bāngàw

sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas]

Expressions:

  • njúwá-bāngàw

    hairy green caterpillar that eats sweet potato leaves

  • bāngàw làndò

    sweet potato planted in dry season and harvested after worst of rains

  • tàw̄-bāngàw

    type of hairless caterpillar very destructive to sweet potatoes

  • dīí bāngàw

    mound in which sweet potatoes have been planted {see also ßàÿ-bängä# }

Exemples d'usage:

  • bāngàw kɨ́ tɔ́l à ndīr-n̄ kɨ̀ yùbɨ̄.

    Peeled sweet potato is cooked with oil.

  • m̄-lā bāngàw ngá̰y lā ɓògɨ̀ ɓògɨ̀-m̄-n̄ túu-bè yé.

    I planted a lot of sweet potatoes but they stole all of them.