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ekeke
e-KE-ke
yam
French: l'igname
Tolambi ekeke.
We cooked yam.
Nous avons cuisiné de l'igname.
Yam — a hearty root of the cooking pot. Ekeke is a yam. Boiled or pounded, the starchy ekeke fills the plate beside greens and fish — one of the steady roots that feed a family through the seasons.
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