Names of Moringa across the Continent

AFRICA

COUNTRY		LANGUAGE		WORD FOR MORINGA TREE
Benin		Adia		Kpashima
		Bariba		Yuru ara, Yorwata, Yoroguma
		Dendi		Windibundu
		Fon		Patima ,Kpatima, Yovokpatin, Kpano, Yovotin
		Gun		Ékwè kpatin, Kpajima
		Mina		Y\yovo vigbe, Yovo Kpati
		Natemba		Tekpinda
		Peul		Guildandeni, Latj iri, Legi-lakili
		Saxwe		Kotba
		Waama		Yori ku-oununfa
		Yoruba		Ewé ilé
		Yoruba-Nago		Agun, Ayere, Ewé igablé, Ewé ilé, Ewé oyibo (White man's tree), Manyieninu, Oyibo
Burkina Faso		Bwaba		La-Banyu
		Dioula		Ardjeneyiri, Ardjian jirri
		Gourmanche/ Gourmantchema		Alj an-tiiga, Ki gambaga (region of Tapua), Diegu kanlobuga (region of Gnagna), Makkakomboanga
		Fulfuldé		Aljannahi, Guilgandani, Gigandjah
		Morée/Mossi		Argentiga, Alsam tiga ("the tree of paradise"), Arzan tiiga ("the tree of paradise"), Alsan-tüga, argentiga, arzantiga
Cameroon		Daggai		Paizlava
		Foulfouldé		Guiligandja, Giligandjahi
		Hausa		Zogalagandi
		Mafa		Gagawandalahai
		Mandara		Djhiré
		Moundang		Naa-toukoré
		Podoko		Chabané
		Toupouri		Naa-nko
Chad		Sara		Kag n'dongue
		Shuwa Arabic		Alim, Halim
Comoros Archipelago				Anambo, Mvungué
Eritrea		Tigrina, Arabic		Moringa
Ethiopia		Konsoigna		Shalchada, Shelagda
		Giddigna		Aleko, Haleko
		Amharigna		Sheiferaw, Shiferaw
Ghana		Ewe		Yevu-ti, Babati, Babatsi, Kpokpoti, Atiuwuse, Nukunaya, Kpotowuzie, Yevutsi
		Hausa		Zingeridende
		Dagari		Obnukuo, Ornyyukuo, Zangala
		Damgbe		Kpokpotsor
		Krusaal		Nasadua
		Bimoba		Gambadua
Kenya		Swahili		Mkimbo, Mlonge, Mlongo, Mronge, Mrongo, Mzungu, Mzunze, Mjungu moto, Mboga chungu, Shingo
		Sokoki		Mborongi
Madagascar		Malagasy		Anamambo, Anamorongo, Feliimorongo, Felikambo, Felikamoranga, Landihazo, Moringa, Moringy, Hazomaromiserana, Felamirongo
Malawi		Chichewa		Cham'mwanba, Kangaluni, Chamwamba
		Lomwe		Sangoa, Shangoa
		Senna		Nsangoa
		Yao		Kalokola
		Other:		Chakate, Maula tengo, Mbula, Mpempu, Mpenba, Mpundi, Muula
Mali		Bambara		Névrédé, Gnougou Jirini, Manjirini, Massa Jirini, Kandjirini
		Segou		Verdaye
Mauritius		Creole		Drède mouroungue
		Indian Creole		Mouroungue
Mozambique				Mvungué
Niger		Hausa		Zôgala gandi
		Zarma		Windi-bundu
		Shuwa Arabic		Alim, Halim
Nigeria		Fulani		Gawara, Gaware, Habiwal hausa, Konamarade, Rini maka
		Hausa		Bagaruwar maka, Bagaruwar masar, Barambo, Koraukin zaila, Rimin nacara,Rimin turawa, Samarin danga, Shipka hali, Shuka halinka, Zogall, Zogalla-gandi
		Ibo		Odudu oyibo, Okwe oyibo, Okwe olu, Uhe, Oku-ghara-ite, Okochi egbu
		Nupe		Chigban Wawa
		Yoruba		Adagba malero, Ewele, Ewé ilé, Ewe igbálé, Idagbo monoyé ("the tree which grows crazily")
Senegal		Diola		Binêbeddai, Binêbeddaï
		Mandingue		Nébèdayo, Nédèdayo, Némédayo, Névrédayo
		Pulaar		Nébédaï, Nebôday, Neböday, Sap-Sap
		Serere		Nébéday, Sap-Sap
		Wolof		Nébédai, Nébèdaï, Nébéday, Neverday, Névoidai, Névoïdaï, Nobodai, Nöbödaï, Sap-Sap
Seychelles		Creole		Drède mouroungue
Sierra Leone				Boganja
Somalia				Dangap
		Indian		Mrongo
Sudan		Arabic		Alim, Halim, Shagara al ruwag ("The tree for purifying"), Ruwag
		Dinka		Anid
		Kordofan Arabic		Shagara zaki al moya
Tanzania		Swahili		Mlonge, Mronge, Mrongo, Mlongo, Mzunze, Mzungu, Mjungu moto, Mboga chungu, Shingo
Togo		Dagomba		Baganlua, Bagaelean
		Ewe		Kpotima, Yevu-ti, Kpoti, Yovoviti
		Hausa		Mágurua maser
		Mina		Yovoviti
		Moba		Gambaduk
		Mouroungue		Jevoti, Jovoviti
		Other		Amedoti, Ekpoti, Molo-Kpoti
Zambia		Tonga		Zagalanda, Zakalanda
Zimbabwe		Tonga		Mupulanga, Zakalanda

ASIA

COUNTRY	LANGUAGE			WORD FOR MORINGA TREE
Burma-Myanmar	Burmese			Dandalonbin, Dandalun-bin, Dandalun, Daintha
Cambodia	Khmer			Daem mrum, mrum, mrom
India	Bengalese			Sajna. Sojna, Sujana, Munga ara
	Gujarati			Suragavo, Midho-saragavo, Saragavo, Saragvo
	Hindi			Munaga, Munga ara, Sahijna, Sarinjna, Segra, Shajmah, Shajna
	Hindi/Orissa			Sanjna, Saijna, Shajna, Soandal
	Kannada			Nuggekai, Nuggekodu, Nugga egipa, Nugge, Noogay, Nuggi Mara
	Kol			Mulgia, Munga ara, Mungna
	Kumao- Himalyan region			Sunara
	Konkani/Goa			Moosing, Mosing
	Malayalam			Sigru, Moringa, Muringa, Murinna, Morunna
	Marathi			Sujna, Shevga, Shivga
	Modesia/ W. Bengal			Mangnai
	Monghye/ Punjab			Sejana
	Oriya			Munigha, Sajina
	Punjabese			Sanjina, Soanjana
	Rajasthan			Lal Sahinjano
	Sanskrit			Sigru Shobhanjan, Sobhan jana, Shobanjana, Danshamula
	Sindhi			Swanjera
	Tamil			Murungai, Murunkak-kai, Morunga
	Telegu			Tella-Munaga, Mulaga, Sajana
	Teling			Morunga, Morungai
	Urdu			Sahajna
	Central Provinces			Mulaka, Saihan
	Western Region			Sundan
	Other			Sweta Maricha
Indonesia	Alor			Maroenga, Motong
	Bali			Kelor, Tjelor
	Flores			Moltong
	Java			Kelor
	Madura			Marongghi
	Moluccan Islands			Oho Gaairi
	Roti			Kafok, Kai fok
	Sumatra			Kalor, Kerore
	Sumba			Kawona, Wona
	Ternate			Kelo, Oege Kelo
	Tidore			Kelo
	Timor			Baoe fo, Maroenga
	Other			Remoenggai, Sajor Kelor
Laos	Lao			B'Loum
Malaysia				Kachang Kelur, Lemunggai, Meringgai, Semunggai, Smunggai, Semunggai, Remunggai
Nepal				Sitachini
Pakistan				Saijan, Sohanjna
Philippines	Tagálog			Malunkai, Malungai, Malunggay, Mulangai, Mulangay, Kalungai, Kamalungua
	Bikol			Kalungai
	Bisáya			Alúngai, Dool, Malungit
	Kisaya			Kalungai
	Ibanág			Marongai, Marungai
	Ilóko			Marongai, Marungai, Komkompilan
	Pampángan			Dool, Kamalungua, Malúngit
	Panay Bisáya			Kalamúngai, Kamalongan
	Pangasinán			Rúnggai
	Sambáli			Marongai, Marungai
	Simeulue			Aroenggai
Sri Lanka				Murunga
Taiwan	Chinese			(la mu)
Thailand	Central Highlands			Ma rum
	Thai			Kaanaeng-doeng, Phak eehuem, Phak eehum, Phak-nuea-kai, Se-cho-ya
	North			Ma khonkom
Vietnam				Chùm Ngây
Yemen	Arabic?			Saisam

Latin America/Caribbean

COUNTRY	LANGUAGE								WORD FOR MORINGA TREE
Belize	Spanish								Maranga calalu
Brazil	Portuguese								Cedra
Cayman Islands	Spanish								Mawonga
Colombia	Spanish								Angela, Aceitoso, Marango, Aceite, Colirio, Goma, Jeringa, Maranjo, Marangon, Sen de la tierra
Costa Rica	Spanish								Marango, Marangon, Recedad
Cuba	Spanish								Palo de Tambor, Palo de Jeringa, Acacia, Ben, Calicita, Leno nefrítico, Palo blanco, Paraíso francés
Dominican Republic	Spanish								Libertad, Palo de abejas, Palo de aceite, Ben, La libertad
Dutch Antilles	Dutch								Ben boom
	Spanish								Brenolli, Morenga, Orselli
El Salvador	Spanish								Teberinto, Ceiba, Marengua, Narango, Paraíso extranjero
French Guiana									Saijhan
Guadeloupe	French								Ben-ailé, Moloko, Maloko
Guatemala	Spanish								Paraíso blanco, Perlas, Perla
Haiti	French								Bambou-bananier, Ben oleifere, Benzolive, Benzolivier, Doliv, Graines benne, Ben oleifere, Bambou-bananier, Olivier
	English								Benzolive tree
Honduras									Maranga calalu
Mexico	Spanish								Arbol e las perlas, Chinto borrgo, Flor de Jacinto, Jacinto, Paraíso blanco, Paraíso de Espana, Perla, Perlas, Perla de la India, Perlas del oriente, San Jacinto
Nicaragua	Spanish								Marango, Maranjo, Marangon
Panama	Spanish								Jacinto
Panama Canal Zone	English								Horseradish tree
Puerto Rico	Spanish								Ben, Jasmin francés, Resada, Angela, Colirio, Sen de la tierra
San Salvador	Spanish								Marango, Marangon, Maranjo
Suriname	Dutch								Peperwortel boom
	Indonesian								Kelor
Trinidad	Hindi?								Saijan
Venezuela	Spanish								Aceite de Ben, Azucarillo, Ben, Sen
Other									Arbol do los aspáragos, Bamboubamamoer, Cedro, Cenauro, Chinto borrego, Chuva de prata, Desengaño, Gailito, Guaireña, Hoja de sen, Macasar, Marenque, Moongay, Moriengo, Noz de bem, Orengo, Palo de geringa, Palo jeringa, Paraíso, Pois quinique, Quiabo de tres quinas, Sainto John, Salaster, Salibau, Sen, Seringa

OCEANIA

COUNTRY						WORD FOR MORINGA TREE
Fiji						Sajina
Guam						Katdes, Malungay, Malungkai, Marronggai, Marungai, Marunggai
Palau						Malungkai

Other Languages

LANGUAGE				WORD FOR MORINGA TREE
English				Drumstick tree, Horseradish tree, Mother's Best Friend, Radish tree, West Indian ben
French				Bèn ailé, Benzolive, Moringa, Ben oléifère, Arbre radis du cheval
German				Behenbaum, Behenussbaum, Flügelsaniger Bennussbaum, Pferderettichbaum
Italian				Sàndalo ceruleo
Portuguese				Acácia branca, Cedra (Brazil), Marungo, Moringuiero, Muringa
Spanish				Árbol del ben, Ben, Morango, Moringa