Eleusine Coracana - Common Names For Finger Millet

Common Names For Finger Millet

• Arabic: Tailabon
• Chinese: 穇子 (Traditional), 䅟子 (Simplified), cǎnzi (pinyin)
• Danish: Fingerhirse
• Dhivehi: ބިންބި Binbi
• English: Finger millet, African millet, ragi, koracan
• Ethiopia: Dagussa (Amharic/Sodo), tokuso (amharic), barankiya (Oromo)
• French: eleusine cultivee, coracan, koracan
• German: Fingerhirse
• India:
  • Ragi ರಾಗಿ (Kannada)
  • Ragi రాగి (Telugu)
  • Ragi in Hindi
  • Kodra in Himachali ( Himachal Pradesh )
  • Mandia (Oriya)
  • Taidalu (in the Telangana region)
  • Kezhvaragu (கேழ்வரகு), kay.pai (கேப்பை), Aariyam (ஆரியம்)(Tamil)
  • Muthary ( Panjipul or kooravu, Raai (Malayalam)
  • Maddua (Kumaon)
  • Nachani नाचणी (Marathi & Gujarati)
  • Nachani नाचणी (Rajasthani)
  • Madua (Bihar, especially in Mithila region)
  • Nasne/Nachne/Nathno नासणे/नाचणे (Konkani)

• Japan: 四国稗 シコクビエ Shikokubie
• Kenya: Wimbi (Swahili), Kal (Dholuo), Ugimbi (Kikuyu and Meru)
• Korea: 수수 (Susu)

• Nepal: कोदो Kodo
• Nigeria: Tamba (Hausa)
• Rwanda: Uburo
• Sri Lanka: කුරක්කන් குரக்கன் (Kurakkan)
• Sudan: Tailabon (Arabic), ceyut (Bari)
• Tanzania: (Swahili) Mbege, mwimbi, Wimbi, ulezi,
• Uganda: Bulo
• Vietnam: Hong mi, Chi ke
• Zambia: Kambale, lupoko, mawele, majolothi, amale, bule
• Zimbabwe: Rapoko, zviyo, njera, rukweza, mazhovole, uphoko, poho