12 NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY 



Bats 



Dava (clave) .... Small bat. 

 Ndeve (ndevei) . . . Small bat. 



Taja (taje) Medium sized bat. Inhabits fan- 

 palms. 

 Tuka (tnke) .... \Mvr bat. 



Pig, &c. 



Ndonde (ndonde) . . Pig. 



Hele (lielei) .... Elephant. 



Nja-hele (nja-helei) . Hippopotamus. 

 Mali (mali)' .... Ditto. 



Dog, &c. 



ISTgila (ngilei) . . . Dog. 

 Kovvi (kowi) . . . . ? Jackal. 

 Subu (subui) .... Hyena. 



Domestic Animals 



Nika (nikei) .... Cow generally. 

 jS'ika-hina (nika-hinei) Bull. 

 Nika-ha (nika-hei) . . Cow. 



Note. — Hinei = male, and Hei = female, are added to 

 the names of all animals to express sex. 



Toha(n)i (toha(n)isia, { ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^.^^^ 



plu.) ) 



Mbala (mbalei) . . . Sheep. 



Nje (njei) (Joat. 



So (sui) Horse. 



Geloba (gelobai) . . . Camel ; a Fula woid. 



Unclassified 



Kainya (kainye) . . Ant-eater (Mams frirusj)iff). 

 Kimba (kimbe) . . . Giant ant-eater {Ma7iis gigantea). 



