Where Animals Talk; West African Folk Lore Tales/Index
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INDEX
of Names of Animals, etc., among Certain Tribes on the West African Equator.
| ENGLISH | BENGA | MPONGWE | BAPUKU | KOMBE | FANG | |||
| Ant, Red | Kedi | |||||||
| Ant, black | Hako | |||||||
| Antelope | Vyâdu | Nkambi | Vyâdu | |||||
| Antelope, tragelaphas | Mbalanga | |||||||
| Antelope, red | Ehibo |
|
Ehibo | |||||
| Bat | Ndemi | |||||||
| Beast | Tito | Nyama | ||||||
| Bird | Inâni | Nyâni | Inâni | |||||
| Boa Constrictor | Mbâmâ | Mbâmâ | Mbâmâ | |||||
| Chalemeon | Yongolokodi | |||||||
| Chicken | Kuba | Njâgâni | Kuba | Ku | ||||
| Chimpanzee | Kwiya | |||||||
| Civer | Njâbâ | |||||||
| Cockroch | Etanda | Felayĕ | ||||||
| Crab | Jâmbâ | Igâmbâ | Jâmbâ | |||||
| Crocodile | Ngando | Ngando | Ngando | Ngane | ||||
| Dog | Mbwa | Mbwa | Mbwa | |||||
| Dove | Ibembe | Yum | ||||||
| Eagle | Mbela | Kungu | Yungu | Ndowe | ||||
| Ear | Ditâ | Oroi | Itâi | |||||
| Elephant | Njâku | Njâku | Njâku | Râku | Yâwo | |||
| Frog | Jonda | Rânge | Eloto | |||||
| Gazelle (forest) | Ihĕli | Visyĕlĕ | Okwen | |||||
| Gazelle (prairie) | Embonda | |||||||
| Genet | Uhingi | Osinge | Uhingi | Nsin | ||||
| Goat (domestic) | Tomba | Mboni | Mbodi | |||||
| Goat (free) | Mbindi | Mbinji | Mbindi | Mvin | ||||
| Gorilla | Ngiya | Njina | Ngiya | Nji | ||||
| Hippopotamus | Ngubu | Nguvu | ||||||
| Hog | Ngweya | Ngowa | Ngowĕ | |||||
| Igwana | Ngâmbi | |||||||
| Jackal | Ibâbâ | |||||||
| Lemur | Po | Ojam | ||||||
| Leopard | Njâ | Njĕga | Njĕ | |||||
| Lizard | Ehelele | |||||||
| Manatus | Manga | Manga | ||||||
| Millipede | Ngângâlâ | |||||||
| Monkey | Kema |
|
Tyema | Kowe | ||||
| Mosquito | Ikungu | Mbo | ||||||
| Mouse House | Mpogo | Ihuka | | |||||
| Mouse, shrew | Unyunge | Mbasume | ||||||
| Ox | Nyati | Nyare | ||||||
| Oyster | Itandi | Orandi | Itambi | |||||
| Pal-tree, oil | Mbila | Oyila | Ilĕndĕ | |||||
| Partridge | Ngwayi | Nkwani | ||||||
| Parrot | Koho | Ngozyo | Kos | |||||
| Plantain | Ekâi | Akândâ | ||||||
| Porcupine | Ngomba | |||||||
| Rat (domestic) | Etoli | |||||||
| Rat (wild) | Ko | |||||||
| Sheep | Udâmbe | Odâmbe | ||||||
| Shrike | Asanze | Asanze | ||||||
| Snail | Kâ | |||||||
| Snail (giant) | Idibavolo | |||||||
| Snake | Mbâmbâ | Omwamba | ||||||
| Sparrow | Utatimboka | Moakumba | ||||||
| Squirrel | Ihende | Senji | Mbala | |||||
| Sun | Joba | Nkombe | ||||||
| Tortoise | Kudu | Ekaga | Kulu | |||||
| Viper | Pe | Ompene | Pe | |||||
| Wag-tail | Indonbole |
