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Yoruba Does Not Have A Word For Tiger, Ekun Can Be Used To Describe Big Cats by tpiadotcom: 10:07pm On Nov 22, 2015 |
Tigers are not found naturally in (West) Africa, they are native to India. Ekun refers specifically to leopard but can be applied to big cats as a general term. West African soldiers in the East Indies might have brought home stories about tigers they saw, and thus introduced the species into the lexicon (or Europeans might also have done so). 2 Likes |
Re: Yoruba Does Not Have A Word For Tiger, Ekun Can Be Used To Describe Big Cats by Nobody: 10:54pm On Nov 23, 2015 |
I think Tiger is cald "Ogidan" in yoruba 2 Likes |
Re: Yoruba Does Not Have A Word For Tiger, Ekun Can Be Used To Describe Big Cats by tpiadotcom: 1:07am On Nov 24, 2015 |
No its not. i guess you just wanted us to know you dropped the name on nairaland. |
Re: Yoruba Does Not Have A Word For Tiger, Ekun Can Be Used To Describe Big Cats by pankere(m): 6:04pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Ogidan is the traditional name (oriki) of the Leopard. Just like ologini is the traditional name for cat. The full oriki is ogidan oloola iju, meaning ogidan-the one in the forest who has daggers, referring to the sharp claws of the leopard 4 Likes |
Re: Yoruba Does Not Have A Word For Tiger, Ekun Can Be Used To Describe Big Cats by tpiadotcom: 10:10pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
please open a separate thread if you are discussing anything besides tigers. |
Re: Yoruba Does Not Have A Word For Tiger, Ekun Can Be Used To Describe Big Cats by lawani: 8:27pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
The real meaning of Ekun is strong man. If someone is called Ekun, it means strong man. Omo ekun means child or children of a strong man or King. Ekun also means strong in Kemitic Egyptian. 1 Like |
Re: Yoruba Does Not Have A Word For Tiger, Ekun Can Be Used To Describe Big Cats by macof(m): 1:47pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
I'm sure ogidan is oriki of lion not leopard But wat is the meaning of "ogidan"? 1 Like |
Re: Yoruba Does Not Have A Word For Tiger, Ekun Can Be Used To Describe Big Cats by Nobody: 12:31pm On Apr 26, 2020 |
I think Tiger is cald "Ogidan" in yorubaOgidan or Ekùn is the name for the leopard not tiger. Leopard is found in sub-Saharan Africa but a tiger isn’t. 1 Like |
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