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| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by Bbbwings: 10:30pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
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| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by Virus99: 10:30pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
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| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by Debaiz: 10:32pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Demzlent: This is totally wrong every Yoruba proverb points to the fact that EKUN is Tiger. Kaka ki kiniun s’akapo EKUN, won a yaa s’ode won loto’to ni A leopard can never be compared to a lion in any way let alone suggesting having same hunting purse. Lions kill Leopard every time they come in contact. Only a tiger can stand up to a lion. Yiyo EKUN bi t’ojo ko Leopard are not known to tiptoe when hunting. They ambush their prey. Either by jumping on them from the top or crouching to the flow and wait. Tigers are known worldwide to be the most sneaky of all the cats. They have the ability to walk on dried leaves without making sound. This is helped by their large meaty and fluffy paws that makes each of the step to be soft. 8 Likes |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by ruffDiamond: 10:32pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
AMOTEKUN2023:Kudo bro, nice |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by foleskay(m): 10:33pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Bigflamie: Ode nie. Who forced you to open the thread and read where we have hundreds of other threads on frontpage. And besides nairaland belongs to yoruba man so that into your skull. 2 Likes |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by rahymrafiu(m): 10:34pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
I don't think that right, all I know was that ekun was tiger and amotekun was leopard because of the stride and dot spot on their body. But you made a point say there is no tiger in Yoruba land (africa as a whole) don't know much about that |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by supereagle(m): 10:35pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
AMOTEKUN2023:You tried, but some are wrong. |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by TAO11(f): 10:35pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Venerable612: Owawa ke!!?? Owawa does not even belong in the cat family. It's not even a full blown wild animal like the aforementioned ones. It's actually a semi-wild animal that is pretty small-sized like a grass-cutter. Its head resembles a dog's. I've seen it killed before. And its name according to the hunters stuck since then. 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by Nobody: 10:35pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Op, just listen to yourself. If ekun is leopard and amotekun is cheetah, what then is the name for Lion and tiger. Please stop misinforming people, and I'm surprised some too are falling for this. You even showed your ignorance when you said "amo" does not mean "know as much as" that it means "like". Amotekun means "know as much as the tiger" and I subscribed to the submission below. It is incontestible anywhere that Kiniu is lion and ekun is tiger, in that order comes the leopard. Though, I don't know about owawa. Venerable612: 1 Like |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by macof(m): 10:36pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
awwfar: Tiger is not native to Africa  and what do you mean by "mere leopard"? Leopard is a big gun amongst animals, one of the few if not only animal that can enter anywhere, be it by jumping, running, stalking, climbing or swimming 2 Likes |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by foleskay(m): 10:36pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
[quote author=Debaiz post=85912251] This is totally wrong every Yoruba proverb points to the fact that EKUN is Tiger. Kaka ki kiniun s’akapo EKUN, won a yaa s’ode won loto’to ni A leopard can never be compared to a lion in any way let alone suggesting having same hunting purse. Lions kill Leopard every time they come in contact. Only a tiger can stand up to a lion. Yiyo EKUN bi Even at that, lion and tiger have never met in the wild. They lives in different continent. Op might be right to some extent. Tiger is not found in Africa. 2 Likes |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by ItooWorWor(m): 10:37pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
You people are just argueing without reasoning, every tribe in Africa have a name for tiger, even the white never saw real dinosaur before but they gave it a name so why the fuse about Amotekun and Ekun, and the name Ekun as been existence before any of us were born no one knows how it came to be so why argue what you don't know, unless the Ops is a thousand years old, if not then he has no point. 6 Likes |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by bjgurl(f): 10:40pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
[quote author=Venerable612 post=85890373] This is wrong. First off the name Amotekun has nothing to do physical semblance as such. It literally translates - “one who knows as Ekun”. Again, you are wrong that Yoruba doesn’t have a transalation for Tiger - because our fathers didn’t have an encounter with them. In fact Tiger has two Yoruba names. It could be called OGIDAN or EKUN. That’s why they say this provide - “Ogidan o ni se Barber, ki aja de be lo ge irun”. And “KAKA KI KINIUN SAKAPO EKUN, OLODE A MAA RODE.“ Mind you Lion in Yoruba is Kiniun. And no one will ever compare a Lion with a Leopard. No animal can stand the Lion grit for grit amongst the Cat Family other than the Tiger; hence, the comparison. Also, when Yorubas jokingly refer to someone as Ekun - it’s to represent that the person is a Strong man. Thus, Lion - Kiniun Tiger - Ogidan and Ekun Leopard - Amotekun Cheetah - Owawa. Hope this helps. [/quote Facts kuddos |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by Babalegba(m): 10:41pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
nlPoster:Traveling long distances was extremely uncommon in those days unless you fall afoul of slave raiders and nowhere has it been suggested that Yorubas came from India. 1 Like |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by Nobody: 10:42pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Venerable612: Don't mind him... Good one |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by BabaO2: 10:43pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Babalegba:a plausible explanation has been given by someone else on the platform.The guy should go and do his PhD research work on amotekun. Elders have spoken already, we don't need over Sabi attention seeking people now. |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by highbee02: 10:45pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by nlPoster: 10:50pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Debaiz: Every cat walks and stalks silently. Leopards are no exception. Seriously, this is basic stuff?  1 Like |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by hotwax: 10:50pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Demzlent: they also have name for erimin despite not seen encountered hippopotamus... |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by pacespot(m): 10:51pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Xisnin: Yes, leopard can't stand lion in a physical combat, lion will win. But both of them hunt separately. That is why Yoruba use the adage that "instead of lion to rule the leopard, both of them will go their separate ways" I think leopard is ekun, while cheetah is amotekun. I don't know the Yoruba name for tiger, tiger is the strongest and the biggest of all the cat family. 1 Like |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by Babalegba(m): 10:53pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
BabaO2:When it comes to obscure or contentious terms in yoruba language elders can mislead you. For example you have Sho prefixes in yoruba surnames from ogun state so I talked to the elders asking for the meaning,can you imagine some told me it was the same as aje the feminine version of the wizard. Later I found out the Osho is the Orisa oko the deity of farmers. |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by nlPoster: 10:53pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
BabaO2: https://hi-in.facebook.com/ooduavoice/posts/dear-yoruba-nollywood-people-ekun-is-not-tiger-please-stop-translating-it-as-suc/583168745443435/ |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by neyobills: 10:54pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
As a zoologist I'm here to debunk the claims that Tigers are not found in Africa,they only exist in 2 continents Africa and Asia,my late grandfather was a hunter and he particularly told us a story of a tiger he killed,the hides of the tiger was on the wall of his room anyway so, it's no hearsay,in the hunting society the head and mostly the hides of their big bounties are kept by the particular killer of the beast more like a trophy to show off,Tigers can live in a wide variety of habitats from Savannahs to Rainforest heck they can even swim even swamps too so they definitely exist in Nigeria. In my grandfather's words tigers are even more feared by hunters because according to Yoruba myth they also hypnotize they prey with their face because the have the fiercest of looks as part of their hunting tactics that's why there is a Yoruba, saying that Koseni ti o to gbena woju EKUN loosely translated no one dare look a tiger in the face. AMOTEKUN is actually a Leopard and they are they king of Ambush in all of the big cats I guess that's why the name was adopted for the security network,they don't have the strength for long sprints like other cats so stealth is Key in their hunting tactics. They are actually called AMOTEKUN because just like Tigers they are lone rangers and hunters and they actually have better stealth and camoflague than Tigers hence the name AMOTEKUN loosely translated he who knows as much stealth as the Tiger. IMO Lion is KINIUN Tiger is EKUN Leopard is AMOTEKUN cheetah is ETA 3 Likes |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by ItooWorWor(m): 10:54pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
hotwax:Olodo hippopotamus that was recently caught in Lokoja 3 Likes |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by hotwax: 10:54pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
pacespot: Ajanaku was described to be dinosaurs...yet no record of dinosaurs in yoruba land... pounder on that too |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by nlPoster: 10:55pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Babalegba: yes, Sho means wizard. It can also mean a deity. However, I think by elders, nlers mean nollywood. |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by Venerable612(m): 10:55pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
salford1: This is not an argument. They are statements of fact. And if for the sake of ‘argument’, I concede to your comments; I really don’t understand your logic. Do you mean the Yorubas can’t have words represent what a Tiger is, because they never encountered them physically? That’s very illogical considering we use words intelligibly even without having seen or experienced them before - for instance, GOD and angels. And by the way - there are so many proverbs on Ogidan and Ekun in Yoruba. It is highly unlikely that the olden days hunters never experienced a tiger. |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by hotwax: 10:55pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
ItooWorWor: yes mumu..lokoja is a yoruba land |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by shugabasbn: 10:56pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Demzlent: Thanks. I tot I am d only one seeing that |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by nlPoster: 10:56pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
hotwax: Stop spreading misinformation, what is wrong with you people. Occultists everywhere. 1 Like |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by nlPoster: 10:58pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
Venerable612: Olden days hunters never experienced a tiger IN AFRICA. They might have encountered them elsewhere. Ekun is leopard, proverbs referencing ekun are referring to leopard, but you folks take it to mean tiger. Lastly, why are you comparing the concept of God, angels, with leopards/tigers? |
| Re: Amotekun Is Cheetah Not Leopard by ItooWorWor(m): 10:59pm On Jan 18, 2020 |
hotwax:Is lokoja your fatherland |
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