kpalga

What does “kpalga” mean in Dagbani?

shrub used to make mortars and for firewood. It has black seeds and hard pods. Fruit not eaten. also yokpali Securidaca longepedunculata Fres. or Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. [?]

Also spelled Dagbanli — both spellings refer to the same Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northern Ghana.