ABANYALA BA KAKAMEGA: Names of Parts of Plants.

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The various parts of plant have specific names in Olunyala (K). The following are the names used to refers to those  parts.

Names referring to a group of trees or grass
  1. Esichiimi- deep, wet, quiet forest area.
  2. Ekewa- slightly long grass for house thatching. Check the male name Mukewa.
  3. Esikoko- cluster of banana stems in a banana farm. 
    Esikoko
  4. Esihu- large scale banana plantation.
  5. Esiruuti- small bannana garden usually made behind a house. Check the male name Maruuti.
  6. Esiti--  a forest with tall trees and thick canopy.
  7. Olukaka- an expansive forest
  8. Olubakala- land with grass and short stunded trees sorounded by thick forest.
  9. Olusambu- bush farm before preparation for ploughing. Check the female name Nasambu and male name Lisambu.
  10. Olwaali- forest covered with climber canopy.
  11. Olwakho- live fence. Any other fence is called olumako.
  12. Omusichu- a small forest area.
  13. Owulimo- mix of trees, grass and wild animals (parks). Check the male name Wanimo.
Names refering to seed
  1. Emere- cereal seeds.
  2. Emera- germinated cereals especially millet or sorghum that is used in making yeast. In the photo below, we have emera on the right.
  3. Olumicho- seed from grass family plants such as millet and sorghum that is usually enclosed in husks. Also small small size single seeds enclosed in soft testa cover such as loquarts and mango. The action of planting such seeds is called okhumicha. Related to the female name Nakhumicha.
  4. Embondioko-seed usually enclosed in watery sap such as pumpkin, guards, lemon, guavas, pawpaw etc
    Embondioko
  5. Olumwo- genetically modified seed on a fruit or pod. Also used for big seeds. It was originally English version for GMO.
  6. Omwoyo- embryo part of the seed.
  7. Owuchichi- young maize or sorghum seeds that have liquid sap inside.
Stem and branches
  1. Amakhoola- barks of banana pseudo stem. 
    Amakhoola
  2. Amakooko- wooden part left after picking good timbre.
  3. Ebikulama- dwarfed and non yielding groundnut stems.
  4. Ebisaala- stem tubers for planting especially for cassavas or sukuma wiki. 
    Ebisaala
  5. Ebiwundukunyu- conical thorns on tree stems 
    Ebiwundukunyu
  6. Ekata- a dry leafless stems of maize, nappier grass or reeds.
  7. Ekoko- banana pseudo stem 
  8. Eliola- bark of tree.
  9. Embandu- suckers that has grown leaves. 
  10. Emunya- terminal tender bud or tender end part of a growing stem.
  11. Engoye- climbers with stems which grows slightly stronger on maturing.
  12. Enchekhere- bananas that used to grow in a deserted farm.
  13. Enombera- young banana suckers 
    Enombera
  14. Enyingo- unternode 
  15. Esaka- branch
  16. Esakachi- dry maize stem from which maize is still intact. 
    Amasakachi (sing: esakachi)
  17. Esichikhi- Stump
  18. Esichombakiri- sprouted potato tubber. 
    Esichombakiri
  19. Esichundu- short log
  20. Esikholokholo- stump of banana after cutting the stem and another sprouting within it. 
    Esikholokholo
  21. Esikulakusi- weed plant that grows on branch of other trees.
  22. Esikumbuti- node at internode joint.
  23. Esikunduli- knot in stem or protruding root 
    Esikunduli
  24. Esisikha- stem at ground level. Also a collection of suckers of sigarcane, grass, onions and cassavas.
  25. Esiwaawa- splints from stem of trees that is maller than split firewood. Also used for toothpick.
  26. Esiwoko- thin branches. Used as weapon.
  27. Eteka- hollow reed used for fishing.
  28. Ewa- thorn on branches. 
    Amawa
  29. Oluchukhuma- double cotolydons and plumule. 
    Oluchukhuma
  30. Olukheti- rail
  31. Olukhwi- dry split stem or log of a tree.
  32. Oluwumbu (omwoyi)- inner part of banana stem. 
  33. Omulabi- potato vine.
  34. Olulandira- tendrils. 
    Olulandira
  35. Omulandira- creeping stem
  36. Omurakicha- green maize stem that bore no maize.
  37. Omusoka- green beanpods
  38. Omwoyo- inner xylem of the stem. It times used for the part extending towards terminal bud.
Leaves
  1. Echu- green banana leaf 
    Echu
  2. Ekonge- sisal leaf
  3. Esafu- general word for a leaf
  4. Esanja- dry banana leave 
    Esanja
  5. Olukhoondi- petiole of a leaf.
  6. Olukungumirisi- midrib of a leaf
  7. Olusambi- rough spikes on leaves
Root
  1. Esisikha- root and base of stem
  2. Omuchombo- radicle 
    Omuchombo
  3. Omukhondi- tap root of mushroom 
    Omukhondi
  4. Omusi- root
Flowers and seed parts 
  1. Amakhoba- fruit barks found in lemon, oranges, 
  2. Amasangaria- banana peels
  3. Ekholoboyo- seed testa
  4. Eliola- seed covers of groundnuts, monkey seeds
  5. Embumbu- sisal leaf at middle tip of the plant
  6. Embuwu- flowere part of banana
  7. Esiaku- a bunch of fruits especially bananas. 
    Esiaku
  8. Esiamo- fruit.
  9. Esimuli- flower
  10. Engocha- mature maize husks on stem
  11. Esisanda- hard fruit part that splits open to release seed. For example, mondia and flame tree.
  12. Esisokoro- maize cob. 
  13. Esitundwe- flower of pumpkin plant.
  14. Eteche- sorghum husks.
  15. Olukhunja- part that attached a fruit to the stem.
  16. Oluwumbu- flower bud 
    Oluwumbu
  17. Olwala- single fruit of a banana. 
    Olwala
  18. Omukhuuchi- bean husks.
  19. Osimbo- maize and grass tussle. 
    Osimbo
  20. Owulungu- pollen dust.
  21. Owuyefwe- maize silk 
    Owuyefwe
Plant exudes and processed liquids
  1. Amache ka enjukha- frothy sap exude from small stems of plants due to effects of spittlebug insects. It was named so for it looked like a slough of a snake.
  2. Amalasire- red sap from some tree species.
  3. Amachale- exudes from the stem of trees after a cut on stem as phloem or part of excretion process.
  4. Enjonyakirisi- Excessive liquid sap that drops from branch due to effects of spittlebug. Some trees such as mukhawa have sap that can cause eye blindness hence it was never allowed to get into contact with eye or soft skin bodies. 
  5. Omukherekha- plant ash filtrate used fir cooking.
  6. Omunchinchi- sweet sap from sugarcane.
  7. Omunyu- solidified ash filtrate used as salt.
  8. Omung'etu- juice from fruit.
  9. Owufuta- sticky substance got from tree buds used for rubbing in a bow to make it produce the best sound when playing eshiriri or emonye.
  10. Owulimbo- sticky milky sap from some tree fruits of omulimbo tree used for trapping birds.
  11. Owuoche- sticky milk sap from stem sap of trees such as omutoto or omukhuyu that is processed by fire and used in trapping birds.
  12. Owusandu- sticky sap from tree fruits such as pawpaws, mondia, fenesi, 
  13. Owutioki- milky sap from tree stem such as mondia, oloevera and ficus species.
  14. Owutoki- sticky sap from banana fruits

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  1. sasakaMay 13, 2020 at 11:10 AM

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