My First Polymath

[robbiejay]

19 ac In South Africa, a strong home-brewed drink made from yeast (8) -k-k-a-n
31ac An excessive hunger or appetite caused by disease (7) l-m-s-s
Last two clues, any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Captain2]

31 Limosis

[kawanabe]

1st Polymath,robbiejay....you've done well!

19a.Are you certain of the letters placed?

[Captain2]

SKOKIAAN is all I can find but that says it's from Zimbabwe?

[Captain2]

Start at the second sentence here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skokiaan

[kawanabe]

It has the appearance of an Afrikaans word,Captain

[robbiejay]

Many thanks Captain2 for your answers and the Wikipedia reference, also thanks to Kawanabe for your interest

[kawanabe]

You're welcome.

Are you sending it in?
What is the prize these days?

[kawanabe]

Well done Captain2.

[Captain2]

I suppose it depends on how you read 'in south africa' as Zimbabwe is in the southern half of Africa?

[Mamyalynne]

Prise is a Chambers Dictionary.

[Mamyalynne]

Prize is too....

[robbiejay]

Sorry for the delay, I left the laptop. I will send it in, I am an optimist.
Yes the prize is a Chambers dictionary, thanks Mamyalynne.

[scorpiojo]

Skokiaan defined in Chambers as (S Afr) a string Home-brewed drink made from yeast

[scorpiojo]

*strong, even...

[robbiejay]

Sorry for the delay, I left the laptop. I will send it in, I am an optimist.
Yes the prize is a Chambers dictionary, thanks Mamyalynne. Thanks also to scorpiojo for your confirmation. I should mention to everyone that I am only half way through 15459 by MUDD