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(Tachoni): kahawa Luo: kawa Meru: kahuwa Mijikenda: kahawa Somali: bun Swahili: kahawa
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Uses: FOOD: Leaves used as a vegetable (+) (Turkana, Kamba, Giriama, Mijikenda).
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Among the Mijikenda this vegetable is never cooked alone.
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Planted by the Mijikenda who use the leaves as a vegetable.
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This vegetable is very important in Mijikenda culture.
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English: Ethiopian cabbage, Ethiopian mustard Kisii: chinkongonyira Luhya (Maragoli): likabichi lya manyonyi Luo: kandhira Mijikenda: kanzira-sukuma (Mariakani)
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Remarks: An important vegetable among the Mijikenda, mainly used for mixing with other leafy vegetables.
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Cowpea is a major leafy vegetable among the Mijikenda, often mixed with leaves of sweet potato (mabwe), cocoyam (maburu), pumpkin and
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Among the Mijikenda the vegetable is mixed with less bitter vegetables such as amaranth
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Uses: FOOD: Ripe fruits fleshy, sweet and much liked (+++) (Mijikenda).
Chapter 7 1999
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