reddening, red dye, redness, a crop which is very like guinea corn used as a black or red dye

• piɛlahi gbana din niŋ moonsi rams' skins that have been reddened.
• O yi bɔri ni gbaŋ maa mooi o bɔri la moonsi n-lɔhi n-niŋ li, o mi yi bɔri ni di niŋ zaɣ’ sabinli o niŋdi la sabiri n-sabigi li. If he wants the leather to be red he gets reddening and soaks it, if he wants it to be black he uses blacking to blacken it.