj Vossia cuspidata; pennisetum 

pedicellatum P. polystachion 

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thistle 

D. tomentosa of 

the pagan Hausa


Dáuràr̃ máhàlbáá Centaurea praecox; C. 

thistle hunters’ millet 

perrottetti 

Dàuróó Pennisetum glaucum millet 

Dawoº ? 

Tetrapleura tetraptera 

Dáyyàdíí Elaeis guineensis oil-palm 

Dàyíí Centaurea perrottetti; C. thistle 

praecox 

Dàyín gííwáá Hygrophila auriculata elephant's thistle 

Dàyín gííwáá Argemone mexicana Mexican poppy elephant's thistle 

Díílò G Boscia augustifolia; B. 

senegalensis 

Dínshèè Phoenix dactylifera date palm 

Dìr̃gáà K Bauhinia rufescens 

Dííshèè K Acacia senegal 

Dóógón yááròò Azadirachta indica neem 

Dòòdóó Striga spp. witchweed masquerade 

Dòòdón dááwàà Striga hermonthica witchweed masquerade of 

guinea-corn 

Dóógúwá Z Nicotania rustica; N. tabacum tobacco 

Dóókàà 

Isoberlinia doka 

Dóókàà rààfíí Berlinia crabinia; B. auriculata I. doka of the 

stream 

Dòòmàshíí 

Vernonia kotschyana 

Dòòmàshín mázáá S Physalis angulata angular winter 

cherry 

male V. 

kotschyana 

Dóóyà Dioscorea spp. yam (generic) 

Dóóyàr̃ bísà Dioscorea bulbifera aerial yam monkey-yam 

Dóóyàr̃ dáájìì Dioscorea praehensilis bush yam 

Dóóyàr̃ dúútsèè Dioscorea praehensilis rock-yam 

Dóóyàr̃ gííwáá Dioscorea praehensilis elephant-yam 

Dóóyàr̃ kúdù Dioscorea cayenensis red yam yam of the south 

Dóóyàr̃ kúdù Manihot esculenta cassava yam of the south 

Dóóyàr̃ kùréégéé Cucurligo pilosa squirrel's yam 

Dùbáágíráá Balanites aegyptiaca flowers and 


date 

Dukamaº Ipomoea batatas sweet potato 

Dùkkíí pl. dúkkóókíí S Celtis integrifolia nettle tree 

Dúƙús Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Dûllúú Ficus sur fig 

Dùllúbèè G Adenodolichos paniculatus 

Dùlùnhwáá S Boscia senegalensis berries of ~ 

Dúmáá pl. 

Lagenaria siceraria 

bottle gourd 

dúmààméé 

Dúmán dúútsèè Aristolochia albida; A. 

hill gourd 

bracteolata 

Dúmán gàuráákàà Lagenaria siceraria bottle gourd stork gourd 

Dúmán gwáázáá Jacquemontia tanmifolia cocoyam gourd 

Dúmán kádàà Ipomoea repens, I. asarifolia crocodile gourd 

Dúmán kwààɗíí Ipomoea involucrata calabash gourd 

Dúmán ƙwáryáá Lagenaria siceraria bottle gourd calabash gourd 

Dúmán lúúdàyíí Lagenaria siceraria bottle gourd spoon gourd 

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Dúmán rààfìì Ipomoea asarifolia stream gourd 

Dúmshèè S/Kt Acacia seyal 

Dúmshìshèè Dr Acacia seyal 

Dúndúshèè Kt Acacia seyal 

Dúngùjíí Gossypium sp cotton 

Dùnkíí Celtis integrifolia nettle tree 

Dùnkíí Celtis zenkeri nettle tree 

Dùnkúú Adansonia digitata baobab 

Dúnshè 

Acacia seyal 

Dúnshèn Phoenix dactylifera date palm 

Durbi* 

Ostryoderris stuhlmannii 

Durburwaº 

Eragrostis gangetica 

Duru sairu?º S Chrozophora senegalensis 

Dúrùmíí pl. dúrúmà 

Ficus polita 

Dúshèè 

Acacia seyal 

Dushiyaº 


Dùssàà 

Acacia seyal 

Dúúlúú 

Ficus vallis-choudae 

C. 

Ɗáátà Kt/Z Solanum incanum garden-egg cv. 

Ɗààtà ɗáátà 


Ɗààtànnííyáá 


Ɗààtànnííyár dáácíí Thelepogon elegans bitter T. elegans 

Ɗààtàrñííyáá 


Ɗáɗɗòòríí Cissus quadrangularis edible stemmed 

vine 

Ɗâɗɗóóyà Ocimum basilicum O.canum; O. scent-leaf 

gratissimum 

Ɗâɗɗóóyà tá gídáá Ocimum gratissimum scent-leaf scent-leaf of the 

house 

Ɗâɗɗóóyàr̃ góónáá Z Hyptis spicigera; Leucas mosquito scent-leaf of farm 

martinicensis 

guardian 

Ɗâɗɗóóyàr̃ fàdámàà 

Hyptis spicigera; Leucas 

martinicensis 

mosquito 

guardian 

scent-leaf of 

swamp 

Ɗâɗɗóóyàr̃ kàréé 

Hyptis spicigera; Leucas mosquito scent-leaf of dog 

martinicensis 

guardian 

Ɗâɗɗóóyàr̃ ƙásá Bergia suffruticosa scent-leaf of 

ground 

Ɗâɗɗóóyàr̃ Másár Ocimum basilicum; O. canum scent-leaf scent-leaf of 

Egypt 

Ɗáfárdù Platycerium stemmaria elk's horn fern 

Ɗàgéérà Combretum lamprocarpum; C. 

nigricans 

Ɗái fàdámàà Hyptis spicigera mosquito 

guardian 

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the one of the 

marsh 

Ɗàkéésà 

Tripogon minimus 

Ɗákwàráá 

Acacia senegal; Acacia 

dudgeoni 

Ɗám ɓálléé Phoenix dactylifera date stone clitoris


Ɗàmàl gwàrààjíí K Cissampelos mucronata 

Ɗàmàl gwàrààjíí Cissampelos owariensis velvet leaf 

Ɗamarageº 

Hemarthria altissima 

Ɗàmbáá 

Vossia cuspidata 

Dán bà kà sàyáá bá Commiphora africana son of ‘you didn’t 

buy’ 

Ɗán ɓààkúúwà Leptadenia hastata son of lightcoloured 

earth 

Ɗán bárááwáá Leptadenia hastata son of x 

Ɗán Bàrnóó Pennisetum sp. son of Borno 

Ɗán cíízò Oryza glaberrima son of biting 

Ɗán dààmánáá Phoenix dactylifera date palm son of rainy 

season 

Ɗan gariya Pennisetum sp. son of 

Ɗán káá búga Citrus aurantium lime son of 

Ɗán kádánáá Capsicum annuum chili pepper son of 

Ɗán kanuri Abelmoschus esculentus okra son of 

Ɗán karuna Abelmoschus esculentus okra son of 

Ɗán káshín sháánúú Oryza sativa rice son of 

Ɗán kúmààsà S Ficus polita son of Kumasi 

Ɗán kúnyà Biophytum petersianum sensitive plant modest one 

Ɗán kúnyà Mimosa pigra modest one 

Ɗán kurmurya Kt Ficus polita son of 

Ɗán kwaídóó Oryza sativa rice son of 

Ɗán kwásáré Bob Ricinus communis castor son of 

Ɗán lóómàà Gumel Boscia senegalensis son of a small 

mouthful of food 

Ɗán magakiya Oryza sativa rice son of 

Ɗán mai wúya Oryza sativa rice son of 

Ɗán manu Oryza sativa rice son of 

Ɗán márkéé Indigofera secundiflora son of 

Ɗán másálláácíí Oryza sativa rice son of the mosque 

Ɗán Másáráá Zea mays maize son of Egypt 

Ɗán musa Oryza sativa rice son of 

Ɗán sárkín ítáátúwáá S/Kt Parkinsonia aculeata; 

Stereospermum ? 

son of the chief of 

the trees 

Ɗán tánkó Oryza sativa rice son of 

Ɗán tunuga Cyperus maculatus & C. 

son of 

tonkinensis 

Ɗán zágóó Raphia spp. produce son of 

Ɗán zindiri Leptadenia hastata son of Zinder 

Ɗanar maguzawo K Centaurea perrottetii; C. thistle 

praecox 

Ɗànkà dáfíí 

Desmodium velutinum; Setaria 

verticillata; Cyathula prostrata; 

Triumfetta spp. 

Ɗandar mahalba Centaurea perrrottetii & C. thistle 

praecox 

Ɗandoyar kasa 


Ɗáɗùùwáá Saccharum officinarum sugar-cane cv. 

Ɗangafara Kt Cadaba farinosa 

Ɗaskara 

Tripogon minimus; 

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Ɗínyáá K Vitex doniana black plum 

Ɗínyár bírìì Vitex simplicifolia V. doniana of the 

monkey 

Ɗínyár rààfíí Vitex chrysocarpa V. doniana of the 

stream 

Ɗískáráá 


Ɗískáráá 

Tripogon minimus 

Coɗoriya Cissus aralioides; C. 

quadrangularis 

Ɗòòɗáyà Ocimum basilicum scent-leaf 

Ɗòòɗówà Ocimum basilicum scent-leaf 

Cóòráwà pl. 

Parkia biglobosa 

locust tree 

ɗóòràyíí 

Cóòráwà kúrmìì 

Piptadeniastrum 

Cóòráwà mahàlbi 

Albizia coriaria 

Ɗòòré râi Senna occidentalis coffee senna enhances life 

Cúnɗúú 

Dichrostachys cinerea; 

Dioscorea sp 

Ɗúnyáá Vitex doniana black plum 

Ɗúnyár bírìì 

Vitex simplicifolia 

Cúúsà S/Zm Setaria pallide fusca 

Cwai ɗwaiya Ocimum canum scent-leaf 

Cwààtànnáá S Thelepogon elegans 

E. 

Ekuwa 

Erafi 

Caralluma retrospiciens 

Acacia seyal 

F. 

Fààrún bìrìì 

Lannea schimperi 

Fààrún dòòyàà Lannea kerstingii & L. 

schimperi 

Fààrún mákììyààyáá Ampelocissus africanus Lannea spp. of the 

herdsman 

Fààrùn mùtàànèè 

Lannea acida; L. microcarpa 

Fààrúú 

Lannea microcarpa; L 

schimperi; L. fruticosa; L. 

humilis [A. Odina barteri] 

Fààtàr gííwáá Ficus vogelii elephant's hide 

Faraɗurus Physalis angulata angular winter 

cherry 

Fárár dóókàà Isoberlina dalzielii; I. tomentosa white I. doka 

Fárár géézà 

Combretum aculeatum 

Fárár hànkúfáá Sida cordifolia white Waltheria 

indica 

Fárár kàbàà Centaurea praecox thistle 

Fárár kàbàà Centaurea perrottetii thistle 

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Fárár kafula 

Polygonum senegalense 

Fárár ƙáyà 


Fárár rura 

Parinari curatellifolia; Monotes 

kerstingii 

Fárár saura 

Pulicaria crispa 

Fárár taramniya Combretum geitonophyllum; C. 

lamprocarpum 

Fárár géézàa 

Combretum micranthum 

Fárár bii raana 

Crotalaria mucronata 

Fárcèn shááhòò 

Acacia polyacantha subsp. 

campylacantha 

Farcen karnata 

Acacia polycantha subsp. 

campylcantha 

Fáfáráá Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

Fárfèètsíí 


Faricin harmata 


campylacantha 

Faricin shafo 


campylacantha 

Fárín ásáwààkíí Salvadora persica toothbrush tree 

Fárín báurèè Ficus sur; F. vallae choudae fig 

Fárín báushèè 

Terminalia laxiflora 

Fárín daya 


Fárín gámó 

Ipomoea argentaurata 

Fárín ganyee 

Dioscorea sp. 

Fárín garmani 

Sida cordifolia 

Fárín kàà fí máálàm Heliotropium ovalifolium white Evolvulus 

alsiniodes 

Fárín loko Antiaris africana false iroko white iroko 

Fárín maƙarfo 

Dalbergia saxatilis; Afrormosia 

spp. 

Fárín moro Ad Boscia angustifolia 

Fárín mutum Ad Boscia angustifolia 

Fárín sànsámii 

Lonchocarpus laxiflorus &L. 

sericeus 

Fárín sháurèè Ficus sur fig 

Fárín shibei 

Schizachyrium exile 

Fárín tsu(wu) 

Pavonia hirsuta 

Fárín tsu(wu) 

Urena spp. 

Fásà dáábù fruit like a guava break x 

Fàsà dágáá 

Afzelia africana 

Fàsà kùmbúrí Portulaca oleracea; P. 

purslane disperse swellings 

quadrifida 

Fàsà kwàrí Fagara zanthoxyloides spice-bark tree break bow 

Fàsà ƙáábáá Kt Portulaca oleracea; P. 

purslane disperse infection 

quadrifida 

Fàsà ƙáábáá creeper = yààɗà ƙwáryáá disperse infection 

Fàskàrà gííwáá 

Ormocarpum bibracteatum 

Fàskàrà sáiwóó Sida alba; S. ovata; S. 

rhombifolia 

Fàskàrà tòòyíí+ 

Blepharis linearifolia 

Fátàkkà S Pergularia tomentosa 

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Fatakko G Pergularia tomentosa 

Feshe 

Borreria stachydea 

Fìd dà hákúúkúúwà 

Dyschoriste perrotteti 

Fìì dà sártsè Euphorbia lateriflora remove splinter 

Fíídílíí Chamaecristus absus four-leaf senna 

Fíídílín kánááwáá Ktg Aeschynomene afraspera; A. 

indica 

Fíláskwám Mákà Senna alexandrina Alexandrian senna of Mecca 

senna 

Fíláskwám Másàr Senna alexandrina Alexandrian senna of Egypt 

senna 

Fíláskóó Senna italica Italian senna 

Fílfìl Capsicum annum chili


G. 

Gàajíríí 

Gààríí 

Gááràjíí 

Gáárìjíí 

Cymbopogon hirtus 

Uraria picta 

Panicum laetum; Brachiaria 

jubata; B. distichophylla; B. 

xantholeuca; Urochloa lata 4 

Panicum laetum; Brachiaria 

jubata; B. distichophylla; B. 

xantholeuca; Urochloa lata 5 

Gaarin táábàà Nicotania rustica tobacco 

Gáásàyáá Gynandropsis gynandra cat’s whiskers, 

African 

spiderflower 

Gáásàyáá Gynandropsis pentaphylla cat’s whiskers, 

African 

spiderflower 

Gáásàyár̃ bàrééwáá Croton lobatus thief’s cat’s 

whiskers 

Gààtárín kùùréégéé Eulophia cristata squirrel's axe 

Gààtárín kùùréégéé Haemanthus rupestris squirrel's axe 

Gààtárín kùùréégéé S Gloriosa superba climbing lily squirrel's axe 

Gààtárín zóómóó 

Tacca leontopetalodes; Gloriosa 

hare's axe 

sp.; Haemanthus sp. 

Gààtsííkà K Adansonia digitata young baobab 

Gààwóó Faidherbia albida winter thorn 

Gaba cara 

Acacia macrothyrsa 

Gaba gaba 

Cissus araliodes 

Gaba tora 


Gábàà Andropogon tectorum; A. 

gayanus 

Gàbààrúúwáá pl. 

gàbààríí 

Acacia nilotica 

Egyptian 

mimosa 

Gàbààrúúwár ƙásà 

Chamaecrista mimosoides 

Gàbààrúúwár Mákà edible mimosa Egyptian mimosa 

of Mecca 

Gàbààrúúwár Másàr Parkinsonia aculeata Jerusalem thorn Egyptian mimosa 

of Egypt 

Gaban hankaakaa Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Gaban kara Dr Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Gabara Sk Phragmites australis common reed 

Gàbjín Sorghum bicolor large-grained 

guinea-corn cv. 

Gàdágíí 

Alysicarpus vaginalis 

Gadina Azadirachta indica neem 

Gàɗàkúúkà Aristolochia albida; A. 

bracteolata 

Gádón mácììjíí Boerhavia diffusa hogweed serpent's bed 

4 Probably a generic for fodder grasses with edible grains 

5 Probably a generic for fodder grasses with edible grains 

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Gádón mácììjíí Boerhavia repens serpent's bed 

Gádón mácììjíí Trianthema pentandra serpent's bed 

Gádón mácììjíí Trianthema portulacastrum serpent's bed 

Gàdú 

Pavetta crassipes 

Gàɗààwà Sorghum bicolor white guineacorn 

cv. 

Gahwa Coffea spp. coffee < Arabic 

Gajele 

Digitaria gayana 

Gaji 

Blepharis linariifolia 

Galla bar 

Diheropogon hagerupii 

Gàmà fáɗà Cassia arereh; C. sieberana unite fight 

Gàmà fárà Swartzia madagascariensis unite x 

Gàmàgàrí K Oryza sativa rice 

Gàmàgàrí K Ipomoea batatas sweet potato 

Gàmàgàrí K Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

fruits 

Gámbà Andropogon gayanus gamba grass 

Gambaje Hyphaene thebaica dum palm root 

Gámbàr kùréégéé Elionurus hirtifolius; E. elegans squirrel’s gamba 

grass 

Gámjì pl. gámúzzà 

Ficus ovata 

Gámjì pl. gámúzzà Ficus platyphylla gutta percha 

tree 

Gàmjíí Kt Sorghum bicolor large-grain 


Gamma fada 

Cassia arereh 

Gámmòn baawaa 

Merremia tridentata 

Gámmòn fátààkéé Cucurbita maxima pumpkin 

Gamon sauwa 

Holarrhena floribunda 

Gàmsáì 

Algae, moss 

Gàndàgáurà Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

Gàngàmáu 

Anogeissus leiocarpus 

Gàngàmáu Kt Curcuma domestica turmeric 

Gangami Borassus aethiopum swollen stem of 

fan palm 

Gàngàmóó Curcuma domestica turmeric 

Gàngàmóó Sk Cryptolepis sanguinolenta turmeric 

Gandaganda Hyphaene thebaica dum palm: 

unripe kernel 

Gàngár zóómóó hard fungus at base of trees hare's drum 

Ganjil 

Ficus tricopoda 

Gànsàkúúkà 

Algae, moss 

Ganwon fatake Cucurbita pepo; C. maxima pumpkin 

Ganyen gori Hallea stipulosa African linden 

Ganyi 

Ficus platyphylla 

Ganzema 

Corchorus tridens 

Garáá Zea mays maize 

Gàrààfúníí Momordica balsamina; M. balsam apple 

charantia 

Gàrààfúnín fàdámàà 

Cardiospermum grandiflorum; 

C. halicacabum 

heart seed, 

balloon vine 

swamp balsam 

apple 

Gàrààfúnín kwààttáá Cardiospermum grandiflorum heart seed, waterside balsam 

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balloon vine apple 

Garan garan Gl Beckeropsis uniseta 

Gárángáátsà Saccharum officinarum sugar-cane cv. 

Garasa Sk Aristida stipoides 

Gàrdáà Parkia biglobosa young locust 

pods 

Gárdááyè Kt Acacia macrostachya 

Garica Zm Ficus sur fig 

Garko Solanum macrocarpon eggplant < Kanuri? 

Gármáníí S Sida cordifolia 

Garera Borassus aethiopum leaf veins of 

fan palm 

Garera Hyphaene thebaica leaf veins of 

dum palm 

Gárnúúwáá Kt Hibiscus cannabinus head of ~ 

Gas kura 

Monotes kerstingii 

Gaton karyaa 

Indigofera echinata 

Gatsaura Dr Aristida adscensionis; A. 

mutabilis 

Gáuɗè Gardenia aqualla; G. 

erubescens 

Gáuɗèn dúútsè Gardenia sokotensis Gardenia of the 

rock 

Gáuɗèn kúúráá 

Gardenia ternifolia ssp. jovistonantis 

Gardenia of the 

hyena 

Gáugái Kt Striga hermonthica witchweed 

GàujíN Sorghum bicolor large-grain 


Gáutáá Solanum incanum garden-egg 

Gáután Béllò Lycopersicon esculentum tomato Bello's garden-egg 

Gáután Bacarmi Solanum dasyphyllum Bagirmi gardenegg 

Gáután dáácíí Solanum incanum garden-egg bitter garden-egg 

Gáután gídáá Solanum incanum garden-egg garden-egg of 

house 

Gáután kàdìì Solanum americanum nightshade 

Gáután kààjíí Solanum americanum nightshade garden-egg of hen 

Gáután kúúráá Solanum incanum garden-egg hyena's gardenegg 

Gáután kwààɗóó Cardiospermum grandiflorum heart seed, toad's garden egg 

balloon vine 

Gáután tsúntsúú Solanum anguivi bird's garden-egg 

Gáután túúrààwáá Lycopersicum esculentum tomato European's 

garden-egg 

Gáután wárí Solanum incanum garden-egg cv. garden egg that is 

one of a pair [?] 

Gáután yáálóó Solanum incanum garden-egg cv. garden egg of yalo 

type 

Gáutan zóómóó Melothria maderaspatana hare's garden egg 

Gàwàsá pl. gàwàsúú Parinari macrophylla gingerbreadplum 

tree 

Gàyángàyán Vigna membranacea field bean 

Gáyáájì Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

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Gazare Maerua angolensis; M. 

crassifolia 

Gàzáríí S/Kt Borassus aethiopum shoot of fanpalm 

Géémún ɓééráá 

Fimbristylis hispidula 

Géémùn kwààɗóó 

Kyllinga spp. 

Géémùn másààráá Zea mays maize 

Gèèràgéérà Typha domingensis flowering 

spikes of 

bulrush 

Géérányà Typha domingensis bulrush 

Géérón ɗán 

Pennisetum fallax 

millet of son of x 

kwáárùwà 

Géérón ítàcéé Phyllanthus pentandrus millet of tree 

Géérón kádá Pennisetum ramosum crocodile millet 

Géérón tsúntsààyéé Acroceras amplectens birds' millet 

Géérón tsúntsààyéé Typha domingensis bulrush birds' millet 

Géérón tsúntsúú Polygonum senegalense 6 bird millet 

Gééróó Pennisetum glaucum bulrush millet 

Gèèwàyà tsáámííyáá Cissus quadrangularis circuit of the 

tamarind 

Géézà pl. géézóójíí 

Combretum micranthum 

Gelobai 

Ficus trichopoda 

Gémùn kúúsùù 


Geron darli 

Setaria pallide-fusca 

Geronu ? 


Gesuma Cucurbita pepo; C. maxima pumpkin 

Gigentasa Z Allium cepa onion 

Gigi 

Gígínyà pl. 

gígínyóóyíí or 

gìgìyúú 

Blepharis linariifolia 

Borassus aethiopum 

fan, deleb palm 

Gígínyàr̃ bírí Tacca leontopetapetaloides arrowroot monkey’s fanpalm 

Gima 

Elaeis guineensis 

Gimi 

Ficus sp. 

Gírààgíríí S Cyperus rotundus nutgrass 

Girar burtuu 

Sorghum margarritiferum 

Girca Shira Ficus sur fig 

Girgita 

Strychnos spinosa 

Gìrìgírì Sphenostylis stenocarpa yam bean 

Gírmán dáréé ɗáyá 

Andropogon gayanus 

Gíshírín dáwáákíí Thelepogon elegans horses’ salt 

Gishishiya Zm Acacia seyal 

Gííwár kàmbáá Sorghum bicolor large guineacorn 

cv. 

elephant’s x 

Gííyyàyáá 

Mitragyna inermis 

Gííyàyyáá tá máátáá Crossopteryx febrifuga ordeal tree female Mitragyna 

inermis 

Gizaki Kt Carissa edulis 

Gìzgírì Borassus aethiopum edible base of 

6 Probably a generic for small-seeded plants 

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fan palm 

Gìzgírì 

Cyperus digitatus 

Gìzgírì Hyphaene thebaica edible base of 

dum palm 

Godayi Hippocratea africana; H. 

guineenis 

Gogai Dr Striga hermonthica witchweed 

Gogan u ƙúdùjíí 

Striga aspera 

Goge ? 

Feretia apodanthera 

Gogen damo Zm Combretum molle 

Gogin jima 

Adenopus breviflorus 

Goliyo Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Gombiliki Sk Aeshynomene afraspera; A. 

indica 

Góóbàà Psidium guajava guava


apple leaves 

Gúúdàí S Crateva religiosa 

Gudai S/Zm Allium cepa onion 

Gude S/Zm Crateva religiosa 

Gúɗàgúɗè 

Dactyloctenium aegyptium 

Gùdúmàr zóómóó 

Gloriosa superba; G. simplex 

Gùjín dájìì 

Coccinia grandis 

Gújííyáá pl. 

Vigna subterranea 

Bambara nut 

gúzààyéé 

Gújííyáá dúƙús Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Gújííyáá Kt Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Gújííyáá S/Kt Bombax buonopozense; B. 

brevicuspe; B. costatum 

Gújíyáá ƙwaras Kt Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Gújíyár̃ awaki 

Crotalaria sp. 

Gújíyár̃ bádòò Nymphaea lotus water-lily seeds 

Gújíyár̃ dan miya 

Monodora myristica 

Gújíyár̃ dawaki Polygala arenaria horse Bambara 

groundnut 

Gújíyár̃ duƙus W Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Gújíyár̃ hankaka Indigofera echinata crow Bambara 

groundnut 

Gújíyár̃ Jaba Vigna subterranea Bambara nut Hyam people’s 

Bambara 

groundnut 

Gújíyár̃ kolace Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

fruits 

Gújíyár̃ kulugu Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Gújíyár̃ mài ƙòòƙóó Kt Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Gújíyár̃ mai wada Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Gújíyár̃ Masar Vigna subterranea Bambara nut Bambara 

groundnut of 

Egypt 

Gújíyár̃ rúwá Trapa natans water chestmut water Bambara 

groundnut 

Gújíyár̃ tsugun Vigna; Arachis spp. groundnut 

Gúlùbáá Ficus ingens ripe fig fruit 

Gúlùbáá Ficus thoningii ripe fig fruit 

Gulli Cucumis melo sweet melon 

Gullutu Kabi Adansonia digitata baobab 

Gúmbíí Sk Mimosa pigra 7 

Gume Oryza sativa rice 

Gumji Dioscorea sp. yam 

Gúnà pl. gúnóóníí Citrullus lanatus melon 

Gúnàr̃ sháánúú Citrullus lanatus melon cv. cow melon 

Gúnàr̃ jíímàà 

Adenopus breviflorus 

Gúnàr̃ kúúráá Cucumis pustulatus hyena melon 

Gundargura Dr Tamarindus indica tamarind 

Gundi Gossypium barbadense cotton 

Gúndúrúú pl. 

gúndúróóríí 

Pterocarpus santalinoides 

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Gùntsúú Adansonia digitata baobab seed 

Gùntsúú Borassus aethiopum fan-palm kernel 

Gurdugu Grewia spp. fruit 

Gure Portulaca oleracea; P. 

purslane 

quadrifida 

Gúrgúzúú Hibscus sabdariffa roselle seeds 

Gúrgúzúú Hibscus cannabinus kenaf seeds 

Gùrjíí Cucumis melo sweet melon 

Gúrjííyáá S/Kt Bombax buonopozense; B. 

brevicuspe; B. costatum 

red-flowered 

silk-cotton 

Gurku 

Grewia barteri 

Gurli Cucumis melo sweet melon 

Gurli ƙwantal Cucumis melo sweet melon 

Gurmushi 

Grewia mollis 

Guro S Abelmoschus esculentus okra 

Gúróbàà Psidium guajava guava


Gwándái 

Stylochiton lancifolius 

Gwándàn dààjìì Annona senegalensis wild custard 

apple 

Gwándàr̃ jééjì Annona senegalensis wild custard 

apple 

Gwàndàr̃ kùnnèè Trianthema pentandra; T. 


Gwàndàr̃ Màsar Carica papaya pawpaw custard-apple of 

Egypt 

Gwandar̃ rabeji Carica papaya pawpaw 

Gwande Dr Gossypium barbabense cotton 

Gwàndíí Kt Gossypium barbadense cotton = Bàgwàndáráá 

Gwanduwa 

Coccinia grandis 

Gwangwa Canna indica Indian shot 

Gwángwáláá Raphia sudanica raphia midrib 

Gwángwáléé Annona senegalensis wild custard 

apple flower 

Gwângwáámà Canna indica Indian shot 

Gwànjáá kúsá 8 Parinari polyandra; P. 

Gonja is near 

curatellifolia; Blighia sapida; 

Trichilia emetica; T. roka; 

Cycnium adoense ssp. 

camporum 

Gwanno 


Gwàrgwámíí Adansonia digitata baobab seeds 

Gwargwasa Colocasia esculenta cocoyam 

Gwàrì Zea mays maize 

Gwàrì Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Gwàrzò Lawsonia inermis henna 

Gwáskáá 

Andira inermis 

Gwáskáá Erythrophleum guineense sasswood 

Gwawon kàrèè Mussaenda arcuata x of dog 

Gwazkiya Dr Swartzia madagascariensis 

Gwéébàà Psidium guajava guava


pepper 

Gyáárányà Typha domingensis bulrush 

Gyàuròn ràkèè Saccharum officinarum sugar-cane 

Gyaushe 

Echinochloa pyramidalis 

Gyazama 


H. 

Hada rawaki 

Cissus aralioides 

Hagucuwa Shira Ficus sur fig 

Haguguwa Ficus sur fig 

Hájín rààkúmíí 

Landolphia owariensis 

Hakin furtau S Sporobolus festivus 

Hakokari 

Irvingia gaboneensis 

Háƙóóríí Achyranthes aspera teeth 

Háƙóórín 

bàbbáunììyáá 

Breonadia salicina 

teeth of the female 

pagan 

Háƙóórín gííwáá Dioscorea sp. elephant’s teeth 

Háƙóórín kádà Argemone mexicana Mexican poppy crocodile’s teeth 

Háƙóórín kàrèè Paspalidium geminatum dog’s teeth 

Háƙóórín màcììjìì Achyranthes aspera serpent’s teeth 

Háƙóórín káárùùwà Cola sp. cola thief’s teeth 

Háƙóórín káárùùwà Zea mays maize thief’s teeth 

Halallamai Kt Jatropha curcas physic nut 

Hamanya Kt Cucumis ficifolius; C. 

prophetarum 

prophet’s 

melon 

Hánà tààƙámá Tribulus terrestris puncture vine prevents swagger 

Hánjín kádéé Sk Eugenia caryophyllus clove shea intestines 

Hánjín Kúdáá Commelina erecta; C. forskalaei Kudaa intestines 

Hánjín rààgóó Oxystelma bornouense sheep intestines 

Hànkààkíí dákóó Polygala arenaria causes the crows 

to wait 

Hànkúfáá 

Waltheria indica 

Hánnún kútúrúú K Cussonia barteri 

Hánnún rúwáá Cola verticillata water hand 

Hánnún sárkíí Hidiscus sabdariffa roselle chief's hand 

Hánnúú bìyár Paullinia pinnata five hands 

Hántsàr̃ gàdáá 

Amorphophallus dracontoides; 

Anchomanes difformis 

Hántsàr̃ gííwáá Kigelia africana sausage tree elephant's udder 

Hántsàr̃ gííwáá Ananas comosus pineapple elephant's udder 

Hántsàr̃ gííwáá Aloe buettneri aloe elephant's udder 

Hántsàr̃ sáánìyáá Scoparia dulcis sweet 

broomweed 

Hantso 


Hánúú K Boswellia dalzielli frankincense 

Hánúú 

Steganotaenis araliacea 

Hànzáá 

Boscia augustifolia 

Hànzáá 


Hànzáá 


Hàrƙííyáá 

Digitaria debilis; D. velutina 

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cow's udder


Hàrwátsíí Mitracarpus hirtus button grass 

Hárshèn rààgòò Portulaca oleracea; P. 

purslane ram's tongue 

quadrifida 

Hárshèn rààgòò Trianthema pentandra ram's tongue 

Hárshèn rààgòò Trianthema portulacastrum ram's tongue 

Hárshèn sáà Lonchocarpus laxiflorus cow tongue 

Hárshèn sáánììyáá Boerhavia diffusa hogweed cow tongue 

Hárshèn sáánììyáá Portulaca oleracea; P. 

purslane cow tongue 

quadrifida 

Hárshèn túnkììyáá Oxystelma bornouense sheep's tongue 

Hárshèn túnkììyáá Portulaca oleracea; P. 

purslane sheep's tongue 

quadrifida 

Hárshèn túnkììyáá Protea madiensis sheep's tongue 

Hàtsàà hátsàà 

Eragrostis ciliaris; E. gangetica; 

E. tremula 

Hátsíí Kt Pennisetum glaucum bulrush millet 

Hátsín mánòòmáá Pancratium trianthum farmers’ millet 

Hátsín tsúntsààyéé Phyllanthus pentandrus birds’ millet 

Hátsín tsúntsààyéé Typha domingensis bulrush birds’ millet 

Haujeri Capparis corymbosa; C. 

tomentosa; C. rothii 

Haujerin mutane Capparis corymbosa; C. rothii person’s Capparis 

spp. 

Haujerin raƙumi Capparis tomentosa camel’s Capparis 

spp. 

Hàukàtà yááròò Datura metel hairy thorn x of youth 

Háwààyán záákì 

Anaphrenium abyssinicum; 

Heeria insignis; Arachis 

hypogaea 

apple 

groundnut 

Haya Hdj Cyperus esculentus tiger nut 

Hita Kt Marantochloa ramosissima. M. 

cuspidata; M. filipes 

Holama Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Hudar awaki 


Huli Dr Sclerocarya birrea 

Hùndà túkúnyá 

Psorospermum senegalense 

Hunda tumbi 

Panicum phragmitoides 

Hura Pennisetum pedicellatum; P. 

polystachion 

Hura hura 

Sphaeranthus augustifolius 

Hùùlár tsóóhóó Polycarpaea linearifolia; P. 

corymbosa 

I. 

Ìbírò Digitaria iburua iburu 

Ìbúrò K Digitaria iburua iburu 

Ìbúrùn dáájìì Digitaris debilis; D. velutina bush iburu 

Ìbúrù Z Digitaria iburua iburu 

Ìcèn gwáská Erythrophleum guineense tree of poison 

Ìcèn Másàr Croton zambesicus tree of Egypt 

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Ìcén kúrdíí Melia azedarach Persian lilac 

Ìcén kúrdíí 

Burkea africana 

Ídòòn sáánìyáá Solanum incanum garden-egg eye of cattle 

Ìdòn zàkáràà Abrus precatorius jumblebeads cock's eye 

Ìdòn zàkáràà Erythrina senegalensis cock's eye 

Ìgíyàà 

Nauclea latifolia 

Ígíyàr rààfíí Urena lobata rope of stream 

Illiri Kt Clerodendrum capitatum 

Imbiji Kt Hyphaene thebaica dum palm 

Ìnáá rúwáánáá Salix ledermannii no business of 

mine 

Ínàbíí Vitis xx grape


Ján bàróódò Hibiscus sabdariffa roselle 

Ján báujéé Monocymbium ceresiiforme oatgrass 

Ján báujéé 


Ján baƙo 

Andropogon pseudapricus 

Ján daatsii 


Ján dabiinoo Phoenix dactylifera date: red cv. red date 

Ján dányáá Haematostaphis barteri blood plum 

Ján dari 

Solanum dasyphyllum 

Ján dutse 

Schizachyrium sanguineum 

Ján gányéé Combretum hypopilinum red leaf 

Ján ice Hymenocardia acida red tree 

Ján jáárè Sorghum bicolor red guinea-corn 

cv. 

Ján ƙááyáá Acacia seyal red thorn 

Ján natu Hdj Parkinsonia aculeata 

Ján ni baibai 

Capparis tomentosa 

Ján rámnóó 


Ján ránó 


Ján ráunóó 


Ján saye S Trichilia emetica roka 

Ján tsu 

Urenia lobata 

Ján yáárò 

Hymenocardia acida 

Jár bìì rááná 


Jar saiwaa Trichilia emetica roka 

Jár tàráuníyá 

Combretum hypopilium 

Jarmayi ? Ktg Oxystelma bornouense 

Jarwa Ficus thoningii aerial roots 

Jedda Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Jéémàà 

Urelytrum giganteum 

Jero Ktg Phyllanthus pentandrus 

Jibjar ƙásà Cissampelos owariensis; C. velvet leaf 

mucronata 

Jìgá 

Bauhinia rufescens; Maerua 

crassifolia 

Jigi Cyperus rotundus nutgrass 

Jiji Cyperus rotundus nutgrass 

Jikin mutum Abelmoschus esculentus okra body of a person 

Jìmɓíríí Tamarindus indica unripe pods 

Jimfa 

Hyparrhenia violascens 

Jimfaa 

Tephrosia vogelli; T. densiflora 

Jimfi 

Hyparrhenia violascens 

Jìmráu Oryza glaberrima red rice cv. 

Jimshi 

Acacia seyal 

Jìnàjínà 

Ostryoderris stuhlmanii 

Jìnbíríí Tamarindus indica tamarind 

Jinin mutum 

Arnebia hispidissima 

Jinjiriya 

Erythrina senegalensis 

Jirga S/Kt Bauhinia rufescens; Maerua 

crassifolia 

Jìríí Stereospermum kunthianum tulip tree 

Jishiya S Bergia suffruticosa 

Jushi 

Acacia seyal 

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Júúdàr ƙásà Cissampelos owariensis; C. 

mucronata 

velvet leaf 

K. 

Ka buɗe ka noƙe Biophytum petersianum sensitive plant open and close 

Ká dányàr rààfíí tá 

Manilkara multinervis 

màtáá 

Ká dányàr rúwá 

Manilkara obovata 

Ká déé Vitellaria paradoxa shea 

Ka fafago 

Uapaca togoensis 

Ká wuri 

Ficus glumosa; F. ingens 

Káá fí ámáryáá Ocimum basilicum scent-leaf you exceed the 

bride 

Káá fí bóókáá Ipomoea argentaurata you exceed the 

native doctor 

Káá fí máálàm Evolvulus alsiniodes you exceed the 

mallam 

Káá fí náámàà záákì Lecaniodiscus cupaniodes you exceed the 

meat of a lion 

Káá fí rámàà Urena lobata you exceed hemp 

Káá fí ríímíí Pennisetum pedicellatum; P. 

you exceed the 

polystachion 

silk-cotton tree 

Káágúwáá Kubi Euphorbia balsamifera 

Kààjííjì Cyperus articulatus jointed 

flatsedge 

Kààjííjì ná fadamaa Cyperus articulatus jointed 

flatsedge 

Kààjííjì ná gúlbíí Cyperus articulatus jointed 

flatsedge 

Káájí mállàm 

Crotalaria atrorubens 

Kààkàà kai ka fítoo 

Sida linifolia 

Kááƙí rúwàn Allàh Argemone mexicana Mexican poppy refuse the water of 

God 

Kaamaa mu rabaa 

Acacia gourmaensis 

Kaaraajii Kt/Dr Manihot esculenta cassava 

Kaasaraa 

Chloris robusta 

Kááshín áwáákíí Crossopteryx febrifuga ordeal tree goat shit 

Kááshín áwáákíí Parkia biglobosa locust blossom goat shit 

Kááshín ɓééráá Ischaemum afrum rat shit 

Kááshín gwankii 

Cucumis pustulatus 

Kááshín kaajii Sphenostylis stenocarpa winged bean 

Kááshín yààwóó Acanthosperum hispidum Yoruba woman's 

shit 

Kaawarii 

Ficus glumosa 

Kààwóó 

Afzelia africana 

Kábà pl. kábóóbíí Hyphaene thebaica young dum 

palm 

Kàbáiwàà Cucurbita maxima; C. pepo pumpkin 

Kábàr gííwáá Aloe buettneri West African 

aloe 

Kàbééwàà Cucurbita maxima; C. pepo pumpkin 

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Kàbúúshì Cucurbita maxima; C. pepo pumpkin 

Kádakáda Knt Cienfuegosia heteroclada 

Kàbûs Cucurbita maxima; C. pepo pumpkin 

Kàcálá Typha dominguensis bulrush 

Kadacin kasa Aristolochia albida; A. 

bracteolata 

Kadakada 

Cienfuegosia heteroclada 

Kadaggi ? 

Ficus glumosa 

Kadan kadafi 

Káɗányà pl. 

kàɗàànéé or 

káɗànɗáníí or 

káɗányóóyíí or 

kàɗànyúú 

Desmodium velutinum 

Vitellaria paradoxa 

Káɗányàr kúrmìì Breonadia salicina forest shea 

Káɗányàr rààfíí Breonadia salicina stream shea 

Káɗányàr rààfíí Manilkara obovata African stream shea 

pearwood 

Káɗányàr rààfíí tá 

màtáá 

Manilkara multinervis 

bullet wood, 

sleeper wood 

wife of stream 

shea 

Káɗányàr rúúwáá Manilkara obovata African water shea 

pearwood 

Kàdárkòò Dr Strychnos spinosa snuffbox tree 

Kàdáuráá K/Z Daniellia oliveri copaiba balsam 

Káɗéé Vitellaria paradoxa shea 

Kádén kúrmìì Manilkara obovata African 

pearwood 

forest shea 

Kàfáffágóó 

Uapaca guineensis 

Káfàr mútúwàà 

Mallotus oppositifolius 

Káfàr fàkáráá 

Chloris pilosa 

Kafi ramo 

Urena lobata 

Kafula 

Polygonum senegalense 

Kàhón bàdí Ectadiopsis oblongifolia horn of x 

Káinúúwáá Pistia stratiotes water lettuce 

Kaiwaa 

Diospyros mespiliformis 

Kájínjíríí Phoenix reclinata wild date palm 

Kakawa 

Erythrophleum guineese 

Kákìì zúwàà Háusá 

Costus afer 

Kakuwa maharaba 

Hibiscus asper 

Kakuma 

Schoenefeldia gracilis 

Kala 

Raphia sp. 

Kalambu 

Phyllanthus reticulatus: 

Sesbania dalzielii & S. sesban. 

Kalangon daji 

Terminalia macroptera 

Kàlàngùn dààjìì 

Amblygonocarpus andongensis 

Kàlànhùwa 


Kàlànkùwàà 

Aspilia helianthoides 

Kalanwuka Aspilia africana & A. 

helianthoides 

Kaleru Dr Digitaria gayana 

Kálgóó Piliostigma reticulatum & P. 

thonningii 

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shea


Kali 

Crateva religiosa 

Kálmùntáá Abrus precatorius jumblebeads 

Kalumbo 

Sesbania dalzielii & S. sesban 

Kálwáá Parkia biglobosa locust bean 

seeds 

Kàmboorin shaahoo 

Acacia polyacantha ssp. 

campylacantha 

Kambusu Abelmoschus esculentus okra cultivar 

with short red 

fruits 

Kamfalwa 


Kamanmoa Ng Grewia lasciodicus 

Kamo móówa G Grewia mollis 

Kamu Dioscorea bulbifera aerial yam 

Kamumuwa 

Grewia mollis 

Kân bírí Xanthosoma mafaffa new cocoyam monkey's head 

Kân bunsuruu Monechma ciliatum goat's head 

Kân ɓàrááwò Leucas martinicensis thief's head 

Kân ɓàrááwò Leonotis spp. thief's head 

Kân makwarwa Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Kân makwarwaa 

Cucumis ficifolius &.C 

prophetarum 

prophet’s 

melon 

Kân másààbáá Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

Kân màsàràà Zea mays maize 

Kân mutum 

Leonotis nepetifolia 

Kân zágóó Sorghum bicolor large-grained 


Kana Celtis integrifolia nettle tree 

Kanaawaa Gossypium arboreum cotton 

Kanakana S/Z Paullinia pinnata 

Kànámfàríí Eugenia caryophyllus clove


Kánkánáá Citrullus lanatus red-fleshed cv. 

Kànkàràà 

Acacia polyacantha 

Kànkàrè Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Kántákàráá Combretum glutinosum; C. 

lamprocarpum 

Kànúmfàríí Eugenea caryophyllus clove


Kárkáshíí Ceratotheca sesamoides false sesame 

leaves 

Kárkáshíí Sesamum orientale sesame leaves 

Kárkáshíí Sesamum radiatum sesame leaves 

Kárkáshín Kòòràmàà 

Heisteria parviflora 

Kárkáshín Kòòràmàà Z Heliotropium indicum Indian 

heliotrope 

Kárkáshín zóómóó B Indigofera bracteolata hare's sesame 

Karki 


campylacantha 

Karmunta Dr Abrus precatorius jumblebeads 

Karo 


campylacantha 

Kártákàráá Combretum glutinosum; C. 

lamprocarpum 

Karuguna Lagenaria siceraria bottle gourd 

Kàryà 

Kàryà gààtárí 

Karyà garma 

Kasa 

Hildegardia barteri 

Afrormosia laxiflora & 

Dalbergia hostilis; Burkea 

africana 

Aneilema lanceolatum; 

Combretum sp. Commelina sp.; 

Cynodon dactylon 

Byrsocarpus coccineus; Bergia 

suffruticosa 

Kasam bá di Hibiscus sabdariffa roselle 

Kàs fárèètání Pavonia hirsuta break hoes 9 

Kásfììyáá Crossopteryx febrifuga ordeal tree 

Kàshè kààjí 

Parinari robusta; 

Psorospermum spp. 

Kashala 

Phragmites sp. 

Kàs káifíí 

Uraria picta 

Kàskáwààmè 

Parinari robusta & 

Psorospermum spp. 

Katakata Allium cepa onion 

Kàtànbírì 

Gardenia ternifolia 

Kàtànbírì 

Rothmannia longiflora 

Kàtsáríí 

Albizia chevalieri 

Katsaura Aristida mutabilis; A. 

adscensionis; Aristida 

sieberiana 

Katsemu 

Aristida stipoides 

Káttákàráá Combretum glutinosum; C. 

lamprocarpum 

Kaƙaimi 

Cucumis ficifolius 

Káucì Englerina gabonensis; E. 

Lecardii. Phragmanthera 

kamerunensis. P. capitala P. 

incana; Tapinanthus sp.; 

Loranthus sp. Agelanthus spp. 

Kaúdèè 

Sphaeranthus augustifolius 

generic for any 

type of 

mistletoe 

9 Refers to the tough roots 

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Kàudóódò 


Kàusàkáusà 

small plant whose leaves are 

used to clean writing-boards 

Kawutta Kt Englerina gabonensis; E. 

lecardii; Loranthus spp. 

Kebulu 


Kèèwàyà tsáámííyáá Cissus quadrangularis goes round the 

tamarind 

Kiban ƙa dangaru 

Achyranthes aspera 

Kíbiyàà 

Saccharum spontaneum 

Kíbíyar dáájìì 

Hyparrhenia subplumosa 

Kiciiciyaa Kigelia africana sausage tree 

Kige Salvadora persica toothbrush tree < Kanuri ? 

Kii raafi 

Acacia seyal 

Kíjínjíríí pl. kìjìnjìrái Phoenix reclinata wild date palm 

Kilabu 


Kilijjiri Kt Phoenix reclinata wild date palm 

Kílílíí Phoenix dactylifera pollen of male 

date palm 

Kímbáá 

Hyptis pectinata 

Kímbáá Xylopia aethiopica; X. 

Guinea pepper 

parviflora 

Kímbár̃ áwáákíí Hyptis pectinata goat's pepper 

Kimbár̃ dutse Grewia mollis rock pepper 

Kímbár̃ máhàrbáá 10 Lantana spp. hunter's pepper 

Kímbár̃ máhàrbáá Brysocarpus coccineus hunter's pepper 

Kímbár̃ rààfíí Platosatoma africanum stream pepper 

Kimi Kt Tephrosia bracteolata 

Kìnár̃áá Kt Euphorbia kamerunica fence-cactus 

Kíncììyáá Colocasia sp cocoyam 

Kíncììyáá 

Amorphophallus dracontioides 

Kíncììyáá Stylochiton lancifolius lily root 

Kini 

Tephrosia vogelii 

Kírfì Azadirachta indica neem 

Kírníí 

Antidesma venosum; Bridelia 

ferruginea; Bridelia scleroneura 

Kiska wali 

Visma guineensis 

Kisni 

Bridelia ferruginea 

Kiyafa Kibi Maerua angloensis 

Kizni Bridelia ferruginea; B. 

scleroneura 

Kokua 

Limonia sp. 

Kokuwa 

Afraegle paniculata 

Kolo 

Amblygonocarpus andongensis; 


Kòòdóódòn 

Amorphophallus abyssinicus 

kwààdóó 

Kòòkà rááníí Hibiscus cannabinus kenaf 

Kóókáráá 

Dalbergia melanoxlylon 

Kookoo Theobroma cacao cocoa


Kóókón biri Oncoba spinosa snuff-box tree 

Kòòmáyyà 

Eragrostis tremula; E.ciliaris; 

E. gangetica 

Kòòrén hàwaíniyáá 


Kóósán róógòò Dioscorea dumetorum three-leaf yam 

Koriba 

Croton zambesicus 

Koshikoshi Knt Amblygonocarpus andogensis 

Kotogo Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Kubali Kt Adansonia digitata baobab 

Kúbèèwáá Abelmoschus esculentus okra 

Kúbèèwár kwààdóó 

Scripus aureiglumis 

Kubin roko Dr Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Kuburu 

Saccharum officinarum 

Kùbúúbúwar Dr Centaurea sp. thistle 

makààfíí 

Kuchin akuya Abelmoschus esculentus okra goat's face 

Kudu Kt Nymphaea lotus water lily 

Kudundu 

Ficus sp. 

Kú'è Spondias mombin hog-plum fruitstone 

kernel 

Kugundugu Ipomoea batatas sweet potato 

Kùjééméé Lophira alata meni oil tree 

Kújèèrár kúrcíyáá Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. dove's seat (= 

shèèƙáá) 

Kukur 

Cochlospermum tinctorium 

Kukuri Sterculia setigera karaya gum 

tree 

Kûkkúúkì Sterculia setigera karaya gum 

tree 

Kûkkúúkìn rààfíí Sterculia tragacantha Sterculia setigera 

of the stream 

Kuƙaimi 

Cucumis pustulatus 

Kulakula Gl Ricinus communis castor 

Kulambali Kt Adansonia digitata baobab 

Kulba Kt Thonningii sanguinea 

Kuliri N Cucumis melo sweet melon 

Kúlláá 

Thonningii sanguinea 

Kullum shí ba Abelmoschus esculentus okra 

Kuloko 

Cissus araliodes 

Kúlùfíítàà Solanum incanum garden-egg cv. 

Kulunga 

Tiliacora funifera 

Kúmààtún mùzúúrúú Abelmoschus esculentus okra cat's cheeks 

Kúmbàlíí Kt Adansonia digitata baobab flower 

buds 

Kùmbár shááhòò 


campylacantha 

Kumbullaci Kt Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Kùmbùrà fágé Vernonia kotschyana swell open space 

Kùmbùrà tsúúlí Schizachyrium exile swell the anus 

Kúmbúsúú Abelmoschus esculentus okra cv. with 

red capsules 

Kumci W Phyllanthus muellerianus 

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Kumfa Aframomum melegueta Malagueta 

pepper 

Kumfan Allah Aframomum melegueta Malagueta 

pepper 

Kùnbùrà kàmà 

Eragrostis ciliaris 

Kúncìn àkwííyà Abelmoschus esculentus okra cv. with = kúrúskúɓà 

short capsules 

Kúndíí K Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Kundumasa Lagenaria siceraria bottle gourd 

Kùnfáláló Arachis hypogaea groundnut pods 

without kernel 

Kunkushewa 

Maytenus senegalensis 

Kûnnén jààkíí Stylochiton lancifolius donkey's ear 

Kûnnén jààkíí Amorphophallus abyssinicus; A. cocoyam donkey's ear 

dracontiodes; Colocasia 

esculenta 

Kûnnén kúúsùù 

Ipomoea aitonii; Indigofera 

rat’s ear 

pilosa 

Kûnnén zóómóó Costus spectabilis hare’s ear 

Kúntùù Oryza sativa Asian rice 

Kùnúngúrúú Commelina nudiflora spiderwort 

Kura shanu K Pulicaria crispa cow dust 

Kùrángà Saba florida rubber vine ladder 

Kùrángà wofi Smilax anceps West African useless ladder 

sarsparilla 

Kúrdíí 


Kurgum Curcuma domestica turmeric dye 

Kurkubi Grewia spp. fruit 

Kúrnà Ziziphus spina-christi Christ's thorn 

Kúrnàr Másàr Melia azedarach Persian lilac Egyptian Christ's 

thorn 

Kúrnàr Nàsááráá Melia azedarach Persian lilac White man's 

Christ's thorn 

Kurni 

Bridelia ferruginea 

Kúrúskúɓà Abelmoschus esculentus okra cv. with = kúncìn àkwííyà 

short capsules 

Kúryáá Bombax brevicuspe B. 

silk-cotton 

buonopozense; B. costatum 

Kúryáá S Bombax buonopozense; B. silk-cotton 

costatum B. brevicuspe 

Kusuru Sterculia tragacantha karaya gum 

tree 

Kùsúúsù Abelmoschus esculentus second crop 

okra 

Kutukku 

Dactyloctenium aegyptium 

Kuturi Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum tobacco fruit 

capsule 

Kúúdàkúú S Ipomoea batatas sweet potato 

Kúúkà pl. kúúkóókíí Adansonia digitata baobab 

Kùùsár sháánuu 

Euphorbia aegyptiaca 

Kwáá àttáágàrá Cocos nucifera coconut 

Kwààrúúrú Kerstingellia geocarpa Kersting's 

groundnut 

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Kwààrúúrú Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Kwááfíníí Knt Abelmoschus esculentus second crop 

okra 

Kwáákwà Elaeis guineensis oil-palm 

Kwáákwàr àttáá gárà Cocos nucifera coconut palm 

Kwabara Borassus aethiopum young fan palm 

Kwagiri Laccosperma secundiflorum Benin rattan 

Kwàikwàyéé Balanites aegyptiaca desert date 

fruit-stone 

kernel 

Kwaloko 

Cissus aralioides 

Kwandan Musa sapientum; M. nana banana 

Kwandare 


Kwandari 


Kwánɗííɗà Ziziphus spina-christi Christ's thorn 

fruit-stone 

kernel 

Kwángí Borassus aethiopum lower part of 

fan palm 

Kwángwáláá Raphia sudanica raffia midrib 

Kwán kádàà (?) Allium ascalonicum garlic 

Kwankalita S/Kt Trapa natans water-chestnut 

Kwankalita S/Kt Nymphaea lotus water-lily 

Kwankwan S/Kt Indigofera nummulariifolia; I. 

echinata 

Kwànkwáníí Strophanthus hispidus; S. 

sarmentosus 

arrow poison 

Kwànkwánín tsa Knt Parquetina nigrescens x of tree-frog 

tsumbe 

Kwánkwárándé 

Isoberlinia doka 

Kwankwarimi Zm 

Wissadula ampliissima 

Kwànsóó Sk Gossypium sp. cotton 

Kwàntà Àlí dà zúgú W Gossypium barbadense cotton Ali lay in his 

shroud 

Kwantal Cucumis melo sweet melon 

Kwan zabuna Dr Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Kwarakko Argemone mexicana Mexican poppy 

Kwarakko Datura metel hairy thorn 

apple 

Kwàrángáá Saba florida rubber vine 

Kwàrángáá wofi Smilax anceps West African 

sarsparilla 

Kwaranko Kt Argemone mexicana Mexican poppy 

Kwaras kwaras 

Arachis hypogaea; Vigna groundnut 

subterranea 

Kwardaú da 


Kwàrkò K Argemome mexicana Mexican poppy 

Kwarkwaroo 

Beckeropsis uniseta 

Kwarooroo (?) 

Argemome mexicana; 

Mexican poppy 

Commiphora africana 

Kwarri ? Anthocleista vogelli. A. 

djalonensis; A. nobilis 

Kwartowa Citrullus colocynthis bitter gourd 

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useless ladder


Kwààrúúrúú Vigna subterranea Bambara 

groundnut 

Kwáryáá Lagenaria siceraria bottle gourd 

Kwatakwali (Kabi) Zea mays maize 

Kwato Dioscorea sp. yam 

Kwattowa 

Colocynthis vulgaris 

Kwííwáá 

Adenodolichos paniculatus 

Kwííyáá W Adenodolichos paniculatus; 

Mimosa pigra; Acacia 

ataxacantha 

Kyalbuwa 


Kyalli 

Grewia mollis 

Kyàmbáá 


Kyambama Pennisetum purpureum elephant grass 

Kyámróó 


Kyàránáá Euphorbia kamerunica fence-cactus 

Kyangan gumi Oryza sativa rice 

Kyara 

Parinari kerstingii 

Kyaurya 


Kyáurón kíbiyàà 

Kyáuróó pl. 

kyámààréé 



Ƙ. 

Ƙááƙààyáá 

Grewia sp. 

Ƙááƙùrúndúú Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

Ƙààréé áikì Cannabis sativa type of Indian 

hemp 

Ƙabdarai G Capparis tomentosa 

Ƙàbdóódò 


Ƙada Gossypium spp. cotton 

Ƙadabebe 


Ƙáddàjíí 

Mimosa asperata 

Ƙáddàjín rúwá 

Aeschynomene crassicaulis 

Ƙáfàr fàkáráá 

Chloris breviseta 

Ƙáfàr gàuráákà 

Chloris breviseta 

Ƙáfàr kààzáá 

Merremia pterygocaulos 

Ƙáfàr shààmúúwáá Saccharum officinarum red sugar-cane 

cv. 

Ƙafíífíyàà 

Panicum repens 

Ƙafon baareewa Abelmoschus esculentus okra 

Ƙahwan baareewa Abelmoschus esculentus okra 

Ƙahwan batsi 

Ectadiopsis oblongifolia 

Ƙai daji 

Mimosa pigra 

Ƙàibáábà Borassus aethiopum thorny leaf 

stalk 

Ƙàibáábà Hyphaene thebaica thorny leaf 

stalk 

Ƙáidàjíí 


Ƙaiƙai kuwa 


finish work 

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Ƙàiƙàyíí 

Parinari polyandrum; Ambrosia 

maritima; Indigofera sp. 

Tephrosia sp.; 

Ƙàiƙàyíí kòòmàà 

Indigofera astragalina 

kâm máshééƙììyáá 

Ƙaƙa 


Ƙaƙai ta fito 


Ƙááƙààyáá 

Grewia spp. 

Ƙáimín ƙàdángárè 

Achyranthes aspera 

Ƙàmasagi 

Ficus vallis-choudae 

Ƙamin makiyaayuu 

Acacia senegal 

Ƙamuƙamu Argemone mexicana Mexican poppy 

Ƙànƙámárkà tà bíí kà Argemone mexicana Mexican poppy let your evil recoil 

upon itself 

Ƙànsúúwáá Pennisetum polystachyon & P. 

pedicellatum P. Subangustum 

Ƙarama anta Withania somnifera burrwood 

Ƙàràngííyáá Cenchrus biflorus & C. ciliaris burs 

Ƙàràngííyár àzbìn 

Cenchrus ciliaris 

Ƙàràngííyár ɓèèràà 

Cyathula prostrata; Indigofera 

nummulariifolia 

Ƙàràngííyár ƙùùsùù 

Indigofera nummulariifolia; 

Cyathula prostrata 

Ƙáránkáɓáu 

Diheteropogon hagerupii & 

Echinochloa pyramidalis 

Ƙardafi Sida cordifolia ? healer of arrow 

poison 

Ƙárdàjíí 


Ƙárfíí Gossypium barbadense cotton = Bàgwàndáráá 

Ƙarfikara Sk Sesbania dalzielii; S. sesban 

Ƙàrƙáárà 


campylacantha 

Ƙáryàà Adenium obesum false baobab lie 

Ƙasha Brachiaria distichophylla; B. 

xantholauca 

Ƙáshééshè 

Heeria insignis 

Ƙàujéé 

Beckeropsis uniseta 

Ƙáurà Sorghum bicolor red guinea-corn 

cv. 

Ƙààwáríí 

Ficus glumosa 

Ƙààwáríí 

Ficus ingens 

Ƙààwúríí 

Ficus glumosa 

Ƙààwúríí 

Ficus ingens 

Ƙáƴàr gííwáá Hygrophila auriculata elephant thorn 

Ƙáƴàr gííwáá Dioscorea praehensilis elephant thorn 

Ƙáƴàr Góóbírááwáá Tribulus terrestris puncture vine Gobir thorn 

Ƙáƴàr Góóbírááwáá Trianthema spp. Gobir thorn 

Ƙáƴàr ƙàdángárè Asparagus Pauli-Guilelmi lizard thorn 

Ƙáƴàr kúúsù Smilax anceps West African 

sarsparilla 

Ƙáƴàr rààkúmíí 

Hygrophilla auriculata; Acacia 

polyacantha 

Ƙééƙáshééshè Kt Heeria insignis 

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Ƙééƙáshééshè 

weed species 

Ƙééƙáshééshè Hibiscus cannabinus peeled stems of 

kenaf 

Ƙìì tááɓèèwáá Lagenaria siceraria bottle gourd 

Ƙìì tááɓèèwáá 

Cyperus sp. 

Ƙìríƙìríí Cynodon dactylon dub-grass, 

dogstooth grass 

Ƙíryà Prosopis africana false locust 

Ƙíryàr dúútsèè Burkea africana rock Prosopis 

Ƙíryà ta màtáá 


Prosopis africana 

Ƙíryàr kúrmìì Manilkara obovata African forest Prosopis 

pearwood 

Ƙíryàr kúrmìì Piptadeniastrum africanum forest Prosopis 

Ƙòòdágò pl. 

ƙòòdágái 

Borassus aethiopum 

fan-palm fruit 

stone 

Ƙòòdágò pl. 

ƙòòdágái 

Hyphaene thebaica 

dum-palm fruit 

stone 

Ƙóódái Kt Raphionacme brownii 

Ƙoƙirmo Zm Crateva religiosa; Strychnos 

tricalysiodes 

Ƙòòƙííyáá 

Strychnos spp. 

Ƙòòƙííyár bírìì 

Voacanga thouarsii; Strychnos 

innocua 

Ƙudu Nymphaea lotus water-lily 

rhizome 

Ƙúdùjíí Striga spp. witchweed 

Ƙúdùjíí 

Ƙúdùjín fadama 

Buchnera hispida 

Ludwigia adscendens ssp. 

diffusa 

Ƙuduru Allium cepa onion 

Ƙujiji D Striga hermonthica witchweed 

Ƙúƙùs Oryza sp. wild grass 

Ƙúllì Arachis hypogaea groundnut cv. 

with single nut 

Ƙúllìn shi ba Gl Hibiscus sabdariffa roselle 

Ƙulùbúútùù Lagenaria siceraria bottle gourd 

Ƙululu 

Guiera senegalensis 

Ƙúmbúláá Arachis hypogaea groundnut cv. 


Ƙùrígà Kt Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Ƙùrííƙùríí Kt Chamaecristus absus senna 

Ƙúrƙúráá Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

Ƙùrùnkúshèèwáá 

Gymnosporia senegalensis 

Ƙùrùnkúshììyáá Kt Gymnosporia senegalensis 

Ƙùrúúƙùrúú Pilostigma thonningii camel's foot 

roots 

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= ƙúmbúláá 

Ƙùrúúƙùrúú 

Feretia apodanthera 

Ƙùùrár fataakee Argemone mexicana Mexican poppy dust of x 

Ƙwáánáryà 

tree whose seeds are used for 

rosaries 

Ƙwáárà pl. 

ƙwááróóríí 

Vitellaria paradoxa 

shea-nut


Kwááràr kwáákwàà Elaeis guineensis oil palm kernel 

Ƙwáátái 

plant sp. 

Ƙwàláá Nymphaea lotus water-lily 

Ƙwàllíí Arachis hypogaea groundnut cv. 


Ƙwambala Isoberlinia doka pods of ~ 

Ƙwámè Adansonia digitata baobab fruit 

Ƙwámè Borassus aethiopum fan palm fruit 

Ƙwanarya 


Ƙwàndíí Arachis hypogaea groundnut cv. 


Ƙwííyà Kt Mimosa asperata 

Ƙyààráá 

Hyperthelia dissoluta; Sorghum 

margaritiferum 

Ƙyar kusa Smilax anceps West African 

sarsparilla 

Ƙyarno 


Ƙyás 


Ƙyààsúúwáá Pennisetum hordeoides; P. 

pedicellatum; P. polystachion; 

P. subangustum 

Ƙyasuwar rafi 


= ƙúllì 

= ƙúllì 

L. 

Lá bai K Gossypium hirsutum cotton 

Lá banda 


Lááléémò S Hyparrhenia subplumosa 

Láálòn kwààɗá Ludwigia octovalvis jute kidney 

Láálò Corchorus tridens jute 

Láálò Corchorus trilocularis jute 

Láálò Corchorus olitorius jute 

Lááwúr Ipomoea batatus sweet potato 

Lááwúr Pennisetum glaucum millet cv. 

Lababuje Physalis angulata; P. micrantha angular winter 

cherry 

Lábàshíí Hdj Amaranthus viridis 

Labla 


Làbsûr Lepidium sativum cress


Lállèn bírí Sporobolus festivus monkey henna 

Lállèn gíwáá Pteleopsis habensis elephant henna 

Lállèn jíɓáá Feretia apodanthera henna of the small 

anthill 

Lállèn súúrì Feretia apodanthera henna of the 

anthill 

Lállèn shààmúúwáá Gisekia pharnacioides stork’s henna 

Lallewa Hdj Tamarindus indica tamarind 

Lambani Sk Vossia cuspidata 

Làmbúú 

Sesbania sp. 

Lámíníyár kwààɗíí 

Siphonochilus aethiopicus; resurrection lily frogspawn 

Siphonochilus nigericus 

Lamtin bàrééwáá Ng Sesamum alatum antelope sesame 

Lányár kwààɗíí 

Siphonochilus aethiopicus; resurrection lily frogspawn 

Siphonochilus nigericus 

Laúshí Gossypium hirsutum cotton 

Làusûr K Lepidium sativum cress < Arabic 

Làusúrù K Lepidium sativum cress < Arabic 

Láwàshíí Allium ascalonicum; A. cepa garlic onion 

Layo Solanum incanum garden-egg cv. 

Layyata Kt Cissus populnea 

Léébèn raakúmíí Sorghum maritiferum; S. 

notabile 

Lèèmóó K Citrus aurantifolia lime < English 

Lèèmún mágáájìyáá 

Citrus medica 

Lèèmún Mákkà Citrus aurantium; C. sinensis lime of Mecca 

Lèèmún Másàr Citrus medica lime of Egypt 

Lèèmún tsuntsuu Carissa edulis sour lime 

Lèèmun ƴán sárkíí 

Citrus medica 

Lèèmúú Citrus aurantifolia lime 

Lèèmúú mài zááƙíí Citrus sinensis orange 

Lenje Zm Gisekia pharnacioides 

Líɓoso Ficus polita ripe fruits 

Lííɗíí Sesamum orientale sesame 

Lììɗín túújíí 


Lilo 


Lòòdáá 

Rogeria adenophylla 

Lòòdáá 


Lòòdár marina Cissus populnea Cissus of the dyepit 

Lóókò Milicia excelsa Iroko


Lutua K Gossypium hirsutum cotton 

Lututuwa 


Lúúbììyáá 

Ficus spp. 

Lúúd(d)ààyíí pl. 

Lagenaria siceraria 

bottle gourd 

lúúwààdúú 

Lùùjííyà 


M. 

Má ámfá 

Dioscorea sp. 

Má dáddafi 

Desmodium velutium; Setaria 

verticulata 

Má dáddafin kusu 

Pupalla lappacea; Cyathula 

prostrata 

Máágànin kunáámàà Heliotropium subulatum scorpion medicine 

Máágùráázàà 

Dioscorea praehensilis 

Máájè Daniellia oliveri copaiba balsam 

Mààjígíí Baphia nitida; B. pubescens camwood 

Mààkúbà Parkia biglobosa empty locust 

pods 

Mààƙárfò 

Afrormosia laxiflora 

Máálánƙóócíí Amaranthus viridis waterleaf 

Máálàmíí 

Evolvulus alsiniodes 

Máálàmíí ná máátáá 

Evolvulus alsiniodes 

Máásún ƙàdàngàrúú Kt Achyranthes aspera 

Maasun kadangaree Pandiaka involucrata; P. 

heudelotti 

Máátánkà náwá Gossypium arboreum cotton 

Mààtár Máìnà Saccharum officinarum sugar-cane cv. 

Maburkaki Zea mays maize 

Màcàkóó Sorghum bicolor red guinea-corn 

cv. 

Màcèè Kabi Trichilia emetica roka 

Màcèè à tsùgùné Kt Vigna subterranea Bambara 

groundnut cv. 

Màcèè dúƙús Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

Macara 

Panicum subalbidum 

Macara Phragmites australis common reed 

Máɗààcíí pl. 

Khaya senegalensis 

mahogany 

mààɗààtái 

Máɗààcín ƙásà Aristolochia albida; A. 

bracteolata 

Máɗààcín dúútsèè Ekebergia senegalensis rock mahogany 

Mádáráá Zea mays maize 

Madinginji Boscia salicifolia leaves, flowers 

Mádobiya Pterocarpus erinaceus; P. 

mildbraedii 

Mádóóbììyáá pl. 

Andira inermis 

mààdòòbái 

Mádóóbììyáá pl. 

mààdòòbái 

Pterocarpus erinaceus 

African 

rosewood 

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Mádóóbììyár rààfíí Albizia zygia stream henna 

Maga Phoenix dactylifera date without 

stone 

Magaga Borassus aethiopum fan-palm 

Mágáryáá pl. 

Ziziphus abyssinica 

catch thorn 

mágààréé 

Mágáryáá pl. 

Ziziphus mauritiana 

jujube 

mágààréé 

Mágáryár kúúráá Ziziphus mucronata buffalo thorn 

Màgímfáá 

Tephrosia densiflora; T. vogelii 

Magina Curcuma domestica turmeric dye 

Mágòòrí Mitracarpus hirtus button grass vendor of lovepotions 

Mágúúdìyáá Polycarpea corymbosa; P. 

linearifolia 

Magyamfa 

Tephrosia vogelli; T. densiflora 

Mài Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Mái fárín ƙài 

Rhynchelytrum repens 

Mài gyàà Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Mài jínníí Pterocarpus erinaceus African 

rosewood 

Mài kái dúbúú (?) Alternanthera sessilis; A. 

nodiflora 

Mài kúmààtuu Oryza sativa rice 

Mài ƙàfóó Sida cordifolia lord of the horn 

Mài lààlíítàà Physalis angulata angular winter 

cherry 

Mài laúshíí K Gossypium hirsutum cotton 

Mài rààwáyàà Datura metel hairy thorn 

apple 

lord of the small 

bag 

lord of 

Cochlospermum 

tinctorium 

Mài yààdóó Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Máiwáá or màiwáá Pennisetum glaucum millet 

Màjàmfàríí Senna occidentalis coffee senna 

Majigege 


Májínáácììyáá pl. 

Ostryoderris stuhlmanii 

màjìnààtái 

Májírìyáá S/Kt Erythrina senegalensis 

Májírìyár kúrmìì 

Phyllanthus muellerianus; 

Erythrina sp. 

Makaahoo da 

Sorghum membranaceum 

waayoo 

Makari S/Kt Dalbergia sp. 

Makari S/Kt Digitaria iburua iburu 

Mákárín dáfì 11 Fadogia erythrophloea antidote to poison 

Mákárín fako 

Brachiaria jubata 

Makasha Striga hermontheca witchweed 

Makashan dááwàà Striga hermontheca witchweed killer of guineacorn 

Mákkà Moringa oleifera horseradish tree 

Mákòòríí 

Amorphophallus abyssinicus; 

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Mákòòrín kàréé 

Paspalidium geminatum 

Màkwáìwáá Vitex doniana black plum 

Maƙodoo 

Amorphophallus abyssinicus; 


Maƙaimi 

Cucumis ficifolius; C. pustulatus 

Malafia Corchorus olitorius jute < Arabic 

Malaiduwa Kt Cissus populnea 

Malaina Gmelina arborea Gmelina < Latin 

Male Khaya grandifoliola; K. 

ivorensis 

broad-leaved 

mahogany 

Maleduwa Kt Cassia arereh 

Maliya Oryza sativa rice 

Maliya Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Mallen kabi 

Sorghum margaritiferum 

Mallen mama 


Mallen zamfara 


Malmaliyo 

Ficus ingens 

Malmaliyo 

Ficus thonningii 

Málmóó 

Syzygium guineense 

Màn jáá Elaeis guineensis palm-oil red oil 

Man saitum 

Olea hochstetteri 

Mànɗééwáá 

Maerua angolensis 

Mànɗííwáá 

Maerua angolensis 

Màndà mábdàà 

Sporobolus helvolus 

Mangaladi 


Màngwàrò Mangifera indica mango


Màsàràà kwona Zea mays maize 

Màsaràà wààdàà Zea mays maize 

Màsàràr̃ Fùlàànìì Zea mays maize cv. 

Máshááyíí pl. 

Clerodendrum capitatum 

thing for smoking 

màshààyái 

Màsóóróó Piper guineense; P. umbellatum West African 

pepper 

Mata gara kafa Biophytum petersianum sensitive plant woman, close the 

feet 

Mátáƙáshíí Ceratotheca sesamoides false sesame 

leaves 

Matinga S Stylochiton lancifolius 

Matsagi 

Bauhinia rufescens 

Matsandaka 

Eragrostis sp. 

Matsandaka tsumbe 

Eragrostis ciliaris: E. gangetica; 

E. tremula 

Màtsármámáá Physalis angulata angular winter gall bladder 

cherry 

Mátsáttsáágíí 


Mazakuwa 

Sorghum durra 

Mijigaga S Amblygonocarpus andongensis 

Míjìn káɗányà Lophira alata meni oil tree 

Mijiriya 

Erythrina senegalensis 

Milla 


Mínjíryáá Erythrina senegalensis coral tree 

Miyafa Kabi Maerua angolensis 

Miyar tsanya 

Sida ovata 

Mobefa 

Cymbopogon giganteus 

Móódà Aloe buettneri West African 

aloe 

Móódà Sansevieria liberica: S. 

senegambica: S. trifasciata & 

Ananas comosus 

Móódà kàsa? 

Eriosema griseum 

Mòòríí (mààtárkà) Sorghum bicolor white guineacorn 

cv. 

Mòòwàr bìrìì Diospyros mespiliformis ebony fruits 

Mulli Hyphaene thebaica dum palm 

unexpanded 

leaf frond 

Mùrmúrà Sorghum bicolor soft guineacorn 

cv. 

Mùrnàà S Adansonia digitata baobab 

Mùrúúcíí Borassus aethiopum sprout of fanpalm 

Mùrúúcín bisa Orchidaceae epiphytic 

orchid 

livestock fan-palm 

sprouts 

Mùrúúcín dáájìì Orchidaceae terrestrial 

orchid 

bush fan-palm 

sprouts 

Mùrúúcín doka Ansellia africana Ansell's orchid x fan-palm sprouts 

Mùrùcìn màkwàrwàà 

Cucurligo pilosa 

Mùrúúcín sama Orchidaceae epiphytic 

orchid 

fan-palm sprouts 

of the sky 

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Múúgùn túúwóó Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

N. 

Náámàn gàráá 

mushroom spp. 

Náámàn Gwááríí mushroom spp. Gbari meat 

Náámàn jeji Termitomyces spp. bush meat 

Náámàn ƙààzáá Agaricus campestris chicken meat 

Náámàn ùngùlúú Agaricus campestris vulture meat 

Námíjìn bàà màà 

Ipomoea aitonii 

tàbòò 

Námíjìn bààbàà 

Indigofera bracteolata 

Námíjìn bàgàrùwàà 

Acacia nilotica & Acacia tortilis 

subsp. raddiana 

Egyptian 

mimosa 

Námíjìn dààshìì 

Commiphora pedunculata 

Námíjìn dàyìì 

Centaurea sp. 

Námíjìn dàyìì Launaea taraxacifolia wild lettuce 


Sesamum alatum 


Sonchus chevalieri 

Námíjìn gáásàyáá Amaranthus graecizens: A. 

spinosus A. viridis; Polanisia 

viscosa; Croton lobatus 

Námíjìn gàdàgìì 

Zornia glochidiata 

Námíjìn garaafunii Ctenolepis cerasiformis male 

Námíjìn gwabsa Quassia undulata male 

Námíjìn hànkufáá Sida alba: S. ovata & S. 

male 

rhombifolia 

Námíjìn kàɗéé S Lophira alata; L. lanceolata meni oil tree male 

Námíjìn káɗányà Lophira alata; L. lanceolata meni oil tree male 

Námíjìn kímbàà Coelocaryon preusii male 

Námíjìn kòkìrmo Strychnos innocua male 

Námíjìn kòòkìyàà Strychnos innocua male 

Námíjìn ƙíryà 


male 


Námíjìn lèèmúú Opilia celtidifolia male orange 

Námíjìn ròòmàà 

Heliotropium bacciferum; H. 

male 

fààda 

subulatum 

Námíjìn surendi Sonchus chevalieri male 

Námíjìn tàràmnìyàà Combretum ghasalense male 

Námíjìn tsáádà Maytenus senegalensis male hog plum 

Námíjìn tsìntsìyàà Eragrostis ciliaris; E. sp male 

Námíjìn yààdìyàà Leptadenia pyrotechnica male 

Námíjìn zààkìì 

Amaranthus graecizans: A. 

male 

bànzàà 

spinosus: A. viridis; Croton 

lobatus 

Nanake Aspilia africana; A. 

helianthoides A. kotschyii 

Nanare 

Oryza barthii: O. brevigulata; wild rice 

O. perennis 

Nànnàfàà 

Celosia laxa 

Nànnàhòò 

Celosia laxa 

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Natsika Thespesia populnea Pacific 

rosewood 

Ngibe 

Barteria fistulosa 

Nobe 

Cymbopogon schoenanthus 

Nóómè W Sesamum orientale sesame seeds 

Nóómèn bàrééwáá Launaea taraxacifolia wild lettuce antelope sesame 

Nóómèn bàrééwáá Sesamum alatum antelope sesame 

Nóómèn bàrééwáá Sesamum radiatum black sesame antelope sesame 

Nóómèn ɓarya Sesamum alatum sesame 

Nóómèn ɓarya Launaea taraxacifolia wild lettuce sesame 

Nòònòn gííwáá Kigelia africana sausage tree elephant breast 

Nòònòn gwánkíí Ficus vogelii breast of roan 

antelope 

Nòònòn kàrèè Hdj Cucumis pustulatus dog breast 

Nòònòn kùrcìyàà 

Euphorbia 

dove milk 

convolvuloides:E.hirta; E. 

polycnemoides 

Nòònòn kùùràà Cucumis metuliferus horned melon hyena breast 

Nunu Sclerocarya birrea fruit 

R. 

Rààbàà(?) 

Cyanotis lanata 

Rààkùmìn gyàdàà Arachis hypogaea groundnut 

Rààriyàr kàsa Knt Chrysanthellum americanum 

Rààtsà hànjì 

Oldenlandia corymbosa 

Rààwáyà 


Rààwáyà 

Cochlospermum planchoni 

Rààwáyà Zea mays maize 

Rafasa K Euphorbia aegyptiaca 

Ràháináá Kigelia africana sausage-tree 

Rahaiwa 

Bersama abyssinica 

Râi ɗòòré Senna occidentalis coffee senna enhances life 

Ráìráì Senna occidentalis coffee senna life life 

Ràkéé Saccharum officinarum sugar-cane 

Ràkén gìwàà Steganotaenia araliacea elephant's sugarcane 

Ràkén gìwàà Quassia undulata elephant's sugarcane 

Ràmàà ràmàà 

Urena lobata 

Ràmàà Hibiscus cannabinus kenaf 

Ramaniya 

Urena lobata 

Ramar kurmii 

Wissadula amplissima 

Ràmàr rààfìì Hibiscus asper river hemp 

Ràmàr ruwa Hibiscus asper water hemp 

Ràmarana 

Urena lobata 

Ramoramo 

Urena lobata 

Ramuza Allium ascalonicum garlic 

Rara Zea mays white maize 

Rawuya S Kigelia africana sausage tree 

Rìgà bìrì Cissus cornifolia robe of the 

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monkey 

Rìgà káfì 

Antidesma venosum; Bridelia 

ferruginea; Bridelia scleroneura 

Rìgìzà K Cyperus esculentus tiger nut 

Rííɗíí Sesamum orientale sesame 

Rííɗín bàrééwáá Sesamum alatum antelope sesame 

Rííɗín kàdàà Hyptis spicigera mosquito crocodile sesame 

guardian 

Rííɗín tùùjìì 


Ríímíí pl. ríímààyéé Ceiba pentandra silk-cotton tree 

Rììmìì K Celosia argentea 

Ríímín ágwádáá Sopubia mannii, S. parviflora, S. 

kapok of the hyrax 

ramosa & S. simplex 

Ríímín kàdàà Polygonum senegalense crocodile kapok 

Ríímín násárà Moringa oleifera horseradish tree white man's kapok 

Ríímín sàmààríí Kohautia grandiflora; K. 

senegalensis 

young men's 

kapok 

Ríímín sàuríí Kohautia grandiflora; K. 

senegalensis 

young men's 

kapok 

Ríímín tùùrààwàà Moringa oleifera horseradish tree white man's kapok 

Riimni 

Salix ledermannii 

Rìmà fáádà Scoparia dulcis sweet 

x of the palace 

broomweed 

Rinji Kt Senna alexandrina Alexandrian 

senna 

Rízgáá Plectranthus esculentus rizga 

Rízgár kùrèègèè Pachycarpus lineolatus squirrel's rizga 

Roko Vigna subterranea Bambara nut 

Ròòbáá Kt Echinochloa pyramidalis 

Róógò Manihot esculenta cassava 

Róógò ƙààráázà Manihot esculenta old cassava 

Róógòn bírìì Dioscorea dumetorum three leaved monkey's cassava 

yam 

Róógòn dáájìì Ampelocissus africanus bush cassava 

Róógòn jééjì Ampelocissus africanus bush cassava 

Róógòn mákííyááyáá Sphaeranthus angustifolius large intestine 

cassava 

Róógòn yáàráá Trianthema pentandra; T. 

boys’ cassava 


Rùb dà túkúnyá Amaranthus viridis waterleaf 

Rùb dà túkúnyá Portulaca oleracea; P. 

purslane 

quadrifida 

Ruba ari 

Pavetta crassipes 

Rubiya 

Ficus sp. 

Rubun rubushi Polygonum senegalense & P. 

spp. 

Rúgár̃ gàdáá Opilia celtidifolia duiker shelter 

Rùgùdúú Cucurbita; C. pepo pumpkin 

Rùkúɓù Amaranthus viridis waterleaf 

Rùƙúƙì 

tree sp. 

Rùmà fáádà Scopiaria dulcis sweet 

x of the palace 

Rùmáánáá 

Habenaria zambesina 

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broomweed


Rumaza 


Rumbagada 

Lentinus tuber-regium 

Rùmmáánì Punica granatum pomegranate


Sàkàtáá Dioscorea alata water-yam 

Sakera 

Echinochloa stagnina 

Sàmààrín dángáá Moringa oleifera horseradish tree fence sticks 

Sàmáátsíí 

Tephrosia linearis 

Sàmbèèrúú 

Erythrophleum africanum 

Sàmbèèrúú 

Lasiosiphon kraussiana 

Samo Ziziphus mauritiana jujube leaves 

Sán gàuráákà Chloris breviseta footstep of the 

crowned crane 

Sán tsúntsúú grass with edible leaf footstep of the 

bird 

Sàndàlíí Cola nitida cola 

Sàndàlúú Cola nitida cola 

Sàndán bírí Tacca involucrata arrowroot monkey stick 

Sàndán dutsee Tacca involucrata arrowroot hill stick 

Sàndán maya 

Amblygonocarpus andogensis; 

Cassia arereh; Holarrhena 

floribunda 

Sàndán ƴán bòòríí Tacca involucrata flowering stem Bori stick 

of arrowroot 

Sàngáásàngàà Senna occidentalis coffee senna 

Sankalwa Trapa natans water chestnut 

Sànƙè wà kínkà sensitive plant sp. tuck in your 

loincloth 

Sansabaraye Arg Parkinsonia aculeata 

Sánsámíí Stereospermum kunthianum tulip tree 

Sánsámín táábàà Kt Nicotiana tabacum; N. rustica tobacco leaves 

SánsàN 

Dyschoriste perrotteti 

Sansari 

Chasmopodium caudatum; 

Saccharum spontaneum; 

Sesbania pachycarpa 

Sansoni Mucuna pruriens; M. sloanei cow-itch 

Sányáá Securidaca longepedunculata violet tree 

Sányár ƙasà 

Vernonia pumila 

Sàràkúúwáá 

Leucas martinicensis; Hyptis 

spicigera; Ocimum canum 

Sàràkúúwáá 

Leucas martinicensis; Hyptis 

spicigera; Ocimum canum 

Sàràkúúwáá Hyptis spicigera mosquito 

guardian 

Sárƙà 

Aparagus sp. 

Sárkín jíbjíí 13 Boerhavia spp. hogweed lord of the 

dungheap 

Sárkín jíbjíí Datura spp. lord of the 

dungheap 

Sárkín jíbjíí Portulaca spp. lord of the 

dungheap 

Sárƙákƙíyáá 

Dichrostachys cinerea; Acacia 

ataxacantha 

Sasami Stereospermum kunthianum tulip tree 

Sashe Ziziphus mauritiana jujube leaves 

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Sàssàbááníí Parkinsonia aculeata Jerusalem thorn 

Sawoki Striga hermonthica witchweed 

Sesigi Tribulus terrestris puncture vine 

Shà’ír Hordeum vulgare barley


Shííɓóólì Kt Grewia tenax < Fulfulde 

Shinaka 

Schoenefeldia gracilis; Ctenium 

elegans; C. newtonii 

Shìnkááfáá Oryza glaberrima; O. sativa rice 

Shìnkááfáá bììyáu Oryza glaberrima African rice rice of a child 

which follows a 

familiar person 

Shìnkááfáá shééfè Oryza glaberrima African rice rice whose husk 

has a small grain 

Shìnkááfár̃ dáájìì Chasmopodium caudatum bush rice 

Shìnkááfár̃ gyáádò Oryza barthii; O. breviligulata wild rice warthog’s rice 

Shìnkááfár̃ kwààɗíí Oryza barthii; O. brevilgulata wild rice toads’ rice 

Shìnkááfár̃ múúgùù 

Oryza barthii; O. brevigulata wild rice 

dáwà 

Shìnkááfár̃ rishi Kt/Dr Oryza barthii; O. brevigulata wild rice rice of x 

Shìnkááfár̃ tsúntsúú Chasmopodium caudatum birds’ rice 

Shìrínyàà 

Ficus iteophylla 

Shìwáákáá Vernonia amygdalina; V. bitterleaf 

colorata 

Shìwáákár̃ ján 

Vernonia glaberrima; Heeria 

gárgáríí 

pulcherrima 

Shùùkà hálíí Moringa oleifera horseradish tree 

Shùùkà hálínkà Moringa oleifera horseradish tree 

Shùùkà hálínkà 

Parkinsonia aculeata 

Shúúnín bírìì Lonchocarpus laxiflorus; L. 

sericeus 

Siling silame 

Ampelocissus africanus 

Siliyar suluwa ? 

Cassytha filiformis 

Silka G Heteropogon contotus 

Síntálíkóó 

climbing plant sp. 

Sisi D Bauhinia rufescens 

Sìtírà Datura metel hairy thorn 

apple 

bitterleaf of red 

clay soil 

monkey’s indigo 

< Arabic 

Sóóɓàróódò Hibiscus sabdariffa roselle calyx 

Sòòsón yâmmáá Luffa acutangula loofah gourd loofah of the west 

Sòòsóó Luffa aegyptiaca loofah gourd 

Sòòyáyyàà Cuscuta australis dodder 

Sùrándù Centaurea perrotteti; C. praecox thistle 

Sùráddù Centaurea perrotteti; C. thistle 

praecox; Dicoma tomentosa 

Súrádù Centaurea perrotteti; C. praecox thistle 

Sure Hibiscus sabdariffa roselle 

Suren fadama Triumfetta spp. burweed marsh roselle 

Súttúú S/Kt Gossypium spp. cotton 

Sùtúrà Datura metel hairy thorn 

apple 

Súútúú S/Kt Gossypium sp. cotton 

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T. 

Tá fàdámà 

Setaria pallide fusca 

Tá májèèmá Acacia nilotica Egyptian 

mimosa 

Tá rúwá Ktg Strychnos spinosa snuff box tree 

Táá gá ráánáá S/Kt Abrus precatorius jumblebeads she sees the sun 

Táábàà Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum tobacco 

Tààbàtáábà Clerodendrum capitatum tobacco tobacco 

Tááɓò Vitellaria paradoxa ripe shea fruit 

Tándáràà Abrus precatorius jumblebeads 

Tààbármár zóómóó Costus spectabilis mat of the hare 

Tààfín kútúrúú Hibiscus sabdariffa roselle cv. 

Tààkàlmín biri ? monkey’s sandal 

Tààkàlmín Mákkà Opuntia ficus-indica prickly pear Mecca sandal 

Tààkàlmín zóómóó 

Costus spectabilis; Isoberlinia 

hare's sandal 

doka 

Taara yaara Tacca leontopetaloides arrowroot 

Táárìngíɗà 

Glossonema boveanum 

Taatsunyaa 

Amaranthus viridis 

Tààwátsáá 

Entada abyssinica; E. africana 

Taba damashe Kabi Gynandropsis gynandra cat’s whiskers, 

African 

spiderflower 

Taba jiki 

Eriosema psoraleoides 

Tabadai Kt Gynandropsis gynandra cat’s whiskers, 

African 

spiderflower 

Taɓa ni ka saamuu 14 Ficus vogelii touch me and you 

get 

Taɓa ni ka saamuu Moringa oleifera horseradish tree 

Tabso Sesamum orientale sesame cv. 

Tafa duwa 


Tafar biri 

Euphorbia aegyptiaca 

Tàfánnúúwáá Allium sativum garlic 

Tàfárnúúwáá Allium sativum garlic 

Tàfàsáá Senna occidentalis coffee senna 

Tàfááshííyà Nauclea diderrichii African peach 

Tafatso Panicum anabaptistum; P. 

phragmitoides 

Tàftàf 

Tagida Ocimum gratissium scent-leaf 

Tagwamba Colocasis esculenta cocoyam 

Tagzara G Raphionacme brownii 

Tàkànɗáá Sorghum mellitum sweet sorghum 

Tàkànɗár gííwáá Quassia undulata elephant's sugarcane 

Tàkànɗár gííwáá Cussonia barter elephant's sugarcane 

Tàkànɗár gííwáá Steganotaenia araliacea elephant's sugarcane 

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Tàkànɗár gííwáá Quassia klaineana elephant's sugarcane 

Takoure 

Brachiaria stigmatisata 

Talagi 

Lonchocarpus cyanescens 

Talaki 


Talakin yara bawa 


Tàllàfà màrààyú G Annona senegalensis wild custardapple 

Tàmángájíí Pennisetum glaucum millet cv. 

Tàmàníí Tamarindus indica tamarind 

Támár tsáuríí 


Tamatsi Mitracarpus hirtus button grass 

Támbà Eleusine coracana finger millet 

Tamihio Ng Tamarix spp. tamarisk 

Tàmráárò Cyanotis caespitosa star 

Tántàlíɓò Hyphaene thebaica dum palm 

unripe fruit 

kernel 

Tantaroba 

Indigofera diphylla 

Tantsiya Strophanthus hispidus; S. 

sarmentosus 

Tàráunííyáá Combretum glutinosum; C. 

lamprocarpum 

Tàrfà mázáá dúrús 

weed sp. 

Tárkón ɓééráá Asparagus africanus; A. 

rat trap 

flagellaris 

Tármásííkà Boswellia dalzielli frankincense 

Taro 

Combretum sericeum 

Taru 

Combretum sp. 

Tasawa Abelmoshus esculentus okra 

Tâsshíí S Capsicum annuum chili pepper 

Táshíí G Gossypium arboreum tree cotton 

Tatarí da 

Glossonema boveanum 

Tattakiya 


Tattara Oryza sativa rice 

Tàttààsái Capsicum annuum chili pepper 

Tàttààshíí Capsicum annuum chili pepper 

Tauna 

Acacia farnesiana 

Tauna gardi Kt Nicotiana tabacum; N. rustica tobacco seeds 

Taune Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum tobacco seeds 

Táuráá pl. táurààyéé Detarium microcarpum; D. 

senegalense 

Táurár kúrmìì 

Detarium senegalense 

Tausami Tamarindus indica tamarind 

Táyà rágóó tree sp. help lazy person 

Tázárgàdè 

fragrant medicinal herb 

Tínyà 

Euphorbia poissoni; E. unispina 

Tírìì Curcuma domestica turmeric 

Toƙari S/Kt Diheteropogon hagerupii 

Tònáá Pseudocedrela kotschyi dry-zone cedar 

Tóófáá Imperata cylindrica spear-grass 

Tòòkár dááwàà 

Striga gesnerioides 

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Tóózàlín ƴán máátáá Aspilia africana women’s kohl 

Tóózàlín Ïán máátáá Aspilia helianthoides women’s kohl 

Tóózàlín Ïán máátáá Aspilia kotschyi women’s kohl 

Tóózàlín bàrééwáá Vernonia pauciflora antelope’s kohl 

Tóózàlín kúúráá Vernonia macrocyanus hyena’s kohl 

Tsa S Ormocarpum bibracteatum 

Tsa S Securinega virosa 

Tsáádà Ximenia americana spiny plum 

Tsáádà bírìì Physalis angulata angular winter 

cherry 

Tsáádàr Làmàrúúdù Spondias mombin hog plum 

Tsáádàr Másàr Spondias mombin hog plum 

Tsààkíí Kt Capsicum frutescens chili pepper 

seedlings 

Tsáámííyáá pl. 

Tamarindus indica 

tamarind 

tsáámííyóóyíí 

Tsáámíyár̃ bírìì Dialium guineense monkey tamarind 

Tsáámíyár̃ 

Làmàrúúdù 

Haematostaphis barteri blood plum Nimrod’s 

tamarind 

Tsáámíyár̃ máhàrbáá Nelsonia canescens hunters' tamarind 

Tsáámíyár̃ 

màkííyááyáá 

Nelsonia canescens 

tamarind of the 

large intestine 

Tsààtsà Gossypium arboreum tree cotton 

Tsààtsà rúwá Gossypium arboreum early-ripening drink water 

cotton 

Tsabre 


Tsadakwuni 

Mussaenda arcuata 

Tsage S Amblygonocarpus andongensis 

Tsagre 


Tsakayi Celtis integrifolia nettle tree 

Tsàkiín táábàà Kts Nicotiana tabacum; N. rustica tobacco leaf 

veins 

Tsamba 


Tsambiya Kts Cynodon dactylon dub-grass, 


Tsana Lagenaria siceraria bottle gourd 

Tsantsa Hibiscus sabdariffa roselle seed 

Tsárárrííyáá brown bean = cééréérííyáá 

Tsárkíyár̃ kùùsùù Stachytarpheta angustifolia devil's coach mouse's bowstring 

whip 

Tsárkíyár̃ kùùsùù Stachytarpheta cayenensis rat's tail mouse's bowstring 

vervaine 

Tsárkíyár̃ kùùsùù Stachytarpheta jamaicensis bastard mouse's bowstring 

vervaine 

Tsárkíyár̃ zóómóó Cynodon dactylon dub-grass, hare's bowstring 


Tsáttsààgíí 


Tsatsarara ɓeera Asparagus flagellaris; A. 

africanus Cyathula prostrata 

Tsatsarara kúúráá Asparagus flagellaris; A. 

x of hyena 

africanus Cyathula prostrata 

Tsatisarar kúúráá Cissus quadrangularis fish-trap of hyena 

Tsege 


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Tsibiri kinkini 

Ampelocissus africanus 

Tsibra 


Tsììdáá Tribulus terrestris puncture vine stop 

Tsììdán kàréé Aneilema lanceolatum stop dog 

Tsììdáu Ng Sida alba 

Tsììdáu Tribulus terrestris puncture vine 

Tsíídúhúú Capsicum annuum; C. 

chili 

frutescens 

Tsíígàà 

Heteropogon contortus; 

Loudetia hordeiformis; L. annua 

Tsííkàr̃ dáájìì 


Tsííkàr̃ dáwà 


Tsinta fagee Ng Sida alba 

Tsintsiga Morelia senegalensis buffalo shade 

Tsíntsííyáá pl. 

Eragrostis sp.; Panicum sp. 

tsíntsííyóóyíí 

Tsíntsííyár̃ duutsee Loudetia arundinacea; L. 

simplex; Aristida adscenscionis 

thatching grass of 

the hill 

Tsíntsííyár̃ fàdámàà Eragrostis sp. thatching grass of 

the swamp 

Tsíntsííyár̃ kòògíí Aristida stipoides thatching grass of 

Tsíntsííyár̃ kúrmìì Albizia ferruginea; A. 

adianthifolia; A. glaberrima; A. 

zygia 

the river 

thatching grass of 

the forest 

Tsíntsííyár̃ mázáá Loudetia phragmitoides men’s thatching 

grass 

Tsíntsííyár̃ tafartso Panicum anabaptistum thatching grass of 

x 

Tsírà fáƙóó Tribulus terrestris puncture vine 

Tsírà fáƙóó Ng Sida alba 

Tsírà fáƙóó Stylosanthes fruticosa; S. erecta ? source 

Tsiri 

Combretum ghasalense 

Tsiriri S/Zm Combretum nigricans 

Tsírkììyár̃ dámóó Cynodon dactylon dub-grass, 


Tsírkììyár̃ zóómóó Cynodon dactylon dub-grass, 


Tsu Pavonia hirsuta dub-grass, 


Tsùkú Biophytum petersianum sensitive plant 

Tsúmán Fulaanii Asparagus flagellaris; A. 

africanus 

Tsùmbé D. Eragrostis sp. 

monitor lizard’s 

bowstring 

hare’s bowstring 

Tsura 


Tsúúwààwún bírí Cissus cornifolia monkey's testicles 

Tsúúwààwún kàréé Securinega virosa dog's testicles 

Tsúwààwún ɓeera Grewia spp. rat's testicles 

Tsúúwààwún záàkìì S/Kt Cucumuis pustulatus lion's testicles 

Tsùùwúú 


Tsùwùkú 

Biophytum petersianum 

Tùbáánín dáwáákíí Peristrophe bicalyculata bean-flour food 

for horses 

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Tùbáánín dáwáákíí Commelina erecta bean-flour food 

for horses 

Tùbáánín dáwáákíí Commelina forskalei bean-flour food 

for horses 

Tuburku 

Millettia thonningii 

Tudi Zam. Lannea schimperi 

Tújí Eleusine indica goosegrass 

Tuƙe Nicotiana rustica; N. tabacum tobacco leaf 

part rejected 

for smoking 

Tukura 

Melochia corchorifolia 

Túkúrwáá pl. 

Raphia sudanica 

raphia palm 

túkwààréé 

Tumàà dà gòòbáráá Zam. Hyparrhenia subplumosa 

Tùmáátùr Lycopersicon esculentum tomato


U. 

Úngúdúúdù Kt/Z Crateva religiosa 

Ùngúúwáá Gynandropsis pentaphylla cat's whiskers 

Úúwár bánzáá 

Carissa edulis 

Úúwár mááganiíí Urena lobata mother of 

medicine 

Úúwár máágúngúnà Securidaca longepedunculata violet tree mother of 

medicines 

Úúwár yáàráá Hd Euphorbia balsamifera mother of children 

Úúwár yáàráá Ficus sur mother of children 

W. 

Wáá 

Ficus abutifolia 

Wáákéé pl. 

wáákàikái 

Any beans, most commonly 

cowpeas 

Wáákén àwáákíí 

Vigna pubigera; V. reticulata; 

goat bean 

V. vexillata 

Wáákén bàibààyíí Sk Lablab niger pagan bean 

Wáákén bàrééwáá 

Vigna pubigera; V. reticulata; 

gazelle bean 

V. vexillata 

Wáákén bàrèèyíí Sphaeranthus schweinfurthii gazelle bean 

Wáákén bísáá Canavalia ensiformis horse bean small ruminant 

bean 

Wáákén dámóó Vigna vexillata monitor lizard 

bean 

Wáákén dànfámíí Lablab niger; Cajanus cajan pigeon pea bean of the 

temporary fence 

Wáákén dàrníí Sk Lablab niger fence bean 

Wáákén Gwáárí Sk Lablab niger Gbari bean 

Wáákén Másàr Lablab niger Egypt bean 

Wáákén Másàr Cajanus cajan pigeon pea Egypt bean 

Wáákén Sàntànbûl Lablab niger; Cajanus cajan pigeon pea Istanbul bean 

Wáákén tàntábàr̃áá Lablab niger; Cajanus cajan pigeon pea pigeon bean 

Wáákén tùùrààwáá Lablab niger; Cajanus cajan pigeon pea foreigner's bean 

Wáákén zóómóó Desmodium canum hare bean 

Wááwá kaji magoori Mitracarpus hirtus button grass 

Wááwá maza 

Quassia undulata 

Wááwán góónáá Cucurbita maxima; C. pepo pumpkin 

Wááwán kúrmìì Ricinodendron heudelotii fool of the forest 

Wààyó Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

Wada 

Rauwolfia caffra; R. vomitoria 

Wagiri Argemone mexicana. Mexican poppy 

Wán kúrmìì 15 Ficus abutilifolia forest fig 

Warina Ipomoea batatas sweet potato 

Wàrkín maciijii S Chrozophora senegalensis snake's loincloth 

Wàrkín tsóófóó Trichodesma africanum old loin-cloth 

Wàrkín wááwáá 

Trichodesma africanum 

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Wasani 


Wasiri Argemone mexicana. Mexican poppy 

Wúrúcín dáájìì 

Habenaria barrina; Eulophia 

adenoglossa 

Wùtààwútàà Striga hermontheca witchweed fires 

Wútsííyàr̃ bírì 

Ctenium elegans; C. newtonii; 

monkey-tail 

Faurea speciosa; Setaria 

sphacelata 

Wútsííyàr̃ bírì Pennisetum glaucum millet cv. monkey's tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ ɓééráá Ctenium elegans rat's tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ ɓééráá Ctenium newtonii rat's tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ ɓééráá Sporobolos spicatus rat's tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ ɓééráá Stachytarpheta jamaicensis bastard rat's tail 

vervaine 

Wútsííyàr̃ ɓééráá Uraria picta rat's tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ bóódàríí Panicum paucinode zorilla’s tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ dámóó Caralluma dalzielii monitor lizard's 

tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ gííwáá Phragmites australis common reed elephant's tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ gííwáá Sorghum nobile elephant's tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ gwánkíí Loudetia hordeiformis; L. annua roan antelope’s 

tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ jààkíí Aristida stipoides donkey's tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ káásáá Stachytarpheta cayenensis puff adder’s tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ ƙàdángárè 

Ctenium elegans; 

agama lizard's tail 

Stachytarpheta angustifolia; S. 

cayenensis; 

Wútsííyàr̃ kùréégéé Loudetia hordeiformis; L. 

squirrel's tail 

annua; Perotis indica 

Wútsííyàr̃ kúúsùù 

Ctenium elegans; 

mouse's tail 

Stachytarpheta angustifolia; S. 

cayenensis; 

Wútsííyàr̃ rààƙúmíí Platycoryne paludosa camel's tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ rààƙúmíí Orchidaceae terrestrial camel's tail 

orchid 

Wútsííyàr̃ shààríndò weed used for medicine skink’s tail 

Wútsííyàr̃ zóómóó Loudetia hordeiformis; L. annua hare's tail 

Wúyàn bàjíníí Kt Pennisetum glaucum millet cv. x’s neck 

Wúyàn dámóó Kt Combretum molle; C. 

glutinosum 

monitor lizard's 

neck 

Wúyàn gííwáá Pteleopsis suberosa elephant's neck 

Wúyàn mákwárwáá Z Allium cepa onion 

Y. 

Yáá Kt Ficus sp. 

Yààɗà ƙwáryá creeper = fàsà ƙáábáá spread calabash 

Yààɗííyáá Leptadenia hastata tears 

Yààɗííyár kádàà Tacazzea apiculata crocodile tears 

Yáákùùwáá Hibiscus sabdariffa roselle 

Yáákùùwár dáájìì Hibiscus asper bush roselle 

Yáákùùwár fátààkéé Cyphostemma adenocaule; trader's roselle 

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Cayratia gracilis 

Yáákùùwár kàréé Hibiscus asper dog roselle 

Yáákùùwár kwààdíí Hibiscus asper frog roselle 

Yáákùùwár ƙaima 


little loved roselle 

mowa 

Yáákùùwár ƙáyà Hibiscus asper thorny roselle 

Yáákùùwár 

Cyphostemma adenocaule; 

hunter's roselle 

mááhàrbáá 

Cayratia gracilis 

Yáálóó Solanum incanum large white 

garden-egg 

Yààríí 

moss found on Diospyros 

mespiliformis 

Yáátsàà bìyár Paullinia pinnata five fingers 

Yáátsún ƴán sárkíí Hibiscus sabdariffa roselle cv. 

Yààzááwáá 

Sapium grahamii 

Yaɓo Ziziphus mauritiana jujube leaves 

Yaggulumbe Zea mays maize 

Yako 

Ipomoea nil; I. aitonii; 

Merremia aegyptiaca 

Yàmáá 

Hyparrhenia rufa; 

Monocymbium ceresiforme 

Yamanya S Cucumis prohetarum; C. 

prophet’s 

ficifolius 

melon 

Yamanza 

Clematis hirsuta 

Yambama Pennisetum purpureum elephant grass 

Yàmɓúrúrúú 


Yándì 

Ficus abutilifolia 

Yanɗo Ceratotheca sesamoides false sesame 

Yankufa Gobir Waltheria indica 

Yarwatsi S Mitracarpus hirtus button grass 

Yáryààɗíí 

Ipomoea muricata; Vigna 

vexillata; V. reticulata; V. 

pubigera 

Yàtúúyàtúú Kt Tamarindus indica tamarind 

blossom 

Yaudi S/Kt Abelmoschus esculentus okra 

Yauki Ktg Crotalaria microcarpa 

Yáwàn rái 

Senna occidentalis 

Yaya kai to fito 


Yáyò Kt Ampelocissus africanus 

Yáázááwáá 

Sapium grahamii 

Yin ɓururu 

Ipomoea eriocarpa 

Ƴ. 

Ƴáá ƴán dáràà 

Caesalpinia bonduc 

Ôán kyamba 


Ôár bààkín kòògíí Allium ascalonicum shallot son of river-bank 

Ôár garii Cucurbita pepo; C. maxima pumpkin 

Ôár kán másálláácíí Ocimum basilicum; O. canum tea-bush 

Ôár làmbúú Allium ascalonicum shallot 

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Ôar ma taɓa 

Eriosema psoraleoides 

Ôar tábshí Sk Gossypium hirsutum 

Ôár tsáurí Gossypium arboreum; G. cotton 

herbaceum 

Ôár ƙárfí Gossypium arboreum; G. cotton 

herbaceum 

Ôár kàtííníí Sorghum bicolor guinea-corn cv. 

Ôár ùngúwáá Gynandropsis gynandra cat’s whiskers, 

African 

spiderflower 

Ôara Ktg Tacca leontopetaloides arrowroot 

Ôaro Bo/Ktg Euphorbia balsamifera 

Ôaron kòògíí 

Aeschynome crassicaulis 

son of the quarter 

Z. 

Zààbón dáfì 

Aloe buettneri 

Zààbóó S Aloe buettneri 

Zààbuwaa Kt Aloe buettneri 

Zààgà rààfíí Z Paullinia pinnata x of the stream 

Zááƙíí G Scoparia dulcis sweet 

broomweed 

Zááƙíí bánzáá 

Amaranthus viridis 

Záázár gííwáá Hygrophila auriculatus elephant's pubic 

hair 

Zabakon ƙaura 

Sorghum exsertum 

Zábgái Strophanthus hispidus arrow-poison 

Zàbííbì Curcuma domestica turmeric 

Zàbííbì 


Zabiya Phoenix dactylifera date cv. with 

red fruit 

Zagai 

Cocculus pendulus 

Zàitûn Olea europea olive learned word < 

Arabic 

Záƙàmíí Datura metel hairy thorn 

apple 

Záƙàmíí Datura stramonium Jimson weed 

Zàkánkàu Pistia stratiotes water lettuce 

Zalbo Allium ascalonicum garlic 

Zàmàntáróórì Kt Lepidium sativum cress seeds 

Zàmárƙéé Sk Sesbania spp. 

Zàmárƙéé 


Zángóó Pennisetum glaucum millet cv. 

Zànzàbîr Zingiber officinale ginger


Zóóbàróódòò Abelmoschus esculentus okra 

Zóóbàróódòò Hibiscus sabdariffa roselle calyx 

Zóógálé Moringa oleifera horseradish tree 

Zóógálágándì Moringa oleifera horseradish tree 

Zòò ká tsállé thatching grass sp. come you jumping 

Zu K/Kt Celtis integrifolia nettle tree 

Zúmùwáá Shira Maerua angolensis 

Zúnzùnáá Cochlospermum tinctorium; C. 

planchoni 

Zúúrè 

Boscia salicifolia 

Zùrmâ mutane Ricinus communis castor bean 

Zùrmâ násárà Ricinus communis castor bean 

Zùrmân Ricinus communis castor bean 

Zùrmân taho Ricinus communis castor bean 

Zùùwóó Celtis integrifolia; C. spp. nettle tree 

Zùùwúú Celtis integrifolia; C. spp. nettle tree 

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