Nara Plant

Vito

Nara Plant [Acanthosicyos horridus]

Manghenelo

Muxaka lowu wa nsinya wu endla swihlahla swikulu etindzhawini tava Sossuvlei kusuhi nale Walvis Bay. Xivumbeko xa wona no kula swifika kwalomu ka 1.5 wa timitara hikuleha. Laha wu endlaka xihlahla kona wu xiendla na yinwana misinya ya mixaka yawona na rimbewu rinwana. Nsinya lowu wuna timintsu letikulu swinene leti lavaka mati ehansi ka misava.
Nsinya lowu awuna matluka hi ntumbuluko kambe wukota kutswala mihandzu leyi kulaka kuringana 75 wa ti cm hiku anama. Mi handzu leyi yikota kuva na leswi yiswiwisaka laha yitshamaka kona kambe yiya emahlweni yikula. Minsinya leyi yitlhela yimila loko kuva na mpfula laha yikulaka hi xihatla leswaku yita hatla yikuma mati.

Mihandzu ya Nara Plant

Mihandzu ya wona ayitshamangi kule na kule kambe yitshama yi khomanile endzhawini yinwe. Kukula ka mihandzu leyio swihumelela exikarhi ka February na April. Mihandzu leyi ayi cinci muhlovo, yitshama yiri rihlaza kufikela loko yivupfile kasi laha kuhumaku mbewu ya yona ku cinca muhlovo wuva wa orange laha yinyanganyaka swinene no nuhela.
Loko yivupfile yihatla yitiviwa hi ma Topnaar people (Nama) lava tshamaka eka ndzhawu liya kona vayitiva vanga yipfulanga endzeni. Mihandzu leyi yitirhisiwa hi ma Topnaar people (Nama) hiswikongomelo swimbirhi.

Xikongomelo xa mihandzu

XIkongomelo xosungula lexi mihandzu leyi ikuva ma Topnaar people (Nama) ya lava mbewu ya yona leyi byariwaka hi nomo kasi leswisalaka switirhisiwa ku endla ntonga wa mihandzu leyi. Ntonga wakona wu dyiwa lembe hinkwaro hikuva wuva waha nandziha. Leswi swiendla leswaku nsinya lowu wuva wona wankoka eka kutisa swakudya eka rixaka. Mihandzu leyi yadyiwa hambi yinga se kula hi swiharhi leswi swinga vilerisiweku hikuva yinga nyanganyi.

Mbewu

Mihandzu ya kona leyikulu yina kunuhela ka kahle loku endliwaka hileswi swikumekaka eka yona. Mihandzu ya kona yikota ku xavisiwa no tirhisiwa ku endla ice- cream laha yinga omisiwaka, kumbe kunghenisiwa e kas xigwitsirisi yi tiya kumbe yi totiwa chocolate. Mbewu ya kona yi xaviseriwa vanhu vale Europe e Walvis Bay laha mbewu yakona yixavisiwaka tani hi timanga. Kukala ka mbewu na mihandzu leyi hiswona leswi tiyisisaka ntsengo wa yona wo xavisa naku endla leswaku Ma Topnaar people (Nama) vava na ekhonomi ya kahle.
Swo endla ice cream no tiyisa mihandzu leyi swikumeka kwala ka mpfhuka woringana 30kms eka ma Topnaar people (Nama). Ntirhisano namabindzu lawa yangana kutsakela eka bindzu ro xavisa mihandzu leyi kalaka swonghazi swi endla leswaku bindzu leri riva leringana mali yovonaka no tiyisisa leswaku ikhonomi ya rixaka leri yitlakuka.

Nara Melons

Muxaka lowu wa nsinya iwa rihlaza na tshindi ra kona laha wuhanyaka wungari na matluka. Leswi I swinwana leswi endlaka leswaku wuva eka xiyimo xa kahle xoka wunga lahlekeriwi hi mati. Kahle kahle nsinya wa muxaka lowu ahi lowu kumekaka ntsena e mananga hikuva timintsu ta wona tikota nonghenelela ehansi kuringana timitara to hlaya leswaku tita kota ku kuma mati lawa wumalavaka leswaku wuta kota kuhanya. Kusukela hi February kuya fika hi April na kusuka hi August kuya ka September va aki vale Topnaar vatshovela mihandzu leyi.