Trees

duɔ̱ny
bua̱wfruit tree (sp.)
duɔ̱nybaobab (Adansonia digitata)
kɛ̈csacred garlic pear; temple plant (Crateva adansonii)
ki̱rgum acacia (Senegalia senegal)
kɔaarfever tree (Vachellia xanthophloea)
kɔattamarind (Tamarindus indica)
kuelbroadleaf fig (Ficus platyphylla)
leldoum palm (Hyphaene thebaica)
luelsausage tree (Kigelia africana)
luɔrred accacia (Vachellia seyal)
no̱rpalm tree (including Cocos nucifera)
nyuotgrey-leaved cordia; grey-leaved saucer-berry (Cordia sinensis)
ŋuerpaperbark acacia; paperbark thorn (Vachellia sieberiana)
pakDead Sea apple (Calotropis procera)
rɔ̱ksycamore (sp.)
ŋɔ̱psycamore fig; fig-mulberry (Ficus sycomorus)
thepumbrella thorn acacia (Vachellia tortilis)
thɔ̱wdesert date; Egyptian balsam; soap berry tree (Balanites aegyptiaca)

Grasses

buɔk
buɔkAfrican Bermudagrass
dutgrass (sp.)
guɔ̱taquatic grass (sp.)
juacgrass (sp.)
lɔubamboo
lumgrass (sp.)
muɔ̱ɔ̱thgrass (sp.)
tuytuypond grass
waargrass (sp.)

Parts of plants

jiath
jiathtree
ji̱thjiathtree leaf
kaarbranch
kömtree bark
kuɛ̈ɛ̈seed
kuɔɔkthorn
lɔactree resin
mɛ̈ɛ̈yfine roots of a plant
tɛ̈ɛ̈branch, dry
tɔacdate seed
rɔanystalk

Other plants

kuɔl
kuɔlkuɔl cucumber (Cucumis prophetarum)
nyuɔ̱msesame (Sesamum indicum)
thiɛlthistle
yilwaterlily

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