Naming
* ''Arabic'': ''tailabon'' لدخن⤷ ''Chinese'': 穇子 , 䅟子 , cǎnzi ; also 龍爪稷 and 鴨腳粟
⤷ ''Danish'': Fingerhirse
⤷ ''Dhivehi'': ބިންބި ''Binbi''
⤷ ''English'': Finger millet, African millet, Koracan, Natcheny, Ragi
⤷ ''Ethiopia'': ''dagussa'' , ''tokuso'' '''', ''barankiya''
⤷ ''French'': eleusine cultivee, coracan, koracan
⤷ ''German'': Fingerhirse
⤷ ''India'':
⤷ * ''Assamese'': মৰুবা ধান ''maruba dhan''
⤷ * ''Gujarati'': બાવટો ''bavato''; નાચણી ''nachni''; નાગલી ''nagali''
⤷ * ''Hindi)'': मड़ुआ ''madua/marua''; मंडुआ ''mandua''; मड़ुवा ''maruwa/maduwa''; मंडवा ''mandwa''; रागी ''ragi''
⤷ * ''Kannada: ರಾಗಿ ''ragi''
⤷ * ''Kumaon'': ''maddua''
⤷ * ''Garhwal'': कोदा ''koda''; चूना "choona"
⤷ * ''Konkani'': नांचणी ''nanchani''; नासणे/नाचणे ''nasne/nachne''
⤷ * ''Maithili, : ''madua''
⤷ * ''Malayalam'': പഞ പുലൽ ''ragi'';''muthary/kuvaraku/kurumbullu/panjipul''
⤷ * ''Marathi'': नाचणी ''nachani''; नागली ''nagali''
⤷ * ''Oriya'': ମାଣ୍ଡିଆ ''mandia''
⤷ * ''Pahari'', Himachal Pradesh: कोद्र ''kodra''
⤷ * ''Punjabi'': ਮੁੰਡਲ ''mandal/mandhul/mundal''
⤷ * ''Rajasthani'': नाचणी ''nachni''; रागी ''ragi''
⤷ * ''Sanskrit'': मधुलिका ''madhulika''; मट्टकम् ''mattakam''; नृत्यकुण्डलक ''nrityakundala''
⤷ * ''Tamil'': ஆரியம் ''aariyam'; கேழ்வரகு ''kezhvaragu''; கேப்பை
''kayppai/keppai''
⤷ * ''Telugu'': రాగి ''ragi''; తమిదలు ''tamidalu''
⤷ * ''Urdu'': منڐوا ''mandwa''; مڙوا ''maruwa''; راگی ''ragi''
⤷ ''Japan'': 四国稗 シコクビエ ''shikoku hie shikokubie''
⤷ ''Kenya'': ''wimbi'' , ''kal'' , ''ugimbi'' , ''obori''
⤷ ''Korea'': 수수 ''susu''
⤷ ''Nepal'': कोदो ''kodo''; मड़ुवा ''maruwa''
⤷ ''Nigeria'': ''tamba''
⤷ ''Rwanda'': ''uburo''
⤷ ''Sri Lanka'': කුරක්කන් ''kurakkan''
⤷ ''Sudan'': ''tailabon'' , ''ceyut''
⤷ ''Tanzania'': Mbege, Mwimbi, Wimbi, Ulezi
⤷ ''Tibetan'': bras ma du lun ga
⤷ ''Uganda'': Bulo
⤷ ''Vietnam'': Hong mi, Chi ke
⤷ ''Zambia'': Kambale, lupoko, mawele, majolothi, amale, bule
⤷ ''Zimbabwe'': Rapoko, zviyo, njera, rukweza, mazhovole, uphoko, poho
Food
In southern parts of India, pediatricians recommend finger-millet-based food for infants of six months and above because of its high nutritional content, especially iron and calcium. Home-made ragi malt is a popular infant food.In Tamil Nadu, ragi is considered to be the holy food of Amman, otherwise known as "Goddess Kali". Every small or large festival of this goddess is celebrated with women making ragi porridge in the temples and distributing it to the poor and needy. This porridge is called ''Koozh'' - a staple diet in farming communities, alongside raw onions & green chillies.Evolution
Finger millet have been cultivated in India from as far back as 4000 years ago. Now the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and few others produce ragi. Karnataka is the top producer of Ragi and has 58% share in India's export of this crop.References:
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