Animal names in Yoruba, domestic and wild: 15 words checked against reference sources (standard Nigerian Yoruba, with tones).
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Animals
ajádog
ológbòcat
ọ̀bọmonkey
erinelephant
ẹyẹbird
ẹṣinhorse
ẹkùnleopard
ekurat
ìgbínsnail
àṣáhawk
ewúrẹ́goat
àgbòram
màálùcow
ẹlẹ́dẹ̀pig
adìẹchicken
Test yourself
1. What does “ológbò” mean?
2. What does “ẹyẹ” mean?
3. What does “eku” mean?
4. What does “ewúrẹ́” mean?
Where do these words come from?
The words in this article come from: Yorùbá Yé Mi textbook (COERLL, University of Texas at Austin). They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.
The words in this article come from: Yorùbá Yé Mi textbook (COERLL, University of Texas at Austin). They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.