Pearlyakin:
Point of correction Leopard is Ekun, Cheetah is Amotekun. We don't have Tiger in Africa.

sammyfrosh:

And that’s why I said it’s a foreign animal not native to the African continent.

eby001:

Being native is subjective since its a tool use in warfare in these past times; Asia, Africa(Ethiopia &north Africa), Europe. The only reason it was not successfully reared here, is the same for most beast of burden.
Camel= rakunmi
Donkey= ketekete
Horse= esin

sammyfrosh:


It’s not a tool in warfare in most sub Saharan Africa bar maybe Egypt and other parts of North Africa.
If I have spare time I will check or ask my guys on the Carnivora forum to see how or when horses came to the African continents then I will post it.

But the truth is that it isn’t native here.

sammyfrosh:
Aaka = Hedgehog
Àgbọnrín = Deer
Agemon, ògà = Chameleon
Agodongbo = Colt
Àgùnfọn = Giraffe
Àkeke = Scorpion
Àkókó = Wood pecker
Akò = Grey Heron
Aparo = Bushfowl
Àwòdì, Àṣá = Kite
Ẹfọn = Buffalo
Ẹ̀ga = Weaver
Erè, Òjòlá = Python
Erin = Elephant
Erinmi = Hippopotamus
Ẹtà = civet cat
Ẹtù, Awó = Guinea fowl
Etu, Èsúró = Duiker

Ewúrẹ = Goat
Rakunmi = camel
Ìbákà = Canary bird
Ìgalà = Bushbuck
Ìjàpá, Ahun, Alábahun = Tortoise
Ìnọkí = Baboon or Mandrill
Ìràwò = Beetle
Kọlọkọlọ = Fox
Kìnìún = Lion
lámilámi = Dragonfly
Ofàfà = Tree hyrax
Ọ̀bọ = Monkey
Ológbò = Cat
Omo-nlé = Gecko Lizard
Òtòlò = Waterbuck
Òwìwí = Owl
Oyà = cane Rat/Grasscutter
Pẹpẹyẹ = Duck
Yànmùyánmú, ẹfọn = Mosquito
Eranko bi imado/Àgbánréré = Rhinoceros
Ẹkùn/Ògìdán = Tiger
Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn = Leopard
Erinmi/Erinmilokun = Hippopotamus
Ìmàdò = Wild boar
Ikõkò = Hyena/Hyaena
Kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ = Donkey
Kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ abilà = Zebra
Ìjímèrè = Brown Monkey
Egbin/Ẹtu/Olube/Esuró = Antelope
Ọ̀wàwà = Cheetah
Ọṣà = Chimpanzee
Ọka = Gabon viper
Sebe = Cobra
Ahọnrihọn = Alligator
Antaa/Aleegba = Monitor Lizard
Igun, Gunnugun, Gurugu, Akala = Vulture
Ologiri = Palm bird
Arigiṣẹgi = Wood- Carrier
Ọkin = Peacock
Ọkẹrẹ = Squirrel
Okinrin = Okinrin
Okete = Pouch Rat
Edu = Wild Goat
Akurakuda = Shark
Ekolo = Earthworm
Ẹyẹ-Orin = Songbird
Aparo = Partridge
Ibakasiẹ = Ass
Ẹyẹ-Ofu = Pelican
Osin = Water Bird
Yanja-yanja = Sea Bird
Adaba = Dove
Paramọlẹ = Viper
Pẹju-pẹju = Seagulls
Sọmidọlọti/Oloyo = Yellow-haired Monkey
Ẹyẹ-Iwo = Raven
Iṣawuru = Fresh-water Snail
Igbin/Aginniṣọ = Snail
Ẹdun = Ape
Alangba = Lizard
Alakasa = Lobster
Ere = African rock python
Ẹlẹdẹ-Igbo = Boar
Elegbede = Chimpanzee
Ojola = African rock Python
Kọnkọ = frog
Ọpọlọ = Toad
Eegbọn = Tick/flee
Akan = Crab
Oriri = Wild pigeon
Oorẹ, Eerẹ, Ojigbọn = Porcupine
Tanpẹpẹ = Blank-ants
Ọkunrun = Millipede
Aja-Ọdẹ = Hound
Lekeleke = Cattle-egret
Ogongo = Ostrich
Ikan, Ikamudu = White ant/Termite
Idi = Eagle
Oyin = Bee
Eṣinṣin/Eṣin = Housefly
Kokoro-Ojuọti = Gnats
Eliri = Mouse
Abonilejọpọn = Red-ants
Ina-Ori = Lice
Idun = Bedbugs
Alapandẹdẹ = Swallow
Iru, Eṣinṣin- Nla = Gadfly
Akata/Ajako = Jackal
Eja-odo = Jelly fish
Aferegbojo/ Afe-imojo = A species of bird
Elulu = A brown feathered bird
Labalaba = Butterfly

eby001:

You see, you are not a student of history. Hope you know Hausa and Fulani has calvary (if you know what it means), the old Oyo empire has a calvary too.

Amotolongbo:
Eta is Jackal. Not civet

sammyfrosh:

Amotekun is different from Alangba

A leopard is Amotekun

While alangba is an Agama lizard

icon02:
Akurakuda is crocodile not shark

NigeriaBam:
I need Yoruba name for "Toad"

And English name for "Opolo"

sammyfrosh:

I think ikamudu might be stinking bug in English don’t really know too.

sammyfrosh:

Raraa ko ri be. Eta ni oloyinbo npe nii civet.

foshe36:
And I think buffalo is agbonrin.

Amotolongbo:
Bufallo is efon

Amotolongbo:
rara o baba wa.

Eta ma n ri bi aja ni o. Kii ri bi ologbo. “Civet ko jo aja rara o, o fara jo olongbo die ni o.

E lo bere lowo awon Baba odetoode.

Ogbo ni awon baba wa ma n pe “civet” o

foshe36:

I know ikamudun is soldier ants... Who have seen to different colony of ikamudun fighting before? You need to live in the village.

sammyfrosh:

Haaaa o daa be oo. Emi naa kan gbiyanju ni o mi o fi tara tara mo gbogbo re be naa.

Ese ti e fi ibi ti mo ti se asi se han mi o. Modupe

sammyfrosh:

This is a toad and it’s inedible.

The one in the second pic is a frog which is the one we eat.

Toad is the one most of us referred to as frog which is incorrect because the one which we eat is the one that’s a frog.

icon02:
Akurakuda is crocodile not shark

NigeriaBam:
I need Yoruba name for "Toad"
And English name for "Opolo"

sammyfrosh:


Thanks for that, I made a mistake

sammyfrosh:

It’s not Calvary or no Calvary am arguing about tho is it? Am only saying that the horses we see today aren’t native to Africa that’s all am arguing about.

gregyboy:


Peddling

See it annoys me when i see yorubas going as far as mecca to trace similar words

When thier nearest neigbour edos have similar words with them there is no tribe ethnically and linguistically closer to the edos than yorubas in nigeria

Elephant in edo is called erin
Ugbo( Bush)
And so on

ednut1:
95% of them have all been killed from yoruba land. Shame. There is no tiger in africa so why would yoruba have a name for it

Jyde89:



I'm not disputing that fact, but you guys saying you taught us the language you do not speak %100 is quite insulting.

P.s
lol @Mecca, is this your idea of being funny what relation does the Yoruba have with the Arabic language.

ThatFairGuy:
I had to made some research and it's quite confusing