Part 17

=gujiya= (Kano &c.), Voandzeia subterranea, Thouars. (Leguminosæ); a kind of ground-bean; the so-called “Bambarra Ground Nut.” Syn. =kwaruru=, q.v. N.B. In Sokoto and some other districts gujiya is also used for geḍa (Arachis hypogæa)—kwaruru or Voandzeia subterranea being distinguished as g. dukkus (Sok. and West), etym. from the dwarf habit—; similarly g. ḳwarasḳwaras (Sok. and Kano); g. tsugunne (Kano)—etym. tsugunna = to squat—gujiya al kuluga, and g. maikwokwo (from the resemblance of the pods to the smallest calabash) are names in East Hausa; g. kolanche (Sok.) = a long variety of Arachis or geḍa, q.v. bidi = one of the varieties of gujiya with spotted and mottled seeds.

=gujiyar awaki=, vide =geḍar awaki=.

=gujiyar dawaki= (Zanfara), Polygala arenaria, Willd. vide =sa hankaki dako=.

=gujiyar hankaka= (Katagum), Indigofera echinata, Willd. (Leguminosæ); a weed with small prickly pods, eaten by goats, &c. Syn. =kwankwan dafi= (Sok. and Kats.); also =chuchun kariya= or =gaton kariya=.

=gumba=, vide under =gero=.

=gumbi=, loosely applied to several plants which form thorny thickets; e.g. in Sokoto =gumbi= generally = Mimosa asperata, a thorny shrub very abundant on river-banks. vide =ḳaidaji= and cf. =dufuwa= and =ḳumchi=.

=gumi= = rice boiled and dried (in which form it is commonly sold); =ḍanyen gumi= = husked but still unboiled rice. vide under =shinkafa=.

=guna=, Citrullus vulgaris, Schrad. (Cucurbitaceæ). The “Water-Melon” (a very variable species). gunar mutane or kankana = the edible or garden water-melon, with red pulp and black or red seeds; gunar shanu = the common half wild and cultivated var. with deeply cut leaves, and spherical fruit with green variegated stripes when unripe; fari (Kano and East) = a large water-melon, usually white-fleshed; kwokiya = a smaller sweet melon; tamna geḍa = a small melon like kwokiya, but only eaten cooked (= garangarma, East Hausa); bambus = a variety known in the north; agushi (Yoruba egushi) = seeds of water-melon, sold for various uses—chewing, medicine, oil, and food.

=gunar jima=, vide =gojin jima=.

=gunar kura=, Cucumis Figarei, Del. (Cucurbitaceæ); a wild prostrate gourd with ovoid slightly prickly fruit; better known as =tsuwawun zaki=, q.v.; also called =maḳaimi=.

=gunda=, =gundar kabewa= = the small immature fruits of the pumpkin (vide =kabewa=), used in soup. =gundar turu turu= = unexpanded flower-buds of =ḍorowa=, q.v.

=gunduru=, vide under =geḍar kurumi=.

=gunguma=, a long-leaved plant (?Amaryllideæ), used to stupefy birds, and sometimes added to arrow-poison. ?Syn. =murtsunguwa=.

=guntsu= = seeds of =kuka=, q.v.

=gurasa=, vide under =alkama=.

=gurdugu=, Grewia sp. (Tiliaceæ); a shrub with small yellow flowers and sweet edible berries. Syn. =kamu mowa=, q.v. and ?=kimbar dutsi=.

=gurguzu= = seeds of the “Red Sorrel” or =yakuwa=, q.v.

=guriya= (Sok.) = seeds of cotton; vide under =abduga=.

=gurji=, Cucumis Melo, Linn. var. agrestis, Naud. (Cucurbitaceæ); a small prostrate gourd with ovoid striped fruit used in soup; much used in East Hausa and Bornu; probably more than one variety; e.g. kwantal or gurji kwantal—a smaller one less used. Syn. =gwalli= (Sok.). gurjin daji, applied to some wild gourds, e.g. Cephalandra indica, Naud. a wild climber with white flowers and cucumber-like fruit turning red and succulent; not edible.

=gurjiya=, Bombax buonopozense, Beauv. (Malvaceæ). “Red-flowered Silk Cotton Tree;” a tree like =rimi=, q.v. but smaller, with red tulip-like flowers and stout thorns on the branches. The silky hairs are used to stuff pack-saddles, armour-quilts &c. Syn. =kuriya= (Sok. and Zanf.).

=guro= (Sok.), Hibiscus esculentus, Linn. The okra. Syn. =kuḅewa=, q.v.

=gursami=, a plant with radiate tuberous roots eaten in scarcity.

=gusu=? (Zanfara). Syn. for =tsa=, q.v. a shrub—Phyllanthus reticulatus.

=gutsuri=, vide under =goro=.

=gwabsa= (Sok. Kats. and Zanf.), Cussonia nigerica, Hutch. sp. nov. (Araliaceæ); a tree with large digitate leaves, corrugated bark and odorous sap; often called =takanḍar giwa=, q.v.; also =hannun kuturu= (from the bare leafless branches in the dry season). namijin gwabsa (or takanḍar giwa, Sok. Kats. and Zanf.) = Hannoa undulata, Planch. (Simarubeæ); a tree with pinnate leaves, fragrant white blossoms, and black plum-like fruit.

=gwaḍayi= or =gwoḍeyi=, Hippocratea obtusifolia, var. Richardiana, Loes. (Celastrineæ); a twining shrub with tough stems used as tie-tie for tanka, &c., resisting white ants. (Perhaps several plants of similar habit and use are included in the Hausa name; cf. =kana kana=). cf. the expression gwaḍayi, ba saranka, ba ja—if not cut first it cannot be broken by pulling.

=gwaigwaya=? (Katagum &c.), Cyperus exaltatus, Retz. (Cyperaceæ); a tall sedge of wet places, with 3-angled stem, and radiating numerous flower-spikes. Syn. =karan masallachin kogi=.

=gwalli=, vide =gurji=.