₦airaland Forum

farem:
Don't be gregy, boy. Swallow your PRIDE, too!

Proffdada:
Benin actually came from the Oyo empire which spans across west Africa down to Ghana

googi:
Poor me, what do I know.

I have always thought akata is much smaller than jackal.

I see jackal as a pack of wild dogs.

sammyfrosh:
Aaka = Hedgehog
Àgbọnrín = Deer
Agemon, ògà = Chameleon
Agodongbo = Colt
Àgùnfọn = Giraffe
Àkeke = Scorpion
Àkókó = Wood pecker
Akò = Grey Heron
Aparo = Bushfowl
Àwòdì, Àṣá = Kite
Ẹfọn = Buffalo
Ẹ̀ga = Weaver
Erè, Òjòlá = Python
Erin = Elephant
Erinmi = Hippopotamus
Ẹtà = civet cat
Ẹtù, Awó = Guinea fowl
Etu, Èsúró = Duiker

Ewúrẹ = Goat
Rakunmi = camel
Ìbákà = Canary bird
Ìgalà = Bushbuck
Ìjàpá, Ahun, Alábahun = Tortoise
Ìnọkí = Baboon or Mandrill
Ìràwò = Beetle
Kọlọkọlọ = Fox
Kìnìún = Lion
lámilámi = Dragonfly
Ofàfà = Tree hyrax
Ọ̀bọ = Monkey
Ológbò = Cat
Omo-nlé = Gecko Lizard
Òtòlò = Waterbuck
Òwìwí = Owl
Oyà = cane Rat/Grasscutter
Pẹpẹyẹ = Duck
Yànmùyánmú, ẹfọn = Mosquito
Eranko bi imado/Àgbánréré = Rhinoceros
Ẹkùn/Ògìdán = Tiger
Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn = Leopard
Erinmi/Erinmilokun = Hippopotamus
Ìmàdò = Wild boar
Ikõkò = Hyena/Hyaena
Kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ = Donkey
Kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ abilà = Zebra
Ìjímèrè = Brown Monkey
Egbin/Ẹtu/Olube/Esuró = Antelope
Ọ̀wàwà = Cheetah
Ọṣà = Chimpanzee
Ọka = Gabon viper
Sebe = Cobra
Ahọnrihọn = Alligator
Antaa/Aleegba = Monitor Lizard
Igun, Gunnugun, Gurugu, Akala = Vulture
Ologiri = Palm bird
Arigiṣẹgi = Wood- Carrier
Ọkin = Peacock
Ọkẹrẹ = Squirrel
Okinrin = Okinrin
Okete = Pouch Rat
Edu = Wild Goat
Akurakuda = Shark
Ekolo = Earthworm
Ẹyẹ-Orin = Songbird
Aparo = Partridge
Ibakasiẹ = Ass
Ẹyẹ-Ofu = Pelican
Osin = Water Bird
Yanja-yanja = Sea Bird
Adaba = Dove
Paramọlẹ = Viper
Pẹju-pẹju = Seagulls
Sọmidọlọti/Oloyo = Yellow-haired Monkey
Ẹyẹ-Iwo = Raven
Iṣawuru = Fresh-water Snail
Igbin/Aginniṣọ = Snail
Ẹdun = Ape
Alangba = Lizard
Alakasa = Lobster
Ere = African rock python
Ẹlẹdẹ-Igbo = Boar
Elegbede = Chimpanzee
Ojola = African rock Python
Kọnkọ = frog
Ọpọlọ = Toad
Eegbọn = Tick/flee
Akan = Crab
Oriri = Wild pigeon
Oorẹ, Eerẹ, Ojigbọn = Porcupine
Tanpẹpẹ = Blank-ants
Ọkunrun = Millipede
Aja-Ọdẹ = Hound
Lekeleke = Cattle-egret
Ogongo = Ostrich
Ikan, Ikamudu = White ant/Termite
Idi = Eagle
Oyin = Bee
Eṣinṣin/Eṣin = Housefly
Kokoro-Ojuọti = Gnats
Eliri = Mouse
Abonilejọpọn = Red-ants
Ina-Ori = Lice
Idun = Bedbugs
Alapandẹdẹ = Swallow
Iru, Eṣinṣin- Nla = Gadfly
Akata/Ajako = Jackal
Eja-odo = Jelly fish
Aferegbojo/ Afe-imojo = A species of bird
Elulu = A brown feathered bird
Labalaba = Butterfly

agbakuonida:
Ejo sir kini anpe Lili ati wipe bawo ni ose ri gan

tophumble:
Good.

Knowledge is power, it is always good to learn new things.

Amotekun is the most popular animal in recent time

nikaShow:
Love this !

Op, thanks ! I'll just bookmark this page for whenever anybody wants to doubt my 'yoruba-ness'

I'm pained that we are not keeping up with our local languages as we ought.

gurunlocker:
I was searching for Amotekun

sammyfrosh:
I think that’s an hedgehog or porcupine since those two have spikes.

Tajbol4splend:
GOAT means Messi

fergie001:
2018......imagine?

Good one OP....

NigeriaBam:
I need Yoruba name for "Toad"

And English name for "Opolo"

FutureIG:
Agbonrin is antelope

iberrylee:
Lolzzxxxx you taught us Yoruba but you don't speak the language and how come some of you bear Yoruba name and we don't bear Bini name

ednut1:
95% of them have all been killed from yoruba land. Shame. There is no tiger in africa so why would yoruba have a name for it

NigeriaBam:
I need Yoruba name for "Toad"

And English name for "Opolo"

Bamz:

My favorite - Lekeleke

Gather here for a selfie if you sang 'lekeleke give me white fingers' during childhood

PS. I think those white fingers were real back then hahaha

sammyfrosh:
Toad is opolo
Frog (the one mostly eaten) is Akee or Konko.

sammyfrosh:
I disagree. It’s Ronaldo

akinjojo1234:
Which one is Okinrin is Okinrin? So the animal has no english name or what?

sacx:
So is it safe to say Amotekun as presently constituted has been reduced to Alangba ?

Osyxcel:
Amotekun

avrex3k:
Amotekun ??

ideabuilder:
Amotekun is
Cheetah

NigeriaBam:
I need Yoruba name for "Toad"

And English name for "Opolo"

Olayetan:
Op so you mean the konko we eat is actually frog

dalass:
Nice compilation

gregyboy:
Ekolo

Is earth worm in benin

My yoruba brothers wouldn't accept we taught them yoruba language inother not to teach them the Royal benin language