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Arabic words used


Arabic words used

hashab

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Acacia senegal from which gum arable, Sudan's second largest export crop, is produced

jewbraka

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a kitchen garden, usually fenced, which is grown next to the concession. Here, women plant the main items of the daily diet, including millet or maize, onion, okra, tomato, squash, watermelon and hibiscus

nafir

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a traditional form of mutual assistance for a particular task or objective such as a harvest

saaf

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leaves from the doum palm which are woven to make baskets and mats

sanduk

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community fund formed to finance certain collective investments or to help members in case of emergency

suq

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market

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