Rapidx:
Linguistically close and yet dislike themselves so much, Yoruba and Igbo need to discover themselves more than they are so far doing.
There are thousands of words that mean the same and sound the same in both languages.
In this list i could pick names like:

OWL----Yoruba___OWIWI.... Igbo....IKWIKWI

OSTRITCH....Yoruba...Ogongo......Igbo.....Ogonogo Nnunu

ELEPHANT....yoruba.....Erin..........Igbo.....Enyi

CAT.....Yoruba....olongbo..........Igbo.....Onogbo

GOAT.....Yoruba....Ewure..........Igbo ....Ewu

SQUIRREL....Yoruba....Okere......Igbo....Oke

HEN/ROOSTER...Yoruba...Akuko....Igbo....Okuko

And so many......Other similarities like;

Eriri.....Yoruba...Extreme grief
Ariri......Igbo....extreme grief

Imu....yoruba....nose
Imi.....Igbo...nose

Agan....bareness..Yoruba
Aga...bareness....Igbo

Eti....Ear...Yoruba
Nti....ear...Igbo

Igba...calabash...Yoruba
Agba....calabash...Igbo

Okuta...Stone Yoruba
Okute....stone...Igbo

Eru...Slave ...Yoruba
Oru...Slave...Igbo

Orisa...God...Yoruba
Olisa...God...Igbo

Esu..Devil...Yoruba
Ekwe-Nsu...Igbo

Ogun....Twenty...Yoruba
Ogu....Twenty ...Igbo

O mi/miri....water...Yoruba
N miri....water...Igbo

Agbin....Yoruba...chin
Agba....Igbo....chin

Ifufe....Yoruba....breeze/wind/air
Ifufu/Ikuku...Igbo...Breeze/wind/air

Awi...Yoruba...grey hair
Awo...Igbo.....grey hair

Giripa/Igiripa....Yoruba...Man in in his youth/strong man
Dimkpa.....Igbo......man in his youth/strong man

Oogun...yoruba...medicine/poison/charm
Ogwu....Igbo...medicine/poison/charm

Apara....Yoruba...basket?
Akpara....Igbo...basket

Udu omi...yoruba...large water pot
Udu mmiri...Igbo...large water pot

Orun...yoruba...neck
Onu....Igbo...neck


Etc...

;;; great one there, plz if u no the bird call eye kanankanan in yoruba, plz kindly give me the english or igbo name i really need it

Idyllic:
Elephant is Erin, the "lakatabu" is an eulogy. Just like saying Ishilove eleyinjuege. Eleyinjuege is an eulogy to ishilove.

;;;;;; ur explation to Ishilove is cool, plz do u no the enlish name for eye kanankanan

absoluteSuccess:
If Aligator is Elegungun, what do you call porcupine?

Porcupine --Oré

Adeyinka12:
Mouse----- eworo/ehoro/eku funfun

Saya who? rabbit - ehoro

mice (plural: mouse)--eku ile

dellaziz:
and I tot AKATA means FOX.. and OORE is porcupine...

correct !

Trinxie:
Hmmm...cool. Black Ant: kanti-kanti /koi koi

Kainkain... that thing do me strong thing when I was young.

Some people from osun state call kanin-kian by the name Akin

ifekemmie:
I dunno hamster is asin, thanks for d info.


Pple will not be much on dis thread even yoruba pple because dey can't speak nor write their language.

Am waiting for igbo n hausa version

Hamster is not asin, shrew is asin

abbyyzino:

alligator is called àlégbà

Aleegba is a monitor lizard

Kimoni:


1. A nairalander who takes delight in your numerous threads on Yoruba culture
2. I hear that name around and know it's the name of a popular bird so I was surprised it didn't feature on the Op's list
3. Tpia, so vulture means igun(according to the Op) and akalamagbo
Interesting, thanks.

I think Akalamagbo is hornbill not vulture

RAO1:
fox, wolf and hyena.... their respective names in Yoruba ....always confused

Fox/jackal is kolokolo
Hyena is Ikooko
But since we don't have wolf I don't think we have a name for it though some might call it Ikooko too

Obaf1:
;;; great one there, plz if u no the bird call eye kanankanan in yoruba, plz kindly give me the english or igbo name i really need it

Kanankanan is crow or raven

Cobra= sebe

Gabon viper= okaa

Deer= Igala

Antelope= Agbonrin

Duiker= etu

Catfish= eja aro

Frog= ake or konko

Anta/aleegbaa= monitor lizard

Tiger= ekun/ogidan

Lion= kinniun

African civet= ologede

Hyena= ikooko

Hyrax= ofafa

Green mamba= soro

Grass snake= ogbaa

Leopard= amotekun

Mongoose= keke

Grass-cutter= oya

Alligator= awonrinwon

Python= ere/ojola

African giant bush rat= okete

Tortoise= ijapa

Turtle= alabahun/yannibo

Elephant= erin/ajanaku

Whale= erinmilokun

Rhinoceros= elede igan

Warthog= tuupu

Genet= keke

Kite= asa

Vulture= igunugun

Hornbill= akalamagbo

Parrot= eye odidere

Egret= lekeleke

Jackal= kolokolo

Falcon= asa konko

Eagle= idi/awodi

Crocodile= ooni

Toad= opolo

Skink= alayunbere/oloronto

Soldier ant= ijalo/eerun

Termite= ikan

Praying mantis= Alagemo

Grasshopper= taata

Millipede= okunrun

Wild cat= ehanna

Guinea fowl= Awo

Guinea pig= emo

Mosquito larvae= tanwiji

Chameleon= oga

The list still goes on. Maybe when I get spare time

odere koko is turtle dove[/quote][Odere koko is laughing dove, not turtle dove

What about dinosaur and dragon.

Rapidx:
Linguistically close and yet dislike themselves so much, Yoruba and Igbo need to discover themselves more than they are so far doing.
There are thousands of words that mean the same and sound the same in both languages.
In this list i could pick names like:

OWL----Yoruba___OWIWI.... Igbo....IKWIKWI

OSTRITCH....Yoruba...Ogongo......Igbo.....Ogonogo Nnunu

ELEPHANT....yoruba.....Erin..........Igbo.....Enyi

CAT.....Yoruba....olongbo..........Igbo.....Onogbo

GOAT.....Yoruba....Ewure..........Igbo ....Ewu

SQUIRREL....Yoruba....Okere......Igbo....Oke

HEN/ROOSTER...Yoruba...Akuko....Igbo....Okuko

And so many......Other similarities like;

Eriri.....Yoruba...Extreme grief
Ariri......Igbo....extreme grief

Imu....yoruba....nose
Imi.....Igbo...nose

Agan....bareness..Yoruba
Aga...bareness....Igbo

Eti....Ear...Yoruba
Nti....ear...Igbo

Igba...calabash...Yoruba
Agba....calabash...Igbo

Okuta...Stone Yoruba
Okute....stone...Igbo

Eru...Slave ...Yoruba
Oru...Slave...Igbo

Orisa...God...Yoruba
Olisa...God...Igbo

Esu..Devil...Yoruba
Ekwe-Nsu...Igbo

Ogun....Twenty...Yoruba
Ogu....Twenty ...Igbo

O mi/miri....water...Yoruba
N miri....water...Igbo

Agbin....Yoruba...chin
Agba....Igbo....chin

Ifufe....Yoruba....breeze/wind/air
Ifufu/Ikuku...Igbo...Breeze/wind/air

Awi...Yoruba...grey hair
Awo...Igbo.....grey hair

Giripa/Igiripa....Yoruba...Man in in his youth/strong man
Dimkpa.....Igbo......man in his youth/strong man

Oogun...yoruba...medicine/poison/charm
Ogwu....Igbo...medicine/poison/charm

Apara....Yoruba...basket?
Akpara....Igbo...basket

Udu omi...yoruba...large water pot
Udu mmiri...Igbo...large water pot

Orun...yoruba...neck
Onu....Igbo...neck


Etc...

Damn!

What about dinosaur and dragon.

This. Anybody?

RAO1:
fox, wolf and hyena.... their respective names in Yoruba ....always confused

Fox -kòlòkòlò
Hyena - Ikooko