Common Names For Finger Millet
- Arabic: Tailabon
- Chinese: 穇子 (Traditional), 䅟子 (Simplified), cǎnzi (pinyin)
- Danish: Fingerhirse
- Dhivehi: ބިންބި Binbi
- English: Finger millet, African millet, ragi, koracan
- Ethiopia: Dagussa (Amharic/Sodo), tokuso (amharic), barankiya (Oromo)
- French: eleusine cultivee, coracan, koracan
- German: Fingerhirse
- India:
- Ragi ರಾಗಿ (Kannada)
- Ragi రాగి (Telugu)
- Ragi in Hindi
- Kodra in Himachali ( Himachal Pradesh )
- Mandia (Oriya)
- Taidalu (in the Telangana region)
- Kezhvaragu (கேழ்வரகு), kay.pai (கேப்பை), Aariyam (ஆரியம்)(Tamil)
- Muthary ( Panjipul or kooravu, Raai (Malayalam)
- Maddua (Kumaon)
- Nachani नाचणी (Marathi & Gujarati)
- Nachani नाचणी (Rajasthani)
- Madua (Bihar, especially in Mithila region)
- Nasne/Nachne/Nathno नासणे/नाचणे (Konkani)
- Japan: 四国稗 シコクビエ Shikokubie
- Kenya: Wimbi (Swahili), Kal (Dholuo), Ugimbi (Kikuyu and Meru)
- Korea: 수수 (Susu)
- Nepal: कोदो Kodo
- Nigeria: Tamba (Hausa)
- Rwanda: Uburo
- Sri Lanka: කුරක්කන් குரக்கன் (Kurakkan)
- Sudan: Tailabon (Arabic), ceyut (Bari)
- Tanzania: (Swahili) Mbege, mwimbi, Wimbi, ulezi,
- Uganda: Bulo
- Vietnam: Hong mi, Chi ke
- Zambia: Kambale, lupoko, mawele, majolothi, amale, bule
- Zimbabwe: Rapoko, zviyo, njera, rukweza, mazhovole, uphoko, poho
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