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| Ilende | | Partridge | Ngwayi | Nkwani | | | Parrot | Koho | Ngozyo | | | Kos Plantain | Ekâi | Akândâ | | |…

Date of account: Published 1917
Source: Where Animals Talk: West African Folk Lore Tales
Reference: Where Animals Talk: West African Folk Lore Tales · selected passage 25
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-25

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| Ilende | | Partridge | Ngwayi | Nkwani | | | Parrot | Koho | Ngozyo | | | Kos Plantain | Ekâi | Akândâ | | | Porcupine | Ngomba | | | | Rat (domestic) | Etoli | | | | Rat (wild) | Ko | | | | Sheep | Udâmbe | Odâmbe | | | Shrike | Asanze | | | | Asanze Snail | Kâ | | | | Snail (giant) | Idibavolo | | | | Snake | Mbâmbâ | Omwamba | | | Sparrow | Utatimboka | | | | Moakumba Squirrel | Ihende | Senji | Mbala | | Sun | Joba | Nkombe | | | Tortoise | Kudu | Ekaga | | | Kulu Viper | Pe | Ompene | Pe | | Wag-Tail | | | Indondobe | | ------------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+---------+---------

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