ngarĩki
- potato. Potato. The tuberous crop Solanum tuberosum, widely cultivated in Kenya. A staple food crop in the Solanacea family.
Example: Ngarĩki nĩcia famĩlĩya Solanacea, na mĩmera ĩngĩthĩinĩwa famĩlĩĩyo nĩta Nyanya, capsicums, nightshade (managu), thigara, eggplant, na mĩmera ĩngĩta apple ya sodom. (Potatoes are in the Solanacea family, other crops in this family are e.g. tomatoes, capsicums, nightshade (managu), tobacco, eggplant, but also weeds like sodom apple.); Ngarĩki ya mbegũ ĩgũtũũria ngumo cia bata cia mbegũ ĩcio. (Seed potato maintains the value traits of the crop.); Matunda makoragwo na mũhianĩre wa ngarĩki na mbegũ ĩtarĩnene mũno? (Pear-shaped fruit with medium seed.)