aku

Psittacus erithacus
Psittacus erithacus#Translingual

African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus)


elo

Parkia biglobosa
Parkia biglobosa#Translingual


ena

Compare with Gbari ena (“goat”), perhaps related to Yoruba ẹran (“animal, meat”)


eya

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *ɛ̀ya. Cognates include Dibo èya, Kami èya, Gupa-Abawa èya, Kakanda èyá, Kupa èyá, Ebira ẹya.


nampa

Cognates include Kami nabwa, Gupa-Abawa nabwa, and Kupa nàmpà.

Nàm̀pà kukù u wan ena èmì à.

A leopard is never too old to catch goats.


ebe

Erythrocebus patas
Erythrocebus patas#Translingual


tolotolo

tòlótòló (canonical)
tòlótòlózhì (plural)

From Hausa tàlotàlo, possible cognates include Igala òtòótólo, Igbo toro toro, Yoruba tòlótòló, Itsekiri tolotolo, and Edo etolotolo.


gulu

→ Hausa: ùngùlu


nangi

From ena (“mammal”) + -gi (“diminutive suffix”), literally “small mammal”.


bishe

Musa à gí bishe gí

Mi le bishe yé tsúwó.


bishegi nuwan

/bī.ʃē.ɡī nũ̄.wã̄/

From bishegi (“small fowl”) + nuwan (“water”), literally “small waterfowl”.

com

Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallinula tenebrosa#Translingual


pimpyarya

pim̄pyáryá (canonical)
pim̄pyáryázhì (plural)

/pī.ŋ̄.pʲá.ɾʲá/


suusuugi

sùúsùúgi (canonical)
sùúsùúgizhì (plural)

/sùú.sùú.ɡī/


eshigi nuwan

/ē.ʃì.ɡī nũ̄wã̄/

From eshìgi (“dog”) + nuwan (“water”), literally “water dog”.


eshi wawagi

/ē.ʃì wà.wà.ɡī/


kwankwa

/kʷà.ŋ̀.kʷà/


banrewagi

bànrewagi (canonical)
bànrewagizhì (plural)

/bã̀.ɾē.wā.ɡī/


makundunnu

màkundunnu (canonical)
màkundunnuzhì (plural)

Màkundunnu gá è fín nuwan, eshìgi à de?

While the hyena is drinking water will the dog get any?


latswanlatswangi

latswánlatswángi (canonical)
latswánlatswángizhì (plural)

/lā.t͡sʷã́.lā.t͡sʷã́.ɡī/

From reduplication of latswán (“to hiss”) + -gi (“diminutive suffix”), literally “small hisser”.

af

reduplication of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nup">latswán</i>


eshigi

From eshì (“dog”) + -gi (“diminutive suffix”).


egogi

From egò (“African arowana”) + -gi (“diminutive suffix”)

kpáràgògi

a textile pattern inspired by the scales of the fish


ezhegi

From ezhè (“catfish”) + -gi (“diminutive suffix”).


nanko

From ena (“mammal”) + -kó (“augmentative suffix”), literally “large mammal”.


kyatya

Compare Yoruba kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ and Baatonum kɛtɛku.

cog

kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́


bishe yiwo

bishe yíwó (canonical)
bishe yíwózhì (plural)

From bishe (“chicken”) + yíwó (“female”).


bishe eba

bishe ebá (canonical)
bishe ebázhì (plural)


fusan

African catfish (Heterobranchus bidorsalis)


lukuku

Compare with Yoruba èrukùkù, Urhobo inékuku, Edo elikhukhu, Igbo kpalakwukwu, Ebira arekuku, Ifè àlúŋ̀kùkù, and Olukumi olékùkù. Possibly related to Ibibio ebomon-kuku, a widespread Niger-Congo root, Blench (2003) proposes a reconstruction to Proto-Niger-Congo *-kuku.

Ifè àlúŋ̀kùkù


gbangba

→ Hausa: àgwā̀gwā

/ɡ͡bà.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bá/


emagi

Hibiscus sabdariffa
Hibiscus sabdariffa#Translingual


kinkere

Compare with Yoruba àkéekèe, Eastern Xwla Gbe kekire, Fon hɔnkékélé, Ayere ikẽkè.