NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY 



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Pania (parne) . . 



Banasowe (banasowe) 



(ibasonde (ifbasonde) 

 Jibele (jibele) 

 Kpe<,'1)e (kpegbi) 

 Kputu (kputui) . 

 NdovA (ndovoi) . 



llaku (hakui) 



Nja-vele (Nja-vele) 

 Niraku (iiijakui) . 

 Jekende (Jekende) . 

 Nwoiii (nwoni) 

 Kemi (kemi) . 



Botn (bntm) . . . . 



JJuani (buani) 



Folema (foleme) . 



Gbele (fjbele), or Bugi- 

 buwi 



(Tbende (i,d)endei) 

 Hala (haie) . . 



Jara (jare) . . 

 Jengbi (jengbi) . 

 Jowa (jowe) 



Monitor, commonly called iguana. 

 ( Varamis nilotir.us). 



Frocs, itc. 

 A flesli-coloured climbini; froj' 



[Hijla arborea). 

 (5reen tree frog ; also grey. 

 Bull-frog. 

 Frog. 

 Tadpole. 

 Toad. 



TOHTOISE, kc. 



Tortoise. Also sometimes applied 



to turtle. 

 Turtle. 

 Cral). 



A small red crab. 

 Oyster. Nvvoni-gei = oyster shell. 

 A bivalve (Sch.). 



Fisn 



Something like Kondoi. Calls with 

 a loud click. 



In fresh water. Comes out to eat 

 grass. ? Manatee. 



Fresh water. Very small. Swim 

 in shoals. 



A sea-fish, about two feet, with 

 streamers from its mouth. Lies 

 square on its stomach. Big 

 mouth. (Fantis call it Kokote.) 



A very small fish in swamps. 



Fresh and salt water. An eel- 

 shaped fish, with l)ig head. 



A fish (Sch.). 



Garfish (^Srornhresocidae). 



An eel -shaped fish, supposed to 

 control the quantity of water 

 in certain places, and hence is 

 worshipped (Sch.). 



