Margaret L. Armstrong - Roots chap. 3, p. 10 lyrics

While Binta planted her onions, yams, gourds, ca**ava, and bitter tomatoes, little Kunta spent his days romping under the watchful eyes of the several old grandmothers who took care of all the children 0f Juffure who belonged to the first fafo, which included those under five rains in age. The ca**ava refered to in theis pa**age is gorund nut maize. It was introduce in Gambia b the Portuguese. www.gambia.org