banntara

Fula

Etymology

From a Mande language, possibly Soninke bantara (“manioc”).

Noun

banntara

1. (Pular) manioc, cassava

Usage notes

• Used in Fouta Djallon

References

• Abdourahmane Diallo (2015) Précis de grammaire et de lexique du peul du Fouta Djallon (Asian and African Lexicon Series), volume 57, Tokyo, Japan: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, →ISBN