Àkèré/Kọ̀nkọ̀n — Frog

Adigboranku

A specie of snake, I can't find any picture on the internet and I don't know the English name

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Òronàgbà — Komodo Dragon

NB: this is a new name given to Komodo Dragon in yoruba as the animal doesn't exist in Africa but only in Asia!

Awọ́gánrípá — Seal

NB: This is another animal that has no name in Yorùbá as it doesn't exist in any Yoruba region but has been given a new name in Yorùbá

Aboríjọkìnì — Sea Lion

NB: This is another animal that has no name in Yorùbá as it doesn't exist in any Yoruba region but has been given a new name in Yorùbá

Erinmilókun/Àbùbùtán — Whale
Erinmilókun/Àbùbùtán Oníké — Humpback whale

Akurakúdà — Shark

Òbéjé — Dolphin

Òjìjí — Electric Catfish/Malapterurus electricus

Ẹja Àrọ̀ — Sea Catfish/Ariidae

Ẹja Ọsàn — African Knife fish

Panla/Ẹja Kíká — Hake fish

Ojúyọbọ́ — Argentina Silus

Raydos:
Ẹkùn — Leopard

Ẹkùn with its English translation is controversial among some scholars but Yorùba ancestors specifies a relationship which is basically contention between two rivalry cats family that point to Lion as rival to Tger.

No other cat family can withstand Lion's strenght apart from Tiger. And I wonder if Yoruba ancestors will adopt a low rank cat as Leopard to place such as part royalty emblem to equate or compare the two.

The proverb is self explanatory:
Kákà ki kiniu ṣé akàpo ẹkùn ni
oníkálùku a dẹ ọdẹ lọ́ọ̀tọ̀tọ

Rather a Lion represents Tiger ,
each hunts differently

Irè o


Addendum
I doff my heart over these challenging work you have done so far by placing each animal besides its pictures even with little discrepancies.

Olu317:
Ẹkùn with its English translation is controversial among some scholars but Yorùba ancestors specifies a relationship which is basically contention between two rivalry cats family that point to Lion as rival to Tger.

No other cat family can withstand Lion's strenght apart from Tiger. And I wonder if Yoruba ancestors will adopt a low rank cat as Leopard to place such as part royalty emblem to equate or compare the two.

The proverb is self explanatory:
Káká ki kiniu ṣé akàpo ẹkùn ni
oníkálùku a de ọdẹ lọ́ọ̀tọ̀tọ

Rather a Lion represents Tiger ,
each hunts differently

Irè o


Addendum
I doff my heart over these challenging work you have done so far by placing each animal besides its pictures even with little discrepancies.

I always wonder about the same thing but anyway sha!

And thank for the compliment, I really appreciate it!

Sháwá — Herring

Koté — Horse Mackerel

Raydos:


I always wonder about the same thing but anyway sha!

And thank for the compliment, I really appreciate it!

My dear brother, Yoruba is a complex but orderly Race. So, I do not doubt Yoruba ancestry which established the fact that their ancestors have dna in Northern Europe before the divergent back to Africa over 20,000 years ago. Interestingly,the oldest fossil in Yoruba land is ±13000 years ago at iho eleru at Akure axis which the Northern Europe account null.


This is one out of many information that posit that Yoruba ancestors were hunter gatherers and migrants of some sort from far land.

Like I said, I appreciate your effort once more. Kudos

God blesss ur knowledge bro !! I learned[b][/b] o

saysugar:
God blesss ur knowledge bro !! I learned[b][/b] o

Much appreciated

More is still coming, I'm currently making more research online and Offline! Thanks for your support

Monimoni — Shea Tree Caterpillar

NB: How is this pronounced please?

Raydos:
Agánrán — Senegal parrot, Green parrot

Popular Proverb :
1. Agánrán tó bímọ sílẹ̀ tí kò ní ìkà, ọmọ tirẹ̀ kọ́, ọmọ ẹlòmíràn ni.

u mean this bird wicked?

Raydos:
Ikán — Termite.
Òkìtì Ọ̀gán — Termite Mound


I don't know why my post keep getting removed by the Bots, I haven't done anything wrong, Lalasticlala, Myndd44 Seun pleas do something!

why removing this useful info??

Raydos:
Ògìdán — Tiger

I know there's a lot of controversy about Tigers not having a name in Yoruba, But we don't have to live in the past, There are tons of animals that don't have names in English too, But somehow, The English people have find a way to create new names for animals and newly discovered animals!

We can emulate the same thing too, Instead of just arguing every time about Tigers not being native to Yoruba land

So I've taken it upon myself and Have chosen to call Tiger, Ògìdán in Yoruba


Ògìdán — Tiger

Tiger is Ekun, while Leopard is Amotekun.

Cheetah is called Fela in Yoruba.

Thanks for the great job.

FxMasterz:


Tiger is Ekun, while Leopard is Amotekun.

Cheetah is called Fela in Yoruba.

Thanks for the great job.

Wrong!

Raydos:



Wrong!

I apologize for the slight error.

Tiger is Ekun

Leopard is Amotekun

Cheetah is Owawa

FxMasterz:


I apologize for the slight error.

Tiger is Ekun

Leopard is Amotekun

Cheetah is Owawa

That is still wrong!!

Even Google is wrong, There are lot of bullshits on Google!


Leopard is Ẹkun
Cheetah is Amotekun

The meaning of "Amotekun" in literal meaning is, "The one who looks like Ẹkun" (Àmọ́tẹ́kùn)

It's because of the striking resemblance between Leopard and cheetah!


Leopard is the Ẹkun
Cheetah is Amotekun (The one who looks Like Ẹkun)


Tiger in the other hands does not exist in Yoruba land, Not even in Africa, So there is no way we will have a name for what doesn't exist on our side!!


But the name given given to Tiger recently is Ògìdán

So
Tiger — Ògìdán


Ọwawa is another animal entirely!

Raydos:


That is still wrong!!

Even Google is wrong, There are lot of bullshits on Google!


Leopard is Ẹkun
Cheetah is Amotekun

The meaning of "Amotekun" in literal meaning is, "The one who looks like Ẹkun" (Àmọ́tẹ́kùn)

It's because of the striking resemblance between Leopard and cheetah!


Leopard is the Ẹkun
Cheetah is Amotekun (The one who looks Like Ẹkun)


Tiger in the other hands does not exist in Yoruba land, Not even in Africa, So there is no way we will have a name for what doesn't exist on our side!!


But the name given given to Tiger recently is Ògìdán

So
Tiger — Ògìdán


Ọwawa is another animal entirely!

But cat is Ogidan.

Raydos:
Ògìdán — Tiger

I know there's a lot of controversy about Tigers not having a name in Yoruba, But we don't have to live in the past, There are tons of animals that don't have names in English too, But somehow, The English people have find a way to create new names for animals and newly discovered animals!

We can emulate the same thing too, Instead of just arguing every time about Tigers not being native to Yoruba land

So I've taken it upon myself and Have chosen to call Tiger, Ògìdán in Yoruba


Ògìdán — Tiger

I don't think there is actually any argument as regards Tiger's name in Yoruba. It's Ekun.

Raydos:
Egbin — Antelope

egbin-zebra
Antelope-etu

Raydos:
Asín — Mouse

shrew-asin

Raydos:
Àfè ìmòjò — Barbary striped grass Mouse

Àgó — Typical striped grass Mouse

a,k,a. eku agege