Part 26

=komfa= or =chitta komfa=, a var. of spice; vide under =chitta=.

=korkoro= (Kontagora), a grass, vide =fafewa=. cf. also =kwarkoro=, vide under =kwarko=.

=ḳosai=, vide under =wake=.

=ḳosain rogo=, Dioscorea dumetorum, Pax. (Dioscorideæ); a species of wild yam with 3-fol. leaves. Syn. =rogon biri=.

=kosfa= = the shell or pod of a dehiscent fruit.

=kuḅewa=, Hibiscus esculentus, Linn. (Malvaceæ). Okra. A broad-leaved malvaceous plant cultivated for its mucilaginous capsules used as a vegetable. Syn. =guro= (Sok.);

takeyi (East Hausa) = soup of okra (from the Ful. name takeiyeji). (=kubewa=, pumpkin, vide =kabewa=).

=kubla= (Sok.), or =kulla=, Thonningia sanguinea, Vahl. (Balanophoreæ); a parasitic plant found in the bush, with an aromatic root used as a spice.

=kudaku= (Sok. Zanf., &c.). Sweet Potato. vide =dankali=.

=ḳuduji=, Striga senegalensis, Benth. (Scrophularineæ). A red-flowered parasitic weed common in cultivated fields. It is believed to destroy the growing =dawa=, and hence is called =makasar dawa= or =makasha=. Syn. =wuta wuta=; =gaugayi= ?(Gobir).

=kufi=, an oily extract made from the seeds of =zurma= (Castor Oil, Ricinus communis), =chi ni da zugu= (Physic Nut, Jatropha Curcas), and =aduwa= (Balanites ægyptiaca); used as an application for sores in domestic stock.

=kugundugu=, vide under =dankali=.

=kujeme=, vide under =kaḍanya=.

=kuka=, Adansonia digitata, B. Juss. (Malvaceæ). “Baobab,” “Monkey Bread Tree,” “Sour Gourd.” Inner bark used for rope, strings of musical instruments, &c. The acid and mucilaginous pulp of the fruit is used in various ways as food and drink. kwaikwaiyo (Kano) = the husk or shell of the indehiscent fruit; garin kuka = the mealy acid pulp around the seeds; guntsu (Kano) = seeds of kuka (Ful. gorgomi); daudawar kuka = fermented cakes made from the seeds (as with =ḍorowa=, q.v.), also called katsami (Kano and East); chusar doki = pounded leaves of kuka, with dusa and kanwa, used as food or medicine for horses; miyar kuka or kalun kuka = the leaves used for soup; kumbali = the Baobab flower.

=kukuki=, Sterculia tomentosa, Guill. et Perr. (Sterculiaceæ); a common tree which yields a gum like tragacanth; the bark contains an almost tasteless watery juice which is sucked by thirsty carriers, &c.

=kulbutu=, vide =tsana=.

=kulla=, vide =kubla=.

=kuloko= (Sok., &c.) = a black dye for leather, prepared as a fermented extract of “Sant Pods” (=bagaruwa=, q.v. Acacia arabica), and kwan mukera (blacksmiths’ refuse of fused iron oxide and carbon), and mixed with honey or syrup.

=kulufita=, a small prolific var. of the native bitter tomato; vide under =gauta=. (Etym. kullum fita).

=kumbali= = the flower of the Baobab; vide under =kuka=.

=ḳumbar shafo=, vide =farichin shafo=.

=kumbu=, vide under =duma=.

=ḳumchi= (Sok. and Zanf.), vide =majiriyar kurumi=.

=kunda= (Sok. and Kats.), an insect-gall forming a swelling on the stem of the grass =katsaimu=, q.v. used as a toy dart to shoot birds.

=ḳundu=, vide =giginya=.

=ḳunḳushewa=, Gymnosporia senegalensis, Loes. (Celastrineæ); a common shrub in the bush, with spines and delicate white flowers. Syn. =namijin tsada=.

=kunnen zomo=, vide =takalmin zomo=.

=kununguru= (East Hausa), Commelyna nudiflora, Linn.; a common weed, better known as =balasa=, q.v.