NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY L3 



Nuni (iiuni) 



Ndanda-kuld (ndanda- 



kiilui) 

 Ha^ijbe (hagbei) . 

 Pekulu (pekuli) . . , 



Pewe (pewi) . 

 Cbuln (^iibuli) 



Piwi (piwi) 

 Seje (sejei) . 



Jiinibu (jiiinl)vii) 



Hua (huei) 



A water animal, said to eat fish 

 and crabs. Jiurrows into river 

 bank. Its cry is " lioom-booin- 

 boom." 



> ? Mon^joose. 



? Weasel. 



" Bush cat." An animal the size 

 of a rabbit ; dark brown, and 

 mouth set underneath. Climbs 

 oil palm-trees for the nuts, and 

 ? burrows in the ground. 



" Bush cat." The palm civet, or 

 two spotted paradoxure {.\un- 

 dinia). 



"Tree bear." A hyrax. Calls at 

 night as it climbs a ti-ee, with 

 an increasingly slnill note. 

 Pointed nose ; short toes ; dark 

 brown ; size of a rabbit. It 

 has a gland in the middle of 

 its back covered with white 

 hair, which parts and closes. 

 {Proravia dor^alis.) 



Porcupine (HystrLr crisfata). 



Said to be something like a Piwi, 

 but smaller. ? A hedge-hog. 



A small fabulous animal celebrated 

 for its magic medicinal power. 

 Its bones ai'e used for amulets 

 (Sch.). 



Any animal. Plural, Hiaangesia = 

 animals in gfeneral. 



Nwoni (nwoni) 

 Te (tei) .... 

 Te hina (te hinei) 

 Te ha (te hei) . . 

 Te lo (te loi) . . 



BIRDS 



Bird. 



Common fowl. 



Cock. 



Hen. 



Chicken. 



