luŋkuŋmaaŋa

What does “luŋkuŋmaaŋa” mean in Dagbani?

semi-cultivated yam with aerial tubers. Dioscorea macroura et. ‘fall + kill + monkey’. It is believed that when the aerial tubers drop down, monkeys die.

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