Talk:Yam (vegetable)

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[edit] to eat yam

The article says: 'The word yam comes from Portuguese inhame or Spanish ñame, which both ultimately derive from the Wolof word nyami, meaning "to eat".'

I suspect that it is the other way around. The Wolof's word for "to eat" coming from the word for "yam". For instance the Japanese word for food comes from their word for rice.Steve Dufour 17:53, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Total rewrite of article

I know this is not supposed to be what happens here....However I would like to totally rewrite the article. I will not do it unless I get some support here telling me that it is ok to at least try and see how people like it. Thanks. Steve Dufour 05:34, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

I changed my mind. What I will do is add some more info here and there as is normal here on Wikipedia. Steve Dufour 13:49, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

I'd agree, it needs a heavy re-write, in conjunction with splitting the page (as per below) - MPF 16:19, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Page split

The genus scientific name Dioscorea currently redirects here; however, not all of the c.600 Dioscorea species are yams, only some. I propose splitting out the botanical information on the genus as a whole to a separate Dioscorea page, while retaining the food crop aspects of the handful of edible species on the Yam (vegetable) page - MPF 16:19, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Please go ahead and do that. Steve Dufour 16:50, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Done - MPF 19:27, 8 December 2006 (UTC)