Bunoge Names for Plants and Animals

Bunoge names for Plants and Animals

edited by Jeffrey Heath and Steven Moran

This document was created from Tsammalex on 2015-05-13.

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Christfried Naumann & Steven Moran & Guillaume Segerer & Robert Forkel (eds.) 2015. Tsammalex: A lexical database on plants and animals. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (Available online at http://tsammalex.clld.org, Accessed on 2015-05-13.)

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Solifugae

Family: Galeodidae

Galeodes olivieri Simon, 1879 . • yà:lá-yà:là . "wind scorpion, sun scorpion".

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Class: Diplopoda

Order: Spirostreptida

Family: Spirostreptidae

Archispirostreptus . • nánsímbè . "giant millipede".

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Class: Insecta

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Order: Coleoptera

Family: Buprestidae

Steraspis . • kèlè-múnjà . "buprestid beetle sp. (dark)".

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Order: Diptera

Family: Tachinidae

Musca . • bàràndá . "banana".

Order: Hymenoptera

Family: Apidae

Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 . • ʔámmɛ̀ . "honey bee".

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Family: Eumenidae

Delta emarginatum (Linnaeus, 1758) . • bì:mbì . "black mud wasp (mud-dauber)".

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Family: Formicidae

Cataglyphis . • yà:lá-yà:là . "long-legged, very fast black ant in sand".

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Messor . • túŋúnɛ̀ . "large black grain-eating ant sp. in fields".

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Pachycondyla . • sòn-sòní yɔ̀:lɛ̀ . "stinging black ant sp.".

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Characiformes

Family: Alestidae

Hydrocynus forskahlii . • gù:mbí . "tigerfish sp.".

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Micralestes elongatus . • lɔ̀kɔ́ . "tiny sardine-like fish sp.".

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Order: Perciformes

Family: Latidae

Lates niloticus . • kúlɛ̀ . "captain fish, Nile perch".

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Order: Siluriformes

Family: Malapteruridae

Malapterurus electricus . • májà . "electric catfish".

Class: Aves

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

Accipiter badius (Gmelin, 1788) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 28-30 cm; grey plumage above; russet barring below; yellow legs and cere. (Sinclair 1994: 86) • tè:bù . "shikra (sparrowhawk)".

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Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828) . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 65-80 cm; variable colouration ranging from dark brown to allmost white; pale undeside. (Sinclair 1994: 76) • sògàlì-kɔ́:nɔ̀ . "tawny eagle".

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Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

Apus affinis (J. E. Gray, 1830) . • sín-sǐ:njà . "little African swift".

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Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

Tockus erythrorhynchus (Temminck, 1823) . • gɔ̀rì . "red-billed hornbill".

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Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823 . Characteristics: carnivore; body-length: 76 cm; black plumage; white lower back and rump; greenish bill and legs;. (Sinclair 1994: 58) • sɔ́mbúlɛ̀ . "Abdim's stork".

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Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 . • kùnɛ̀-ŋ-kùnɛ́ sǎ:mbà . "pigeon (domestic)".

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Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) . • kùnɛ̀-ŋ-kúnɛ̀ . "long-tailed pigeon, namaqua dove".

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Streptopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) . • kùnɛ̀-ŋ-kúnɛ̀ . "laughing dove".

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Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) . • dú:-dù . "Senegal coucal".

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Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) . Characteristics: omnivore; body-length: 56 cm; grey plumage with white dots; blue and red skin on the head. Biotope: grassland, woodland. (Sinclair 1994: 102) • ʔ̀ámúnù . "guinea-fowl".

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Family: Phasianidae

Francolinus bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) . • tɔ́ggɔ̀ . "double-spurred francolin".

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Ptilopachus petrosus (Gmelin, 1789) . • wágúlè . "stone partridge".

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Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

Balearica pavonina (Linnaeus, 1758) . • kùmà . "crowned crane".

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Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 . • kàŋ-ká:mbè . "pied crow".

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Ptilostomus afer (Linnaeus, 1766) . • nì:bé yɔ̀:lɛ̀ . "piapiac (magpie)".

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Family: Estrildidae

Lagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766) . • sín-sɔ̌:lɛ̀ . "red-billed firefinch".

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Order: Struthioniformes

Family: Struthionidae

Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 . • pígì . "ostrich".

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Class: Mammalia

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Bovidae

Bos taurus primigenius Bojanus, 1827 . • ná . "cow, cattle".

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Gazella dama (Pallas, 1766) . • gɛ̀rì . "dama gazelle, 1 m shoulder height, 40-75 kg (face and belly white, red-brown top, short curled horns)".

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Hippotragus equinus koba (Gray, 1872) . • kâw . "roan antelope, 1.3 m shoulder height, 250 kg (heavy fur, mane, black-tipped tail and ears)".

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Sylvicapra grimmia (Linnaeus, 1758) . Characteristics: herbivore; height: 50cm; the coat varies in colour from light grey-brown to red-brown; the belly and the insides of the legs are white; the front legs have vertical black stripes; there is a tuft of long, black hair on the forehead;the short tail is dark on top and white underneath; females are larger and lack horns;. Biotope: savanna, grassland, woodland, mountains. (Cillié 1997: 64) • kíjì . "bush duiker, 45-70 cm shoulder height, 15-20 kg (goatlike, males with short vertical horns o 18 cm, can leap)".

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Tragelaphus scriptus scriptus (Pallas, 1766) . • kàlò . "bushbuck, 61-100 cm shoulder height, reddish with white markings".

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Family: Suidae

Phacochoerus africanus (Gmelin, 1788) . Characteristics: omnivore; the body is grey and sparsely covered with long bristles; there is a mane of dark hair with lighter tips; the adults have large tusks which curve over the broad snout; the males have larger tusks than the females and have three pairs of warts on the sides of the face; they run with their tail up;. Biotope: savanna, grassland, desert. (Cillié 1997: 92) • ʔàllà . "warthog (boar)".

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Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 . • ʔàllà . "pig".

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Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 . • ʔínjɛ̀ . "dog".

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Vulpes pallida (Cretzschmar, 1826) . • yúgúlù . "sand fox, pale fox".

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Family: Felidae

Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 . • ɲá:lì . "cat (domestic)".

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Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) . Characteristics: carnivore; height: 110-120 cm; the Lion is the largest cat in Africa and the only one where the males have manes, the colour of the mane ranges from blonde to black; the back of the round ears is black; the males are much larger than the females and have manes;. Biotope: savanna, scrubforest, forest, grassland, mountains. (Cillié 1997: 110) • námbálà . "lion".

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Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) . • yà:-nòlò . "leopard". Lit. "night-man".

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Family: Herpestidae

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Galerella sanguinea (Rüppell, 1835) . Characteristics: omnivore; the colour of this Mongoose is usually correlated with the soil colour for camouflage and ranges from yellowish-grey to reddish; the long and upwards bent tail has a black tip;. (Cillié 1997: 152) • kùyⁿà . "slender mongoose (small, tip of tail black or red, less than 1 kg)".

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Family: Hyaenidae

Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben, 1777) . Characteristics: carnivore; height: 70-90 cm; the colour ranges from dull yellow to white, with irregular dark spots;it has a short mane and overall short hair; the animal has a large head with round ears, e strong neck and a sloping back;. Biotope: savanna,scrubforest, montane forest, grassland. (Cillié 1997: 124) • ká:yⁿè . "spotted hyena".

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Family: Viverridae

Genetta genetta (Linnaeus, 1758) . Characteristics: carnivore; this cat-like animal has a grey coat with black spots on it; the tail is very long and has grey and black rings, the tip is always white; the ears are very thin and rounded; each individual has a characteristic face mask;. Biotope: savanna, forest, scrubforest, grassland. (Cillié 1997: 144) • kɔ̀rɔ̀nɔ́ . "genet".

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Order: Hyracoidea

Family: Procaviidae

Procavia capensis ruficeps (Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1832) . • kùyàndè . "rock hyrax, dassie, 3-4 kg".

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Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Leporidae

Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758 . Characteristics: herbivore; this typical hare has well developed hind legs for running and leaping; the ears as well as the eyes are large; the colour of the coat varies from light brown to reddish to sandy grey; the females are larger than the males;. Biotope: grassland, desert. (Cillié 1997: 186) • jɔ̀mɛ́ . "hare (all forms)".

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Order: Primates

Family: Cercopithecidae

Erythrocebus patas (Schreber, 1774) . • ʔómdò . "patas monkey".

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Papio anubis (Lesson, 1827) . • gúmbɛ̀ . "baboon".

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Order: Proboscidea

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Family: Elephantidae

Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) . Characteristics: herbivore; height: 3-3,75m; the African Bush elephant has large flat ears; its trunk ends with two opposing extensions; both sexes have large tusks; females are smaller and have smaller tusks;. Biotope: savanna, marshland, forest, grassland, desert, swamps. (Cillié 1997: 100) • nígè . "elephant".

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Order: Rodentia

Family: Hystricidae

Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758 . • kɛ́lmɛ̀ . "porcupine".

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Family: Muridae

Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse, 1840 . Characteristics: omnivore; total length: 80 cm, tail-length: 40 cm; grey-brown fur on the back, belly lighter; long naked tail which is white towards the end; dark eye-ring; long thin ears;. Biotope: savanna, forest, grassland. (Stuart and Stuart 2007: 108) • gújù . "giant pouched rat (about 2 kilos)".

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Order: Soricomorpha

Family: Soricidae

Crocidura cinderella Thomas, 1911 . • ɲà:yè . "tiny white-toothed shrew sp.".

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Order: Tubulidentata

Family: Orycteropodidae

Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766) . Characteristics: insectivore; height: 60 cm; this animal has a long pig-like snout, large, erect ears and a thick tail; most of the body is naked, only the legs are covered with dark hair; the forefeet have strong claws for digging; it has a long (30 cm), sticky tongue which allows it to catch termites and ants;. Biotope: savanna, grassland. (Cillié 1997: 172) • ʔàmbàrà . "aardvark, 50 kg".

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Class: Reptilia

Order: Crocodylia

Family: Crocodylidae

Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768 . • kàmànà . "Nile crocodile". • ŋàtá . "Nile crocodile".

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Order: Squamata

Family: Boidae

Python regius (Shaw, 1802) . • mìlì . "southern python".

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Family: Chamaeleonidae

Chamaeleo africanus Laurenti, 1768 . • ʔámgè-nɔ́:njɛ̀ . "chameleon".

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Family: Colubridae

Psammophis elegans (Shaw, 1802) . • ʔòló-ʔòlò . "arboreal colubrid snake sp.".

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Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus, 1758) . • ʔòló-ʔòlò . "terrestrial colubrid snake sp.".

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Family: Elapidae

Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843 . • nàmgá yɔ̀:lɛ̀ . "spitting cobra".

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Family: Varanidae

Varanus griseus (Daudin, 1803) . • ʔúgúlù . "grey monitor lizard (very long tail, terrestrial)".

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Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1766) . • bámù . "Nile monitor lizard (climbs trees near water)".

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Kingdom: Metazoa

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Scorpiones

Family: Buthidae

Androctonus amoreuxi . • nòmú-nòmù . "fat-tailed scorpion".

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Family: Colubridae

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Bamanophis dorri (Lataste, 1888) . • nìŋàlì . "colubrid snake sp.".

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Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Brassicales

Family: Capparaceae

Crataeva adansonii subsp. odora . • tógò . "tree sp.".

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Order: Garryales

Family: Garryaceae

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Grewia flavescens var flavescens . • dínjò . "shrub sp.". • dìnjó bìgì . "shrub sp.".

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Order: Lamiales

Family: Lamiaceae

Vitex madiensis subsp. madiensis Oliv. . • mólà . "tree sp.".

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Order: Laurales

Family: Hernandiaceae

Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. pinnatilobus . • pòlò-m-pólò . "tree sp.".

Order: Malvales

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Family: Malvaceae

Bombax costatum Pellegrin & Vuillet . • tógólò . "tree sp.".

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Order: Myrtales

Family: Combretaceae

Combretum aculeatum Vent. . • ʔɔ̀rɔ̀lɛ̀-gé sàmbí-yò . "shrub sp.". Lit. "sparrows' ...".

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Order: Rosales

Family: Cannabaceae

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Celtis toka (Forssk.) F.N. Hepper & J.R.I. Wood . • pìlì . "tree sp.".

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Family: Moraceae

Ficus cordata subsp. lecardii C.C. Berg . • ŋɛ̀-ŋɛ̂: . "fig tree sp.".

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Order: Sapindales

Family: Anacardiaceae

Lannea microcarpa Engl. & K. Krause . • kúrɛ̀ . "wild grape ree".

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Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order: Alismatales

Family: Araceae

Pistia stratiotes L. . • té:ndè . "water lettuce".

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Stylochaeton lancifolius . • kòlòmú sùgúlè . "herb sp.". Lit. "donkey's ear".

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Order: Arecales

Family: Arecaceae

Borassus aethiopum Mart. . • símù . "palm sp.".

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Hyphaene thebaica (L.) Mart. . • mágálà . "doum palm".

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Phoenix dactylifera L. . • tàmàrɔ́ . "date palm".

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Order: Asparagales

Family: Amaryllidaceae

Allium cepa L. . • jàbà . "onion". • yá:sě: . "onion".

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Order: Poales

Family: Cyperaceae

Cyperus esculentus L. . • tùbí-sè . "sedge sp.".

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Family: Poaceae

Andropogon gayanus bisquamulatus . • bɔ̀ndì . "tall grass sp.".

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Brachiaria lata (Schumach.) C.E.Hubb. . • gánjà . "grass sp.".

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Cenchrus biflorus Roxb. . • kòlmbò . "burrgrass".

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Chrysopogon nigritanus (Benth.) Veldkamp . • kéllà . "tall, clumpy grass sp.".

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Cymbopogon caesius giganteus . • bɔ̀ndì . "giant lemon grass sp.".

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Eragrostis tremula Hochst. ex Steud. . • ʔìjò-ʔíjò . "grass sp.".

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Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A.Rich.) Munro . • gìyó:-bè . "bamboo".

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Panicum laetum Kunth . • gánjà . "wild fonio (grass)".

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Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. . • sé:ŋgè . "millet (pearl millet)".

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Saccharum officinarum L. . • múlè . "sugar cane".

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Schoenefeldia gracilis Kunth . • ɲéní-ŋgà . "grass sp.". Lit. "broom".

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Sorghum arundinaceum (Desv.) Stapf . • sì:njá yàbà . "grass sp.".

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Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench . • sí:njà . "sorghum (sweet)".

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Zea mays L. . • dílímà . "corn (maize)".

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Order: Zingiberales

Family: Zingiberaceae

Zingiber officinale Roscoe . • dùgù-mɔ̀ɲɔ̀gɔ́ . "ginger".

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Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Apiales

Family: Apiaceae

Ammodaucus leucotrichus Coss. . • sìntùgú . "spice sp.".

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Order: Brassicales

Family: Capparaceae

Boscia senegalensis Lam. . • kóllò . "shrub sp.".

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Family: Caricaceae

Carica papaya L. . • mà:njó . "papaya".

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Family: Cleomaceae

Gynandropsis gynandra L. . Characteristics: annual herb; palmately compound leaves; white flowers; fruit is an elongated capsule on a long stalk. Biotope: dry river course, mountains. (Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 164; Burke 2007: 80) • kà:njà . "herb sp.".

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Order: Cucurbitales

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai . Characteristics: annual, creeping herb; the hairy leaves are divided into 3-5 lobes; male and female flowers grow on the same plant and are yellow; the fruit is round with a diameter of 15-20 cm and a yellow and green surface. Biotope: sandy soil, dune. (Van der Walt and le Riche 1999: 110; Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 148) • bóyè . "watermelon (cultivated, all forms)".

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Cucurbita Vanhöffen, 1914 . • pómbà . "squash".

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Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. . • tébéŋgè . "gourd (calabash) plant". • kùyɛ̀ŋgè . "gourd (calabash) plant".

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Order: Ericales

Family: Ebenaceae

Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. . • kúgù . "tree sp.".

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Family: Sapotaceae

Vitellaria paradoxa paradoxa . • ʔɛ́lɛ̀ . "karité (tree)".

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Order: Fabales

Family: Fabaceae

Arachis hypogaea L. . • mándámù . "peanut".

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Bauhinia reticulata DC. . • sàgà-n-ságà . "tree sp.".

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Bauhinia rufescens Lam. . • nàmmà:jí . "tree sp.".

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Cassia sieberiana DC. . • sàmbà-túmà . "tree sp.".

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Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. . • píndɛ̀ . "tree sp.".

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Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. . • ʔándálà . "tree sp.".

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Dichrostachys cinerea (L.)Wight & Arn. . Characteristics: shrub or small tree; 1-3m tall, flowers in an elongated drooping spike, composed of two sections: a pink tuft of sterile flowers and below a section of fertile yellow flowers; the pods are curly anr twisted;. Biotope: grassland, sandy soil. (Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 44) • kúm-pǎ:ndè . "shrub sp.".

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Faidherbia albida (Delile)A.Chev. . • kúmù . "balanzan tree".

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Indigofera omissa J.B.Gillett . • gàlà-ŋgù pímà . "shrub sp.". Lit. "resembles indigo".

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Indigofera tinctoria tinctoria . • gálà . "herb sp.".

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Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.)G.Don . • pórì . "locust-bean (néré) tree".

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Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. . • ʔá:wè . "tree sp.".

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Pterocarpus lucens Guill. & Perr. . • pɛ́búlɔ̀ . "tree sp.".

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Senna italica italica . • bàlà-bàlàŋgé . "bush sp.".

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Senna obtusifolia (L.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby . • kà:njá nòlò . "herb sp.". • kàlá-kàlà . "herb sp.".

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Senna occidentalis (L.)Link . • sàgà-n-ságà . "bush sp.".

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Tamarindus indica L. . • sómù . "tamarind".

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Vachellia nilotica . • kóŋánà . "acacia sp.".

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Vigna subterranea (L.)Verdc. . • màndàmú tǔmbù . "ground nut".

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Vigna unguiculata (L.)Walp. . • nù:ŋgè . "cow-pea".

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Zornia glochidiata DC. . • dɛ̀ŋgɛ̀lɛ́ . "herb sp.".

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Order: Gentianales

Family: Apocynaceae

Calotropis procera . • pòm-pó:mbè . "shrub sp.".

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Caralluma acutangula Decne. . • dùndú . "succulent plant sp.".

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Saba senegalensis (A. DC.) Pichon . • kámbè . "zaban (woody liana )".

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Family: Rubiaceae

Feretia apodanthera Delile . • gòló-ŋ-gòlò . "shrub sp.".

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Mitragyna inermis (Willd.) Kuntze . • mɔ́lɛ̀ . "tree sp.".

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Sarcocephalus latifolius Sm. . • ʔíwɔ̀ . "tree sp.".

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Order: Lamiales

Family: Pedaliaceae

Sesamum indicum . • pálígè . "sesame".

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Family: Plantaginaceae

Scoparia dulcis L. . • tìmì-tímì . "herb sp.".

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Order: Magnoliales

Family: Annonaceae

Annona senegalensis Pers. . • ʔòndó-ŋ-kòlì . "tree sp.".

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Hexalobus monopetalus (A. Rich.) Engl. & Diels . • kùnjù . "tree sp.".

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Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich. . • gìlɛ́ . "grains of Selim".

Order: Malpighiales

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia balsamifera Aiton . • gémbè . "balsam-spurge (shrub)".

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Manihot esculenta Crantz . • bànàŋkú . "cassava, manioc".

Order: Malvales

Family: Malvaceae

Adansonia digitata L. . • péjì . "baobab tree".

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Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. . • ʔáɲɲà . "tree sp.".

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Corchorus Patriti, 1965 . • bérélè . "herb sp.".

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Hibiscus sabdariffa L. . • sólágè . "roselle".

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Order: Myrtales

Family: Lythraceae

Lawsonia inermis L. . • pùddí . "henna bush".

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Family: Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus astringens (Maiden) Maiden . • sìnìwà tílìŋgè . "eucalyptus tree".

Psidium guajava . • bùyà:gí . "guava".

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Order: Nymphaeales

Family: Nymphaeaceae

Nymphaea . • kúlúmà . "water lily (all spp.)".

Order: Rosales

Family: Moraceae

Ficus sycomorus . • kámù . "fig tree sp.".

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Family: Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. . • tèn-têwⁿ . "jujube (shrub)".

Order: Santalales

Family: Ximeniaceae

Ximenia americana L. . • sà:njà . "thorny shrub sp.".

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Order: Sapindales

Family: Anacardiaceae

Anacardium occidentale L. . • sɔ̀mɔ́ . "cashew tree (planted)".

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Mangifera indica L. . • má:ŋgórò . "mango".

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Sclerocarya birrea . • mójjà . "tree sp.".

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Spondias mombin Jacq. . • tɛ́nì . "tree sp.".

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Family: Meliaceae

Azadirachta indica A. Juss. . • pòŋgùdá . "neem tree".

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Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A. Juss. . • téndà . "tree sp.".

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Family: Rutaceae

Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. . • lèmbùrú . "lemon".

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Citrus sinensis L. . • lèmbùrú bìgì . "orange".

Family: Sapindaceae

Lepisanthes senegalensis (Poir.) Leenhouts . • páyà . "tree sp. ".

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Order: Solanales

Family: Convolvulaceae

Ipomoea A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 . • làyndí . "training vine sp.".

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Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. . • kú . "sweet potato".

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Family: Solanaceae

Capsicum (H.L. Clark, 1917) . • dándì . "pepper".

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Nicotiana tabacum L. . • sílà . "tobacco". • tàbá . "tobacco".

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Solanum aethiopicum L. . • têw . "African eggplant (smooth succulent variety)". • têw . "African eggplant (hard wrinkled variety)".

Solanum melongena L. . • tùbàkù-têw . "European eggplant".

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Order: Vitales

Family: Vitaceae

Cissus quadrangularis L. . • nìgé dòlè-ŋ-kóndè . "liana sp.". Lit. "elephant's intestine".

Order: Zygophyllales

Family: Zygophyllaceae

Balanites aegyptiacus . • sɔ́:wɛ̀ . "wild date tree".

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Tribulus terrestris L. . Characteristics: creeping growth, yellow flowers, flower 1 cm in diameter, soft-haired leaves, woody, sharp, spiny fruits that can puncture animals' hoofs, bare feet and bicycle tyres. (Van der Walt and le Riche 1999: 109) • dèndèŋ-kúlè . "herb sp.".

Class: other

Order: Ranunculales

Family: Menispermaceae

Tinospora bakis (A.Rich.) Miers . • bàndú-bàndù . "woody liana sp.".

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Kingdom: Viridiplantae

Phylum: Streptophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Brassicales

Family: Capparaceae

Boscia angustifolia A. Rich. . • nà:ŋgé-sùmálè . "tree sp.".

Maerua angolensis . • sè:ŋgé-nìnì . "tree sp.". Lit. "millet-mother".

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Family: Salvadoraceae

Salvadora persica L. . • ʔàmbà-yállò . "shrub sp.".

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Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Amaranthaceae

Pupalia lappacea (L.) Juss. . Characteristics: erect or sprawling herb; up to 90 cm tall; stems with multiple opposite branches that grow from nodes; branches are 4-angled; the mature inflorescence is up to 50 cm long and has green flowers; fruit is a capsule with shiny brown seeds. Biotope: sandy soil. (Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 156) • kòlmbò . "herb sp.".

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Order: Fabales

Family: Polygalaceae

Securidaca longepedunculata . • tɔ́rɔ̀ . "tree sp.".

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Order: Gentianales

Family: Apocynaceae

Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) Haw. . • dùndú ɲɔ̀ŋgɔ̀ . "succulent plant sp.". Lit. "thin". • dùndú dà:ndè . "succulent plant sp.". Lit. "small".

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Leptadenia hastata . • sùlmbɔ̀ . "vine sp.".

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Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne. . • sùlmbɔ́ nòlò . "bush sp.". Lit. "male".

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Pergularia tomentosa L. . • bò:sú . "bush sp.".

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Order: Lamiales

Family: Lamiaceae

Vitex doniana Sweet . • mólà . "tree sp.".

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Order: Malvales

Family: Malvaceae

Grewia bicolor Juss. . • dínjò . "shrub sp.".

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Order: Myrtales

Family: Combretaceae

Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr. . • bɔ́-bɔ́lɔ̀ . "tree sp.".

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Combretum glutinosum Perr. ex DC. . • gújɛ̀ . "tree sp.".

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Combretum micranthum G. Don . • sáyà . "shrub sp.".

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Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel. . • tùlù . "shrub sp.".

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Order: Rosales

Family: Moraceae

Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq. . • kòbè-ŋ-kóbè . "fig tree sp.".

Family: Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus mucronata . Characteristics: 2 - 5 m tall, yellowish-green flowers, greyish-brown bark, thorns in pairs. Biotope: river course, arid area. (Carruthers (eds.) 2000: 263; Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 34) • tèn-tén nòlò . "shrub sp. (false jujube)". Lit. "male". • kà:yⁿé tèn-têwⁿ . "shrub sp. (false jujube)". Lit. "hyena's jujube".

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Order: Sapindales

Family: Burseraceae

Commiphora africana (Rich.) Engl. . • ɲàŋà-n-túllè . "bdellium (shrub)".

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Order: Vitales

Family: Vitaceae

Ampelocissus africana (Lour.) Merrill . • kɔ̀mbɔ̀-gírɔ́-gó kùrɛ̀ . "liana sp.". Lit. "herder's wild.grape".

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Class: other

Order: Fabales

Family: Fabaceae

Senegalia ataxacantha . • gòŋá sìmà . "scrub acacia sp. (often liana)". Lit. "white".

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Senegalia macrostachya . • góŋà . "acacia sp.".

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Vachellia sieberiana . • nìgé-pòrì . "acacia sp.". Lit. "elephant-nere".

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Kingdom: other

Phylum: other

Class: other

Order: other

Family: other

Sternocera interrupta . • kèlè-múnjà . "buprestid beetle (black with white spots)".

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