Animales en La Cultura Yoruba

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Animales en la cultura yoruba

Cock (Hen) Akuk Source of meat, has both economic and religious value; atime-keeper for natives before atches!clocks (precision e"uipment) ereintroduced; valued for its potency# Several $oruba statements use cock as a %gurespeech and proverb# &or e'ample, $oruba ill say adiye funfun ko mo rarelagba* (Adiye fun-fun in this conte't +a full gron hite Cock is used as ametaphor and a proverb); hich means a respectable person, ho loses honorand self-orth because of a bad conduct#*

Cobraka .non for its death-dealing poison hen it bites# /t re"uiresimmediate attention or else, death# hile other snakes die ith theirvenom(poison) and become innocuous; Cobra in death, becomes more virulent#0'tremely poisonous and venomous 1ust like hen still alive# 0dible, source of

materials for local medicines, especially the teeth and bones# 2etaphor for aicked act or a person#

3' , 4ull 2alu 2a1or source of meat, has economic values, materials for localmedicines#

Spit-Snake ru knon for its bite, and dangerous spit hich can easily a5ectsight hen there is no proper medical care# 0dible#

Snakeebe 6ery poisonous and dangerous#

7og A1a /t has a good sense of Smell; it guards and protects its oner, usefulfor hunting# 8here are many types of dog, closely related to olf in the ild# /t haseconomic, religious and social values# 7espise for lack of control hen it comesto mating# 2etaphor for a philander, a orthless, pestilential or contemptibleperson#

Hedgehog ya /t is a ild animal, very tasty; it has economic value#

A scaly animal Akika A scaly animal, it eats insects trapped in its scales;source of meat and invaluable material for local medicine#

Crocodile ni, 9iant reptile, lives very close to ater, eats sea animal,e'tremely dangerous, can kill human, if attacked# :eproduce by laying eggs#0dible, skin use for shoes and e'otic bags#

Alligator Ahnrihn ooks like Crocodile, but smaller in si


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ood-Carrier Arugigi A medium>si


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Camel:akunmi &or transportation, knon for its perseverance underharsh!unfavorable conditions# Although, not a tropical animal, it can be adaptedfor tropical use#

Ass /bakasi 2eans of transportation, and very energetic#

4at Adan -

A species of 4at 3d =se as a substitute for bat, hen needed

@elican y-3fu A species of bird, a large eb-footed-%sh-eating birdsith a very large bill and distensible gular pouch* says, 2arriam ebstersCollegiate 7ictionary#

A species of Carnivorous animalfafa 0dible#

A type of %sh 1an 0dible#

A-dog-like animal, stays on tree, ith face don aa 0dible#

ater-bird 3sin -

A type of snake knon for its poisonous bitesa -

A kind of %sh resembling 2ackerel 3ere 0dible#

7ove Adabaoved for its gentility and docility# Simile for peace or a peaceful act#

6iper @araml A dangerous snake# .non for its deadly bites,

unnoticed!hidden appearance# 2etaphor for deception or hidden personality#

Sea-9ulls @1u-p1u 0ats %sh#

$ello-haired 2onkey Smidlti!3loyo 0dible#

Sea-4ird $an1a-yan1a 0ats %sh, very ild#

2os"uito fn!$anmu-yanmu /nsect-carry disease#

A species of 4eetle$anrinbo 8he 2ythical 8ortoise ife#

:aveny-/o Small, instinctingly ise bird#

Snail /gbin!Aginni :ich in protein has both the economic and the religiousvalues#

Another species of Snail /auru /t represents goodness, prosperity andsuccess#/t is sometimes used as a metaphor for a permanent action; or hen anirreversible decision!step is taken on an issue# &or $oruba ill say, atipa ni/sauru n tile e#* /t means hen /sauru closes its door, no one can open it#*

Stay Ak-Agbnrin, /gala Source of meat, knon for siftness and agility#

Simile for siftness, strength, accuracy, and poer#


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Steer gbr-Ak 2alu Source of meat, poer and strength#

8rout 1a 0dible#

ether, Castrated animal3gufe 0dible, has economic value#

4u5alo fn!0de Source of meat, unusually poerful, very ild,dangerous, and lives in savannah# Horns valuable#

2onkey b ives on tree, edible# Simile for stupidity, or foolishness#

Ape dun 0dible#

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:hinoceros ranko bi /mado# /n the same category ith Hippo, e'tremelypoerful, lives close to ater, eats plants, e'cept, it has one or to uprightkeratinous horns on snout# /t has gray skin ith little hair, but can kill human,hen attacked#

:eynard (&o') . lkl ooks like dog, eats live fols, use as metaphorfor deception#

Hyena!olf /koko ild animal hich kills goat, sheep as prey# /t is knon for itsholing sounds# Hyenas live and hunt in packs (group)# olf looks like dog, ametaphor for a %erce, rapacious, icked and destructive person#

9ira5e Agbanrere .non for its long neck (beteen and DE feet long);peaceful animal# Sleeps for less than four hours in a day; alays alert to dangersfrom predators such asF lion, tiger, and leopard#

Co Abo-2alu Source of meat, milk; has economic#Crab Akan Sea-food, rich in protein#

ild @igeon 3riri -

@orcupine 3or, 0er, 31igbn 0dible#

A kind of 9reen ild @igeon 3rofo,A talkative bird, use metaphorically forgarrulous or chatty person#

4lack-Ants 8anpp &ound on @alm-tree date, carries painful sting#

A variety of bird 8angala -

Centipede 8anisanko Stings and painful

2illipede kun .non for its several legs# Crals, metaphor for someone thatis very slo#

&rog pl Go economic value, not edible# =se metaphorically for something ofno value#

$oung fol 3rom-Adi &ood for haks# Simile for the eak#

Gocturnal Animal A1ao Animal that has the features of bird and mammals#2etaphor for things or persons ith multiple or several identities#

Hound A1a-d -

0lephant 0rin!A1anaku

(A1anaku ki n bi rara; mti ya ba bi ya ni n 1)# 8he biggest landmammal, eighs beteen I and DB tons; e'tremely poerful; tusk from it has


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economic value# Symbol for poer and strength# =se as metaphor to 1ustifyaction carried out to sho or to demonstrate courage, bravery, and to cover upevil; even hen such action ill have adverse e5ect on others#

SheepAguntan Source of meat, has social, religious and economic value#

Simile for peacefulness, submissiveness, yieldingness, meekness, gentleness,humility#

:am Agbo 2ale sheep, source of meat, has religious value; has very stronghorns stuck to forehead# Horn has medical value# /t is used as metaphor, hento e"uals are struggling!competing for recognition or dominance in!ithin thesame territory#

oodcock Agbe 3ne of the three birds, use metaphorically, to e'press a deeploss; or to e'press enviable position# 6alued for its dark!dye color# $oruba ill sayAgbe lo laro; Aluko lo losun; ekeleke lo lefun#*

A species of oodcock Aluko Second of the three birds; valued for it cam oodcolor (3sun)#

hite-feathered 4ird ekeleke 8hird in the class of metaphoric birds#Symboli


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ion .iniun 3loola-/1u 8he king of 1ungle, a big cat that lives in group as apride# /t represents royalty, poer, strength, courage and ferocity# 8he pride has aprofound social system, hich may have three full gron males, several femalerelatives and cubs# ion, especially the (lioness!female) does the hunting, eatingarrangement ithin pride follos the order-of-seniority# 9enerally, lions(males)

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all-9ecko mnle 4elongs to reptile, not edible#

A species of 7eer 0kulu 0dible#

2ouse 0liri -

ong Crested 4ird Agufn -

Colt $oung Horse Agodongbo &or transportation#

Animal of /guana class Agility-

A type of %sh 1an -

A kite-like %sh ith poison A1ibt -

A large she 9oat Ake 0dible#

oodpecker Akoko 2akes hole on tree trunk ith its poerful beak#

A bird ith :ed @eak Apn -

@alm -4ird ga Goisy and chatty# Simile for a noisy person or ob1ect#

A species of insect like 2os"uito 0mukuru -

A species of Horse /ra -

/nsect /pin -

:ed-Ant Abonile1pn

Civet-cat ta A sleepy animal# 2etaphor for la


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Cat 3loginni Sneaky, eats ?esh; domestic, but can become ild# Has ametaphoric use for individual ho has sneaky personality#

8urkey 8olotolo 9ood source of meat#

Sallo y-Alapandd -

.ine Abo-2alu Source of meat#

Stallion Ak-in Strength, poer and royalty#

9ad?y /ru, 0inin- G la Causes sleeping sickness#

7uck @py Source of meat# 2etaphor for parental guidance#

A species of 4lack-Ant# Aladi 8his insect build its house on the stem of a tree#

Lackal Akata!A1ako 0dible# Has a metaphoric use for hen one does somethingunauthori

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