Pasefika Sāmoan Dictionary: Talo
Talo in Sāmoan language is Colocasia esculenta Taro in English language.
Taro Colocasia esculenta in English language is known as:
- Talo in Sāmoan language
- Kalo in Hawaiʻian language
- Talo in Tongan language
- Taro in Tahitian language
- Taro in Māori language
Talo (Colocasia esculenta) - noun
Talo (phonetic: / Tah-Low / | ipa:/ ˈtäˑloʊˑ / | symbols: / ˈtä-lō / )
Talo (Colocasia esculenta) is also known as Taro (Māori - Tahiti - English) or Kalo (Hawai‘i).
Talo can be grown in a plantation of muddy water (wetland) and also in a dry soil patch (upland).
Talo must be cooked to be used as a food source.
K-style : Kalo (Colocasia esculenta) - noun
Kalo (phonetic: / Kah-Low / | ipa:/ ˈkäˑloʊˑ / | symbols: / ˈkä-lō / )
Talo (Colocasia esculenta) is also known as “Kalo” if spoken in the (K-style).
Gagana Sāmoa (Sāmoan language) includes a (T-style “tautala lelei”) and (K-style “tautala leaga”) in which the consonants t and k and interchanged in some words.
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