| Local name | Synonymy | Occurrence | Ethnic group | Meaning |
| Kourgnagna | - | 45 | Local Arabic | Sorghum |
| Kordofan | Kourdoufan | 16 | - | From Kordofan |
| Tchangala | - | 8 | Bilala | Sorghum |
| Mera | Meiré, Merita | 7 | Bilala | Sorghum |
| Nadjada | - | 6 | Arabic | Precocity |
| Djorto | - | 6 | Sokoro | Sorghum |
| Akoulmout | Okoulmout | 5 | Local Arabic | You eat and die |
| Mara guisseïré | Gassariyé | 5 | Local Arabic | Short woman |
| Mourigana | Mouridabna | 4 |
| Sorghum |
| Amhalib | - | 4 | Arabic | White as milk |
| Ngaouli | - | 4 | Bornou |
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