yam [cultivar] specially valued

• A yi da nyuwɔɣu ka yo, laabako zuɣu. If you buy a water yam and pay for it, it is because of laabako (best-quality yam). [Prov. 220]
• Pini kɔbu to ka labaako mi nyaɣisa. It’s hard to make yam mounds, but labaakɔ yams are tasty. [2229]