Pulaka, Cyrtosperma merkusii, or swamp taro, is a crop grown mainly in Tuvalu and an important source of carbohydrates for the area's inhabitants. It is...
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babaʻ in the Marianas Islands, pula’a in Samoa, via kana, Pulaka in Lau, Lovo in Fiji, pulaka in Tokelau and Tuvalu, mwahng in Pohnpei, pasruk in Kosrae...
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species of fish found in the ocean and the lagoons of the atolls of Tuvalu. Pulaka, (cyrtosperma merkusii), or swamp taro, is an important source of carbohydrates...
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gold. The first hymn of the Kanakadhara Stotra is as follows: aṅgaṃ hareḥ pulaka-bhūṣaṇam āśrayantī bhṛṅgāṅganeva mukulābharaṇaṃ tamālam | aṅgīkṛtākhila...
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Lapulapu (redirect from Kalifang Pulaka)
Lapulapu (fl. 1521) or Lapu-Lapu, whose name was first recorded as Çilapulapu, was a datu (chief) of Mactan, an island now part of the Philippines. Lapulapu...
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Agriculture in Tuvalu (section Pulaka)
based on coconut and swamp taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii), (known in Tuvalu as Pulaka), which is similar to taro (Colocasia esculenta) but "with bigger leaves...
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(Cyrtosperma merkusii), known in Tuvalu as Pulaka, is grown in large pits of composted soil below the water table, Pulaka has been the main source for carbohydrates...
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Fiji or Samoa). The traditional staple however is the Swamp Taro known as Pulaka or Babai, a distant relative of the Taro but with a very long growing phase...
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brik/bric Turkey: kuru fasulye with pilaf/pilau, kebap, baklava, simit Tuvalu: pulaka Uganda: matooke Ukraine: chicken Kiev, pierogi, borscht, varenyky United...
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that is known to be found east of Wallace's line. Cyrtosperma merkusii, or pulaka, is grown as a root crop in Oceania. Species Cyrtosperma beccarianum A.Hay...
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milk, rather than animal milk. The traditional foods eaten in Tuvalu are pulaka, taro, bananas, breadfruit and coconut. Tuvaluans also eat seafood, including...
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or parboiled food, puḷukkal cooked rice); in turn probably from Sanskrit pulāka ("ball of rice"). Although the cultivation of rice had spread much earlier...
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a reef. Kō and Motu Kotawa are uninhabited food reserves, with taro and pulaka gardens and coconut plantations. Pukapuka Airport (ICAO: NCPK / IATA: PZK)...
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యశముగలవా ॥రెందరో॥ Hoyalu mīra naḍalu galgu sarasuni sadā kanula jūcucunu pulaka śarīrulai yānanda payōdhi nimagnulai mudambunanu yaśamu galavā (rendarō)...
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saltwater table could also destroy deep rooted food crops such as coconut, pulaka, and taro before they're overtaken by actual flooding. Meanwhile, one 2018...
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No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss) 1 "Eko Ee Pulaka" P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki R. N. Jayagopal 03:29 2 "Hagalu Hariyithu" P. Nageswara Rao 03:16 3...
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by 2028. Agriculture in Tuvalu is focused on coconut trees and growing pulaka in large pits of composted soil below the water table. Subsistence farming...
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Tongan warrior who became the ancestor of the people of Nanumea.: 49 The pulaka pits are located on Lake na as the Nanumeans want the main island of Nanumea...
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Proto-Polynesian *bulaka (giant swamp taro) include Patpatar and Tolai pulaka. Derivations from Proto-Austronesian *biRaq (giant taro) include Äiwoo (to)piya...
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islet of Lakena. The pulaka pits are located on Lakena, as the Nanumeans want the main island of Nanumea to remain mosquito free. Pulaka (swamp taro) is grown...
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Maneya Muttina Neerina Vijaya Bhaskar D. R. Bendre Chakra Theertha Eko Ee Pulaka T. G. Lingappa R. N. Jayagopal P. B. Sreenivas Ninninda Neenendoo Hagalirulu...
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life expectancy was 65. The cuisine of Tuvalu is based on the staple of pulaka, taro, breadfruit, bananas and coconut and the many species of fish found...
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two main pits for swamp taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii), (known in Tuvalu as Pulaka), the mangrove forest surrounding the internal lagoons and the areas of...
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been used to grow Swamp taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii), (known in Tuvalu as Pulaka) established that the pits were either too saline or very marginal for swamp...
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early Middle Ages. Pilaf from Turkish pilav, and ultimately from Sanskrit pulāka- (पुलाक), "lump of boiled rice" Pirogi from Yiddish, from Russian, plural...
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Building the runway at Funafuti involved the loss of land used for growing pulaka and taro with extensive excavation of coral from 10 borrow pits. A detachment...
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supplying to the main village on neighbouring Savave. The main products are pulaka (a root crop) and pigs. Map of Nukufetau Atoll. Tuvaluislands.com. British...
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imported food, food is produced on Fale and on Funaota. The products include pulaka (a root crop), pigs, breadfruit, brown coconuts and germinating nuts. Enele...
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Vegetation is abundant but of very limited variety. Main food staples are pulaka (Cyrtosperma merkusii) or swamp taro that is grown in the pits; breadfruit...
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2011 Tuvalu drought, Vaitupu experienced the loss of coconut palm trees, pulaka and taro due to the high temperatures and arid soil. In March 2015, storm...
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