aku

Psittacus erithacus
Psittacus erithacus#Translingual

African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus)


emu

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mu (“to be tasty”).


lulu

lulupínci

thread; spun cotton; one who spins cotton

luluyàci

picked cotton; one who picks seeds out of cotton


elo

Parkia biglobosa
Parkia biglobosa#Translingual


edzo

From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dzò (“to plant”).


edzo

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dzó (“to play”).


eso

Sesamum indicum
Sesamum indicum#Translingual


dara

Tamarindus indica
Tamarindus indica#Translingual


ena

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


yaba

→ Hausa: àyàbà

→ Bura: àyàbà

→ Dendi: àyàbà

→ Boko: ayaba


eya

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


lemu

From Hausa lḕmō, ultimately from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn).


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


koci

Clipping of ekòci, from ekò (“shea nut kernel”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).

Vitellaria paradoxa
Vitellaria paradoxa#Translingual


yaka

Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum frutescens#Translingual


eci

From Proto-Nupoid *iti. Cognates include Asu eci, Dibo eci, Gupa-Abawa itsi, Kakanda iti, Kupa ici.

yam (general term) (Dioscorea)
yellow Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata)


muci

From èmu (“baobab fruit”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).

Adansonia digitata
Adansonia digitata#Translingual


gusa

Bambusa vulgaris
Bambusa vulgaris#Translingual


duku

From Hausa kūdaku, kūdàkū (“sweet potato”).
* Compare with Yoruba kúkúǹdùkú, ọ̀dùnkún

cog

kúkúǹdùkú, ọ̀dùnkún


nangi

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


alubasa

From Hausa albasa, from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal). Compare Yoruba àlùbọ́sà, àlùbásà, and Gun àlùbásà.

cog

àlùbọ́sà, àlùbásà


bishe

Musa à gí bishe gí

Mi le bishe yé tsúwó.


yabako

From yàbà (“banana”) + -kó (“augmentative suffix”), literally “big banana”.


bishegi nuwan

/bī.ʃē.ɡī nũ̄.wã̄/

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

com

Gallinula tenebrosa
Gallinula tenebrosa#Translingual


guzhiya

Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea#Translingual


pimpyarya

pim̄pyáryá (canonical)
pim̄pyáryázhì (plural)

/pī.ŋ̄.pʲá.ɾʲá/


lemuko

From lèmú (“orange; lime”) + -kó (“augmentative suffix”).


emi dzuru

/ē.mĩ́ d͡zú.ɾú/

From emí (“oil”) + dzúrú (“red”), literally “red oil”.


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/


yikunnuci

yìkunuci (canonical)
yìkunnucizhì (plural)

From yìkunnu (“palm fruit”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).

af

Elaeis guineensis
Elaeis guineensis#Translingual


makundunnu

màkundunnu (canonical)
màkundunnuzhì (plural)

Màkundunnu gá è fín nuwan, eshìgi à de?

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


gbaci

Clipping of ègbàci, from ègbà (“deleb palm fruit”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).

Borassus aethiopum (African palmyra palm)


yakako

From yaká (“chili pepper”) + -kó (“augmentative suffix”), literally “large chilli pepper”.

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum#Translingual


yilanci

yìlàn̄ci (canonical)
yìlàn̄cizhì (plural)

From yìlà (“ackee fruit”) + -ci (“agent suffix”).


latswanlatswangi

latswánlatswángi (canonical)
latswánlatswángizhì (plural)

/lā.t͡sʷã́.lā.t͡sʷã́.ɡī/

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

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


kpansannako

kpàǹsánnákó (canonical)
kpàǹsánnákózhì (plural)

From kpàǹsánná (“corn stalk”) + -kó (“augmentative suffix”).


ewogici

/ē.wó.ɡí.t͡ʃī/

bitter cola (Garcinia kola), used for cough medicine


bishe yiwo

bishe yíwó (canonical)
bishe yíwózhì (plural)

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


fusan

African catfish (Heterobranchus bidorsalis)


bishe eba

bishe ebá (canonical)
bishe ebázhì (plural)


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.

cog

Ifè àlúŋ̀kùkù


gbangba

→ Hausa: àgwā̀gwā

/ɡ͡bà.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bá/


lubasa

Clipping of àlùbása. See there for more.


emagi

Hibiscus sabdariffa
Hibiscus sabdariffa#Translingual


yikunnu kpota

From yìkunnu (“oil palm”) + kpótá (“six hundred”).


kinkere

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