Table 1. Animal Nouns
S/N | Standard Yorùbá | Ìkàrẹ́ Àkókó | Àkúrẹ́ | Gloss |
1. | [ìgbín] | [ùgbԑ́n] | [ùgbín] | snail |
2. | [aláǹgbá] | [ɔ̀gbɔ̀gbɔ̀] | [aláǹgbá] | lizard |
3. | [agԑmɔ] | [agԑmɔ] | [agԑmɔ] | chameleon |
4. | [ɔmɔ́lé] | [ɔmɔlúlí] | [ɔmɔlúlé] | gecko |
5. | [ekòló] | [ikòló] | [kòló] | earthworm |
6. | [ájɔ́n] | [ájɔ́n] | [ajíjɔ́n] | cockroach |
7. | [aláǹtakũ̀] | [aláǹtakũ̀] | [aláìtakũ] | spider |
8. | [ԑ̀fɔn] | [ìmurԑn] | [ԑ̀fɔn] | mosquito |
9. | [ɔ̀nì] | [ahɔ́rínhɔ́n] | [ɔ̀nì] | crocodile |
10. | [ɔ̀kũ̀] | [ɔ̀kũ̀mԑ̀] | [ɔ̀kũ̀] | millipede |
11. | [ìdũ] | [ìdԑ᷈] | [ìdũ] | maggot |
12. | [ikɔ́n] | [kpókpó] | [ikɔ́n] | termite |
13. | [àgùntàn] | [àgùntàn] | [àgùntàn] | sheep |
14. | [àgbò] | [àgbò] | [àgbò] | ram |
15. | [tòlótòló] | [tòlótòló] | [tòlótòló] | turkey |
16. | [awó] | [aɣó] | [awó] | guinea fowl |
17. | [kpԑ́kpԑ́jԑ] | [kpԑ́kpԑjԑ] | [kpԑ́kpԑjԑ] | duck |
18. | [àdàbà] | [àdàbà] | [àdàbà] | dove |
19. | [igṹ] | [igɔ́n] | [igṹ] | vulture |