rake

ràkē (canonical masculine)
ràken (possessed-form)


ice

icḕ (canonical masculine)
icèn (possessed-form)

Uncertain, perhaps from a Saharan language; compare Dazaga idi.


baba

bā̀ba (canonical masculine)
bā̀ban (possessed-form)

Used as a term of address for a man of appropriate age to be one's father, or who shares one's father's name.


acca

accā̀ (canonical feminine)
accàr̃ (possessed-form)

English: acha

/ʔát͡ʃ.t͡ʃàː/

Digitaria exilis
Digitaria exilis#Translingual


duma

ha-noun

dumā m (plural dumā̀mē, possessed form duman)

dumā (canonical masculine)
dumā̀mē (plural)
duman (possessed-form)

Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual


goba

gōbā̀ (canonical feminine)
gōbàr̃ (possessed-form)


citta

cìtta (canonical feminine)
cìttar̃ (possessed-form)

desc

→ Arabic: شَطَّة (šaṭṭa), شَطِيطَة (šaṭīṭa)

→ Kanuri: njittá

[t͡ʃɪ̀t.tə́]


guna

ha-noun

gunā̀ f (plural gunōnī, possessed form gunàr̃)

gunā̀ (canonical feminine)
gunōnī (plural)
gunàr̃ (possessed-form)

Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus#Translingual

tsamma (a bitter melon, Citrullus lanatus)


rogo

rōgṑ (canonical masculine)
rōgòn (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: rógò

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta#Translingual

various other tubers, including Ampelocissus and Dioscorea dumetorum


nim

→ Nupe: nímù

Borrowed from Arabic نِيم (nīm), from Hindi नीम (nīm).


bado

badṑ m (plural badṑ, possessed form badòn)

badṑ (canonical masculine)
badṑ (plural)
badòn (possessed-form)


marke

markē (canonical masculine)
marken (possessed-form)


rimi

rīmī m (plural rīmā̀yē, possessed form rīmin)

rīmī (canonical masculine)
rīmā̀yē (plural)
rīmin (possessed-form)


turare

tùrā̀rē (canonical masculine)
tùrā̀ren (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: tùràrí

/tù.ɽàː.ɽéː/

[tɪ̀.ɽàː.ɽéː]


masara

masàr̃ā (canonical feminine)
masàr̃ar̃ (possessed-form)

Shortened from dāwàr̃ Masàr̃ (“Egyptian sorghum”), attested in the 19th century. Doublet of Masàr̃.


dawa

dāwā̀ f (plural dāwōyī, possessed form dāwàr̃)

dāwā̀ (canonical feminine)
dāwōyī (plural)
dāwàr̃ (possessed-form)


lemo

lḕmō m (plural lēmunā̀, possessed form lḕmon)

lḕmō (canonical masculine)
lēmunā̀ (plural)
lḕmon (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: lèmú

Apparently from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), although Blench notes that the fruit itself may well have been introduced from the south.


zaitun

zàitûn (canonical masculine)
zàitûn (plural)


fure

fùrē m (plural fùrànnī, possessed form fùren)

fùrē (canonical masculine)
fùrànnī (plural)
fùren (possessed-form)


agade

àgàdè m (plural àgàdè, possessed form àgàdèn)

àgàdè (canonical masculine)
àgàdè (plural)
àgàdèn (possessed-form)


kudaku

kūdaku (canonical)
kūdàkū (canonical masculine)

→ Chamba Daka: kudaku

→ Epie: kukuduku

→ Fula: kudaku

→ Igbo: kukundùkú (Onitsha dialect)

→ Izon: kúkúndùkú (Kolokuma dialect)

→ Kanuri: kúnduwú

→ Nupe: dùkú

→ Perema: kùdákúa

→ Southeast Ijo: kukunduku (Nembe dialect)

→ Tarok: a-kǝtǝku

→ Yoruba: kúkúndùkú


kankana

kankanā (canonical feminine)
kankanar̃ (possessed-form)


dauro

a long-season, photoperiod sensitive variety of pearl millet


abarba

àbàrbā (canonical feminine)
àbàrbar̃ (possessed-form)

/ʔà.bàɽ.báː/

[ʔà.bàɽ.báː]


gwaza

gwāzā (canonical feminine)
gwāzar̃ (possessed-form)

Colocasia esculenta
Colocasia esculenta#Translingual


aduwa

aduwā̀ f (plural aduwōyī, possessed form aduwàr̃)

aduwā̀ (canonical feminine)
aduwōyī (plural)
aduwàr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: ádúwaci

[ʔá.dʊ́.wàː]


dankali

dànkalī̀ (canonical masculine)
dànkalìn (possessed-form)

→ Berom: dànkál

→ Bura: daŋkali

→ Kanuri: dangàli

→ Longuda: daŋkali

→ Peere: daŋkale

→ Wandala: daŋkali


tofa

tōfā (canonical feminine)
tōfar̃ (possessed-form)


ɓaure

ɓaurē (canonical masculine)
ɓauren (possessed-form)


barkono

bàr̃kṑnō (canonical masculine)
bàr̃kṑnon (possessed-form)


ayaba

àyàbà f (plural àyàbà, possessed form àyàbàr̃)

àyàbà (canonical feminine)
àyàbà (plural)
àyàbàr̃ (possessed-form)

Dendi: àyàbà

Boko: ayaba

[ʔɛ̀.jɛ̀.bə̀]


kuɓewa

kuɓḕwā (canonical feminine)
kuɓḕwar̃ (possessed-form)

/kú.ɓèː.wáː/

[kʷʊ́.ɓèː.wáː]


ganye

ganyē m (plural ganyā̀yē, possessed form ganyen)

ganyē (canonical masculine)
ganyā̀yē (plural)
ganyen (possessed-form)


agwado

àgwā̀dō (canonical masculine)
àgwā̀don (possessed-form)

/ʔà.ɡʷàː.dóː/

[ʔà.ɡʷàː.dóː]


albasa

àlbasā̀ f (plural àlbasā̀, possessed form àlbasàr̃)

àlbasā̀ (canonical feminine)
àlbasā̀ (plural)
àlbasàr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: àlùbọ́sà


alkama

àlkamā̀ (canonical feminine)
àlkamàr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: àlìkámà

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَمْح (al-qamḥ) or the singulative اَلْقَمْحَة (al-qamḥa).


inabi

inàbī m (plural inàbī, possessed form inàbin)

inàbī (canonical masculine)
inàbī (plural)
inàbin (possessed-form)

[ʔɪ́.nə̀.bíː]


gwanda

gwandā̀ f (plural gwandōjī, possessed form gwandàr̃)

gwandā̀ (canonical feminine)
gwandōjī (plural)
gwandàr̃ (possessed-form)


maɗaci

maɗā̀cī m (plural màɗā̀tai, possessed form maɗā̀cin)

maɗā̀cī (canonical masculine)
màɗā̀tai (plural)
maɗā̀cin (possessed-form)

/má.ɗàː.t͡ʃíː/

[mə́.ɗàː.t͡ʃíː]

Khaya senegalensis
Khaya senegalensis#Translingual


kauci

kaucī̀ (canonical masculine)
kaucìn (possessed-form)

mistletoe (generic term for various parasitic plants of similar habits)


kaɗanya

kaɗanyā̀ f (plural kàɗànyū, possessed form kaɗanyàr̃)

kaɗanyā̀ (canonical feminine)
kàɗànyū (plural)
kaɗanyàr̃ (possessed-form)

[kə́.ɗɛ́ɲ.jàː]

Vitellaria paradoxa
Vitellaria paradoxa#Translingual


bishiya

bishiyā̀ f (plural bishiyōyī, possessed form bishiyàr̃)

bishiyā̀ (canonical feminine)
bishiyōyī (plural)
bishiyàr̃ (possessed-form)

[bɪ́.ʃɪ́.jàː]

bishiyar ayaba

bishiyoyin lemo


kabewa

kàbēwā̀ f (plural kàbḕyī, possessed form kàbēwàr̃)

kàbēwā̀ (canonical feminine)
kàbḕyī (plural)
kàbēwàr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Arabic:

Algerian Arabic: كابوية (kābūya)

Libyan Arabic: كابوية (kābūya), بكيوة (bkēwa)

Tunisian Arabic: كابوة (kābuwwa), كابوية (kābūya)

→ Siwi: ləkdewa

→ Tamahaq: kǎbewa

→ Tachawit: kabawt


yalo

yālō (canonical masculine)
yālon (possessed-form)

From English yellow; the noun is likely derived from the adjective.


shinkafa

shìnkāfā (canonical feminine)
shìnkāfar̃ (possessed-form)

→ Idoma: osikapa

→ Igbo: osikapa

→ Isoko: osikapa

→ Izon: sịkapa

→ Nupe: cenkafa

→ Yoruba: ṣin̄káfà (obsolete or dialectal)

→ Dagbani: shinkaafa

→ Kanuri: shànkáwá

[ʃɪ̀ŋ.káː.ɸáː]

A borrowing from an unknown source, perhaps an extinct language of the Niger River valley or Guinea highlands, where rice growing was widespread.


rawaya

rā̀wayā̀ (canonical feminine)
rā̀wayàr̃ (possessed-form)

/ɽàː.wá.jàː/

[ɽàː.wɛ́.jàː]

Cochlospermum tinctorium, a medicinal plant from which a yellow dye is extracted


dabino

dabīnṑ m (feminine dabīnùwā, plural dàbī̀nai, possessed form dabīnòn)

dabīnṑ (canonical masculine)
dabīnùwā (feminine)
dàbī̀nai (plural)
dabīnòn (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: làbídùn

From dialectal Kanuri debína (cf. standard Kanuri difúno), from a Berber language; see Proto-Berber *te-βăyne.


auduga

audùgā (canonical feminine)
audùgar̃ (possessed-form)

/ʔáu.dù.ɡáː/

[ʔáu.dɪ̀.ɡáː]


tafarnuwa

tàfar̃nuwā f (possessed form tàfar̃nuwar̃)

tàfar̃nuwā (canonical feminine)
tàfar̃nuwar̃ (possessed-form)


tsamiya

[sʼáː.mɪ́.jáː]

tsāmiyā f (plural tsā̀màikū, possessed form tsāmiyar̃) or tsāmiyā f (plural tsāmōmī, possessed form tsāmiyar̃)

The tree Dialium guineense (velvet tamarind)


dogon-yaro

dōgon-yārò m (possessed form dōgon-yāròn)

dōgon-yārò (canonical masculine)
dōgon-yāròn (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: dógóńyárò

→ English: dogoyaro

/dóː.ɡón.jáː.ɽò/

[dóː.ɡʷáɲ.jáː.ɽò]

Possibly from dōgō (“tall”) + yārṑ (“boy”), literally “Tall boy”


ganji

ganjī̀ (canonical masculine)
ganjìn (possessed-form)


garafuni

gàrā̀funī (canonical masculine)
gàrā̀funin (possessed-form)

/ɡà.ɽàː.fú.níː/

[ɡə̀.ɽàː.ɸʊ́.níː]


gawasa

ha-noun

gawasā̀ f (plural gawàsū, possessed form gawasàr̃)

gawasā̀ (canonical feminine)
gawàsū (plural)
gawasàr̃ (possessed-form)

[ɡə́.wə́.sàː]


zaƙami

zaƙàmī (canonical masculine)
zaƙàmin (possessed-form)

[zə́.kʼə̀.míː]


giginya

giginyā̀ f (plural gigìnyū, possessed form giginyàr̃)

giginyā̀ (canonical feminine)
gigìnyū (plural)
giginyàr̃ (possessed-form)

/ɡí.ɡín.jàː/

[ɟɪ́.ɟɪ́ɲ.jàː]


tattasai

tā̀ttā̀sai (canonical feminine)
tā̀ttā̀n (possessed-form)

Yoruba: tàtàsé

Fula: tattaase

Probably ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *-tâ- (“to be hot”) and Proto-Afroasiatic *tsim- (“plant”), compare with Bura tàtàsi, Duwai ǹjìtta, Muyang tàtàsì, Miya tàtā̀sáy, Vame tàtàshí, Doublet of àttār̃ugū and Doublet of cìtta.

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum#Translingual

large red peppers; (in particular, Capsicum annuum)